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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 11: Six State Transportation Funding Shortfalls
After losing more than $1.1 billion in transportation revenue, California considers delaying up to 225 shovel-read projects. Read More. Facing a $25 billion transportation funding shortfall over the next 25 years, Colorado lawmakers debate the best way to raise new revenue. Read More. A Minnesota [...]
Jan. 28: State News Roundup
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) proposed an increase in the state motor fuel tax during his Jan. 26 State-of-the-State address. Read More *** A plan to increase the Alaskan state gas tax received its first legislative hearing Jan. 26. The state is currently facing a [...]
Transportation Funding Initiatives Win Big on November Ballot
Preliminary Nov. 3 election results show voters in eight states approved 26 of 37 (70 percent) state or local referendums to increase transportation funding, according to an analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™” (ARTBA-TIAC). The measures will generate [...]
Colorado Leaders Consider Transportation Funding Increases
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D), along with state Reps. Yuelin Willett (R-Grand Junction) and J. Paul Brown (R-Ignacio), on Aug. 20 expressed support for an increase in the state gas tax, according to the Colorado Statesman. During a roundtable meeting at the Western Slope region [...]
Another Big Election Winner: Transportation Funding Initiatives
Voters across the nation again demonstrated they strongly support increased investment in transportation improvements, approving 63 of 94 (67 percent) transportation-related initiatives that were on the November ballot, according to a report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC). The [...]
Updated: Twenty Six States Express Federal Funding Concerns
With people traveling in record numbers across our nation’s roads this 4th of July weekend, the need to repair our nation’s infrastructure is even clearer. However, many states may halt or delay needed transportation projects due to uncertainty surrounding the future of the Highway Trust [...]
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