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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Jan. 3: Missouri Task Force Recommends Transportation Funding Increases
A legislatively-appointed Missouri task force recommended on Jan. 2 an immediate 10 cents-per-gallon gasoline tax increase and 12 cents-per-gallon diesel tax increase as part of its final analysis on the state’s transportation funding needs. The increased taxes would generate an additional $430 million annually. The [...]
Dec. 21: State Transportation Funding News
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R- Rochester) hopes that the state legislature will pursue a long-term transportation funding solution in the 2018 legislative session. In September, lawmakers passed a budget that included a $400 million transportation bond as well as new electric and hybrid vehicle [...]
Dec. 15: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has told state lawmakers that it faces a $6 billion budget gap over the next two decades. Read More>> The Texas Department of Transportation has decided to exclude new tolling projects from the agency’s updated 10-year construction program. Read More>> [...]
Dec. 7: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Without new revenue, Connecticut’s Special Transportation Fund may face a deficit beginning in July 2018, and could reach insolvency by mid-2020, Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) told Wall Street rating agencies. The state may begin making cuts to the operating budget and capital program within the [...]
Dec. 1: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Washington state gas stations on Oct. 30 began posting legislatively-required stickers that explain the 68 cents-per-gallon federal and state gas tax to consumers. All state fuel pumps will receive the stickers over the next three years, which amendment sponsor Rep. Cary Condotta (R- Wenatchee) expects [...]
Nov. 22: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A group of state business organizations, elected officials, and transportation advocacy organizations have formed a coalition to raise awareness of the need for increased funding in Texas metro areas. Texans for Traffic Relief will work to educate residents on the benefits of managed toll lanes and counteract some [...]
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