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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Nov. 3: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) on Nov. 2 proposed a 41 percent cut over the next two years to general funds used for transportation funding. Under Gov. Hickenlooper’s proposal, half of 2016’s $158 million transportation revenue from the general fund would be reallocated to 2017, [...]
Oct. 20: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
With Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center To illustrate the need for increased funding, the Mississippi Department of Transportation took a group of lawmakers on a tour of the state’s most troubled transportation infrastructure over the summer. According to the department’s executive director, safety is [...]
May 20 Weekly Transportation Funding Roundup
by Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Ballot initiatives proposed by a coalition of Colorado businesses that sought to increase investment in roads, bridges, and highways throughout the state were withdrawn on May 18 from this year’s upcoming election. The number of initiatives on November’s [...]
May 13 Weekly Roundup: Transportation Funding Increase Plans
While Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on May 5 reiterated his plan to push for a transportation funding increase without raising state motor fuel taxes in an upcoming special legislative session, several Republican legislators revealed their intent to introduce a 13 cents-per-gallon motor fuel tax [...]
May 6 Weekly Roundup: State Transportation Funding Legislation
A Missouri bill allowing voters to consider a state gas tax increase in the Nov. 8 General Election is facing a May 13 legislative deadline. The measure is before the Select Committee on State and Local Governments, following May 4 approval by the House Transportation [...]
April 7: State Transportation Budget Discussion Roundup
The New York legislature reached a budget agreement April 1 that includes $55 billion for the state’s transportation plan, including $27.14 billion for the state Department of Transportation and $27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Mike Elmendorf, president of Rebuild New York Now, stated [...]
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