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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 1 : State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Wisconsin project to build a $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group plant in the southeast region of the state could reduce road funding for state projects by $90 million, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau said in a memo to Democratic lawmakers on Feb. 28. Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (Oshkosh) [...]
Oct. 27: State Transportation Funding News
Gov. Phil Bryant (R) told attendees of the Mississippi Economic Council’s 16th Annual Hobnob event on Oct. 25 that he would support putting a gas tax increase on the Nov. 2018 ballot for voter approval. Read More>> While most New Hampshire residents believe the state’s [...]
Oct. 12: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) approved a bill on Oct. 10 that will ask Bay Area residents to permit a toll increase on seven regional bridges. If voters approve the measure, expected to be on the ballot in 2018, an estimated $4.2 billion will be raised for local [...]
Oct. 6: State Transportation Funding News
New resource! View our “State Electric Vehicle Fees” report, a one-page summary and map of the 19 states that impose an additional fee on electric vehicles in order to ensure they contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the state’s transportation infrastructure. Don’t miss the [...]
Aug. 17: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Road Progress California’s Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the creation of 1,100 new jobs within the agency as a direct result of the funding approved April 28 in Senate Bill 1. Read More>> The South Carolina Department of Transportation on Aug. 6 announced a list [...]
June 27: Case Study on California’s 2017 Transportation Funding Legislation Now Available
California lawmakers on April 6 approved a plan to boost transportation funding by $5.24 billion annually through a combination of motor fuel and vehicle registration increases. The bill, which narrowly passed along mostly party lines, is projected to raise $52.4 billion over the first 10 [...]
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