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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Jan. 3: Nine States Adjust Gas Tax Jan. 1
The New Year brought adjusted motor fuel taxes to nine states, with seven states increasing their motor fuel taxes and two states decreasing the tax. Of the states that increased their motor fuel taxes, three of them—Florida, Georgia and North Carolina—did so based on automatic adjustments [...]
Aug. 25: 2016 Primary Results Confirm Gas Tax Increase Vote Not Politically Toxic, New Report Shows
by Carolyn Kramer, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Manager A new analysis of eight states that passed legislation to increase their state motor fuel taxes in 2015 to pay for important new transportation improvements shows that 98 percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported the [...]
June 8: Georgia, Iowa Seeing Benefits of 2015 Gas Tax Increases
with Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Two states are seeing the benefits of additional transportation revenue following the successful passage of gas tax increases in 2015. Georgia Georgia’s passage of House Bill (HB) 170 in March 2015 raised their state motor fuel taxes to [...]
April 26: Transportation Funding Roundup
One state calculates the impact of a 2015 transportation funding increase, two states feel the pinch of transportation funding shortfalls, and leaders in three states look to increase the state gasoline tax. *** Preliminary results from an independent study suggest that Georgia’s 2015 legislative action [...]
Jan. 19: State News Roundup
After falling gas prices drastically decreased local transportation revenue, Virginia local governments and agencies are proposing a ‘floor’ for the state’s regional gas tax. The state’s motor fuel tax already has a floor in place that has prevented gas tax revenue from dramatically declining if [...]
“Beating Gas Tax Rhetoric from the Right” Webinar Recording Now Available
A recording of the Dec. 7 webinar, “Beating Gas Tax Rhetoric from the Right,” is now available online. The webinar featured three advocates who successfully campaigned to increase state transportation investment while facing organized resistance from groups opposed to tax increases. The speakers— Seth Millican [...]
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