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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
“The Governor’s Role in Transportation Funding” Webinar Recording Now Available
Three advocates explored their governor’s involvement in state transportation funding debates during the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s (TIAC) May 3 webinar. Speakers compared the challenges of running campaigns in states where Republican governors were both for and against increasing revenue for roads and bridges. The [...]
April 29: Updated Report Tracks 86 Bills in 37 States
Eighty-six bills in 37 states are currently being tracked in the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s ‘State Transportation Funding Monthly Report’, with more anticipated as the year progresses. Since the last report: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed into law on March 23 a set of [...]
April 27: Analysis of Oregon’s Failed 2015 Campaign to Increase Transportation Funding
With bipartisan collaboration and the support of the governor, a solution for Oregon’s transportation funding shortfall seemed likely at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session. However, by the summer, bipartisan discussions had disintegrated and, failing to reach a consensus, the proposed state motor fuel [...]
Oregon’s 2015 Legislative Campaign to Increase Transportation Funding
With bipartisan collaboration and the support of the governor, a solution for Oregon’s transportation funding shortfall seemed likely at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session. However, by the summer bipartisan discussions had disintegrated and, failing to reach a consensus, the proposed state motor fuel [...]
April 26: Transportation Funding Roundup
One state calculates the impact of a 2015 transportation funding increase, two states feel the pinch of transportation funding shortfalls, and leaders in three states look to increase the state gasoline tax. *** Preliminary results from an independent study suggest that Georgia’s 2015 legislative action [...]
April 20: Kansas DOT Delays $553 Million in Road Projects for 2017-2019
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor ARTBA The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) says it is delaying $553 million in road projects scheduled for fiscal years 2017 through 2019 unless existing state highway funds can cover the costs or new money is made available. The delayed [...]
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