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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 12: Alabama Lawmakers Approve Transportation Investment Measure
The Alabama state Senate March 12 approved legislation that will help generate more than $300 million per year in additional transportation infrastructure investment. Senators agreed 28-6 to increase Alabama’s fuel tax by 10 cents-per-gallon, phased in over three years and indexed to the National Highway [...]
Introducing ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center” New Logo
ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center”™ (TIAC) is proud to announce a new logo! The new look continues with the same colors that have been part of the TIAC brand since its inception in 2014, but provides a streamlined design that matches what the Center has evolved [...]
March 8: Transportation Funding Legislation Progresses in Two States
Arkansas lawmakers voted on March 7 to place a half-cent sales tax increase renewal on the 2020 ballot. The measure, originally approved in 2012, is projected to raise approximately $205 million annually for state highways. House Joint Resolution 1018 (HJR 1018) is part of a [...]
Mar. 8. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Connecticut’s newly introduced SB 70 aims to create a state infrastructure bank to fund infrastructure improvements by financing a loan program. State Sen. Alex Bergstein (D) , who also introduced SB 102 - a separate bill that implements electronic tolls on major highways – on [...]
State Transportation Funding Legislation Ramping Up in 2019
Legislators in 37 states have introduced 185 bills aimed at boosting transportation investment in the first two months of 2019, a new analysis finds. This number is higher than the amount of legislation the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC) [...]
Michigan Governor’s Road Funding Plan Includes Fuel Tax Hike
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on March 5 proposed a 45 cent-per-gallon fuel tax increase as part of her first executive budget and an attempt to fulfill her campaign promise to “fix the damn roads.” Beginning Oct. 1, the tax increase would be phased in [...]
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