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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
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 [...]
Alabama Governor’s Infrastructure Plan Includes Gas Tax Increase
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s (R) "Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan" introduced Feb. 27 proposes a 10 cent-per-gallon fuel tax increase indexed to rising road construction costs and phased in over three years. The state’s current flat excise tax of 18 cents per gallon on gasoline and [...]
Mar. 1. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation faces threats of reduced federal funding, potential repeal of the vehicle sales transfer tax provision, litigation, and diverted funds, a Feb. 28 report showed. The state’s Transportation Advisory Committee warned that these threats combined with current levels of funding, funding [...]
Ohio Governor’s Proposed 18-Cent Gas Tax Hike May Prevent Crisis
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) proposed an 18-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase on Feb. 20 that would commence July 1, 2019, and be annually adjusted with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to compensate for inflation beginning the following year. However, the rate would not be adjusted [...]
Feb 22. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
In Alabama a proposed gas tax increase made progress on Feb. 19 when the League of Municipalities, the Counties Association, and Gov. Kay Ivey (R) agreed on a 12-cent per gallon increase to be split between the state, counties, and municipalities. The bill is expected [...]
$300 Million Highway Plan Proposed in Arkansas
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) presented a $300 million annual highway funding plan on Feb. 11 to expand or improve 92 percent of the 7,900 miles of highway that supports most of the state’s traffic, creating an estimated 3,900 jobs annually and generating $8 billion [...]
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