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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 20: View the Agenda for the 4th Annual “National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates”
Business professionals and public officials are once again coming together this summer to share best practices, playbook secrets and other keys to success in advancing legislative and ballot initiatives that boost transportation infrastructure investment. Join us for the 4th Annual “National Workshop for State & [...]
March 17: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Louisiana lawmakers are preparing a proposal to increase the state gas tax by up to 17 cents-per-gallon, which would generate an additional $500 million annually in transportation funding. The state legislature convenes April 10. Read More>> A measure to expand California’s transportation fund “lockbox” to [...]
March 17: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
National gasoline sales rose 2.2 percent from January through November 2016 when compared to the same time frame in 2015, according to a March 9 updated report from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The South Gulf region saw the largest grown (3 percent), while the region [...]
March 9: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
While Minnesota ranks eighth highest on highway spending per capita and 18th highest on its share of statewide highway spending in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), when costs are adjusted to factor in unique challenges to the state—such as harsh winter weather and population size— it drops to [...]
March 9: Transportation Funding Legislation Advances in Three States
The Ohio Senate on March 1 approved a two-year budget measure that will provide $7.8 billion in transportation funding. The measure would also permit counties to levy an additional $5 motor vehicle registration tax (subject to voter approval). The bill now goes to the Senate [...]
March 2: State Transportation Funding News Roundup- Governors and Legislators
Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke (R- District 27A) expects transportation funding will be a bigger issue than anticipated in the last month of the 2017 legislative session, describing damaged roads and rough winter weather during a March 1 lunch with the Capitol press corps. Read More>> [...]
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