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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Sept. 21: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Large trucks on the Indiana Toll Road will see 35-percent fee increases starting Oct. 5 as part of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s (R) plan to increase state transportation funding by an additional $1 billion. The increase, which amended an existing contract and did not require legislative [...]
Aug. 23: State Transportation Funding News
On Aug. 22 a Colorado measure to utilize $3.5 billion in bonds for transportation improvements was added to the upcoming Nov. 6 general election ballot. The citizen-initiated proposal exceed the required 98,492 qualifying signatures required. Another measure that would increase the state sales tax by [...]
Jan. 26: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) on Jan. 25 withdrew a dozen road construction projects involving maintenance on existing roads or safety improvements from February’s bidding process, citing federal funding uncertainty. Read More>> A new poll by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of [...]
Jan. 12: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (R) included a call for increased transportation funding in his Jan. 11 State of the State address. Gov. Hickenlooper pointed to the recent passage of local transportation funding ballot measures in the state, and the successful state transportation funding increase in [...]
Dec. 7: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Without new revenue, Connecticut’s Special Transportation Fund may face a deficit beginning in July 2018, and could reach insolvency by mid-2020, Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) told Wall Street rating agencies. The state may begin making cuts to the operating budget and capital program within the [...]
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 [...]
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