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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
June 16: Weekly State Transportation Funding Roundup
By Tyler Kane Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) issued an executive order to assemble a task force that will make recommendations to solve Louisiana’s $12.7 billion transportation funding backlog. The task force is one of many attempts to assess Louisiana’s transportation issues, including a [...]
New Session Added to 7/13 Workshop: After a Major Transportation Funding Victory, How Do You Keep Positive Messaging and Momentum Going?
Learn how transportation advocates in Pennsylvania took the ‘next step’ after achieving a major legislative funding victory. The latest addition to the must hear-lineup of speakers at the 3rd Annual “National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates” features Robert Latham, executive vice president of [...]
June 10: Weekly State Transportation News Roundup
by Tyler Kane Following failure to pass legislation that would have raised the state’s gas tax, Missouri lawmakers approved a $20 million allocation of General Fund revenue for a cost-sharing program that will partner the state government with local governments to expedite the completion of local transportation [...]
June 8: South Carolina Governor Signs Transportation Funding Bill
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) on June 8 signed into law a bill to permanently dedicate Department of Motor Vehicle fees and fines to the State Highway Fund, as well as all revenues derived from state motor vehicle sales tax (currently only 50 percent [...]
June 8: Georgia, Iowa Seeing Benefits of 2015 Gas Tax Increases
with Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Two states are seeing the benefits of additional transportation revenue following the successful passage of gas tax increases in 2015. Georgia Georgia’s passage of House Bill (HB) 170 in March 2015 raised their state motor fuel taxes to [...]
June 7: Speakers on Board for Annual Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates
Transportation investment advocates in North Carolina helped raise $1.2 billion in new funding, including $440 million of extra annually recurring revenues. Legislators in South Dakota authorized a 6 cents-per-gallon gas tax increase to pump more money into road and bridge construction and repair. Now, these [...]
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