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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Spanish Fort, Ala. Approves First-Ever City Gas Tax
The Spanish Fort City Council unanimously approved the Alabama city’s first-ever gas tax on August 15. The one cent-per-gallon tax will take effect on November 1 and is anticipated to generate $45,000 annually in new revenue. The funds will go towards city services such as [...]
Louisiana Task Force Seeks State Transportation Funding
A Louisiana task force met for the first time September 10 to compose recommendations on how the state can boost investment in roads and bridges. The eight-member group was created by the state legislature earlier this year and is tasked with finding a way to [...]
Pasco County Approves Nickle Gas Tax Increase
Pasco County, Fla. commissioners voted September 9 to approve a 5-cents-per-gallon county fuel tax increase. The fuel tax increase is anticipated to generate $8 million annually in revenue for maintaining the county’s roads and bridges. The measure was approved by four of the five county [...]
Lawmakers and Missouri Residents Discuss State Transportation Funding
Missouri voters weighed in on transportation funding options during an August 4 town hall meeting in Columbia, Missouri, one month after a three-fourths-cent transportation sales tax increase was defeated at the polls. Residents discussed several road funding options, including raising the state gas tax, toll [...]
South Carolina DOT Projects $1.5 Billion Annual Transportation Funding Gap
The South Carolina Department of Transportation revealed in a report released August 21 that the state is facing a $42.82 billion transportation funding gap over the next 25 years. The report found that South Carolina will need $70.45 billion in order to meet the state’s [...]
Connecticut Coalition Urges Transportation Investment
A coalition of transportation advocates met August 19 to call on gubernatorial candidates to hold a debate on Connecticut’s transportation issues. The coalition, consisting of 35 organizations throughout the state, also urged candidates to advance transportation projects that have already secured funding, ensure that revenue [...]
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