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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Nov. 8: Voters Demonstrate Overwhelming Support for Transportation Investment
Voters in 20 states approved more than 80 percent of 215 transportation investment ballot measures Nov. 7, mostly at the local level, according to analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (ARTBA-TIAC). Preliminary results show voters approved 176 [...]
Oct. 27: State Transportation Funding News
Gov. Phil Bryant (R) told attendees of the Mississippi Economic Council’s 16th Annual Hobnob event on Oct. 25 that he would support putting a gas tax increase on the Nov. 2018 ballot for voter approval. Read More>> While most New Hampshire residents believe the state’s [...]
Oct. 26: Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Electric Vehicle Fee, Leaves Door Open for Subsequent Legislative Action
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory affairs & assistant general counsel, ARTBA The Sierra Club won a legal victory in the state of Oklahoma Oct. 24 when a state supreme court decision struck down legislation that instituted registration fees on electric and hybrid vehicles. [...]
Oct. 19: State Transportation Funding News
Louisiana voters approved a measure on Oct. 14 to dedicate all revenue from new taxes on motor fuel (created on or after July 1, 2017) to a Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund. This fund would be used by state and local governments for [...]
Free Webinar Nov. 9 Will Explore Transportation Funding Ballot Measures and Trends
Transportation funding experts will come together to explore 2017 general election results and ballot measure campaigns during a free hour-long webinar on Nov. 9, hosted by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC). Speakers will provide a deep dive into the Nov. 7 election outcomes, including insight [...]
Oct. 12: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) approved a bill on Oct. 10 that will ask Bay Area residents to permit a toll increase on seven regional bridges. If voters approve the measure, expected to be on the ballot in 2018, an estimated $4.2 billion will be raised for local [...]
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