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Aug. 25: 2016 Primary Results Confirm Gas Tax Increase Vote Not Politically Toxic, New Report Shows
by Carolyn Kramer, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Manager A new analysis of eight states that passed legislation to increase their state motor fuel taxes in 2015 to pay for important new transportation improvements shows that 98 percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported the [...]
Aug. 25: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D- Tenn.) stated Aug. 19 that Tennessee is at risk of losing approximately $60 million in federal highway funding due to a newly enacted state law that raised the allowable limit of blood-alcohol content (BAC) for 18- to 20-year-olds to 0.08. [...]
Aug. 18: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
By Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed an infrastructure bill that authorized $50 million for the state’s Small Bridge Program, as well as authorization for $750 million in Federal Highway aid, with $135 million being provided by the state. [...]
Aug. 18: California Considering Transportation Funding Plan
Two California Democratic legislators on Aug. 17 released a $7.4 billion transportation funding plan that would increase the state gas tax by 17 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 30 cents-per-gallon, with both indexed to inflation. The proposal would also create a new $165 annual [...]
Aug. 18: New Jersey Transportation Funding Crisis Update
With Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center As the impasse continues over increasing transportation funding, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) issued an executive order on Aug. 17 to utilize state General Fund revenue to pay for “absolutely essential” transportation projects. The projects, which will [...]
August 10: State Transportation Funding Midweek Roundup
By Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center A poll conducted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers concluded that nearly half of Americans in both parties believe infrastructure quality has declined over the past five years. More than 70 percent of respondents also stated that federal, [...]
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