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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Michigan Voters Defeat Transportation Funding Ballot Measure
Michigan residents on May 5 failed to approve a ballot measure that would have resulted in an annual increase of $1.2 billion for highway and bridge investment and $130 million for transit and rail improvements. Transportation Investment Advocacy Center staff also tracked 9 out of [...]
Georgia Governor Approves $900 Million Transportation Funding Bill
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal (R) on May 4 signed into law a bill to increase transportation funding by $900 million per year, making it the fifth state in 2015 to increase recurring transportation revenue. The bill, approved by the legislature March 31, includes: Increasing the [...]
ARTBA to Host Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates July 15
The 2nd Annual “National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates,” a signature program of the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC), is less than three months away. The July 15 event, held in conjunction with ARTBA’s Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Conference at the Hyatt Regency Washington, [...]
April 2015 State Transportation Funding Initiatives Report: States Continue Advancing Transportation Bills
More than 30 states, or well over half of the country, are considering new transportation funding legislation so far this year, according to the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s fourth 2015 report on state legislation. TIAC staff have tracked over 100 bills in 32 states throughout 2015. [...]
Idaho Governor Approves Gas Tax Increase
Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) signed into law on April 21 a bill to increase the state gas tax by 7 cents-per-gallon, raise vehicle registration fees, and institute a fee on electric and hybrid cars in order to generate new funding for the state’s roads [...]
Poll Finds Growing Support for a New Jersey State Gas Tax Increase
A poll released April 21 by Quinnipiac University shows New Jersey voters are increasingly in favor of a state gas tax increase in order to generate needed road and transit funding. Fifty percent of respondents voiced support for a state gas tax increase, a dramatic [...]
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