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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
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 [...]
State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
An updated report by the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ shows 18 states have passed legislation to support transportation investment in 2015. Coming up, three states have fall ballot measures pending voter approval, and at least two states are continuing to search for a transportation funding solution [...]
Connecticut Legislature Approves Transportation Bonds
Connecticut lawmakers voted June 29 to approve $2.8 billion in transportation bonds. The bonds will be used to fund the first five years of Governor Dannel Malloy’s (D) “Let’s Go CT” program, a 30-year plan to upgrade the state’s highways and bridges, expand the rail [...]
Connecticut Budget Compromise Includes $2.8 Billion Transportation Funding Increase
The Connecticut legislature and Governor Dannel Malloy (D) announced May 31 a state budget agreement to provide $10 billion over the next five years for transportation infrastructure, a $2.8 billion increase that will be partially funded by redirecting half of 1 cent from the state’s [...]
January 2015 State Transportation Funding Initiatives Report
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center's first 2015 report on state transportation legislation is now available. Thirteen states are currently considering transportation funding legislation, with more expected as the year progresses. In January, several states began introducing new bills for the 2015 legislative session. South Dakota Senate [...]
Connecticut Governor Supports Transportation Lockbox
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy (D) highlighted transportation funding as his primary goal for 2015 and emphasized the important of a transportation lockbox during his “State of the State” address January 8. While investment in the state’s transportation infrastructure has increased by 65 percent in [...]
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