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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Sept. 27: Over 200 Transportation Funding Bills Introduced in 2018 State Legislative Sessions
Since the start of 2018, ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ has tracked over 200 transportation funding bills considered in 40 states. Nineteen states have approved 27 measures related to, or increasing funding. Legislation to increase or adjust the state motor fuel tax was introduced 26 [...]
Sept. 27: Free Webinar Nov. 8 Will Explore 2018 Transportation Funding Ballot Measures and Trends
Thousands of voters will consider questions on creating or maintaining state and local transportation funding when they cast their ballots on Nov. 6. Join ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center” on Thursday, Nov. 8, for an in-depth webinar that will explore those ballot measures and their [...]
Sept. 21: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Large trucks on the Indiana Toll Road will see 35-percent fee increases starting Oct. 5 as part of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s (R) plan to increase state transportation funding by an additional $1 billion. The increase, which amended an existing contract and did not require legislative [...]
Sept. 14: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Kentucky House Transportation Committee Chair Sal Santoro (R- District 60) in an interview with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Sept 12, stressed the need for the state to reform its variable-rate state gas tax formula in order to increase revenue, as well as create a [...]
Sept. 6: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) signed legislation into law on Aug. 29 to increase transportation funding by $200 million annually. The package will provide revenue through a variety of measures, including a portion of a settlement with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill off [...]
Aug. 23: State Transportation Funding News
On Aug. 22 a Colorado measure to utilize $3.5 billion in bonds for transportation improvements was added to the upcoming Nov. 6 general election ballot. The citizen-initiated proposal exceed the required 98,492 qualifying signatures required. Another measure that would increase the state sales tax by [...]
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