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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Georgia Poll Shows Majority Support State Gas Tax Increase
A new poll released Feb. 15 has found a majority of Georgia voters support increasing the state gas tax in order to fund transportation projects. The poll, conducted by Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research on behalf of the Georgia Transportation Alliance, surveyed 603 likely voters [...]
February 2015 State Transportation Funding Initiatives Report
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s second 2015 report on state transportation legislation is now available. 21 states are currently considering transportation funding legislation, with more expected as the year progresses. TIAC staff have tracked 48 transportation funding bills introduced in 2015, with over 70 bills in [...]
Georgia House Leaders Propose $1 Billion in Transportation Funding
Georgia House leaders announced January 28 a plan to generate $1 billion for the state’s transportation infrastructure without increasing taxes. The proposal involves converting the state’s existing four percent sales tax on motor fuel into a 21.7 cents-per-gallon increase in the flat excise tax. Currently, [...]
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 [...]
New Report Finds Georgia’s Transportation Funding Gap at Several Billion Dollars
A Georgia legislative report distributed December 30, 2014, has found a several billion dollar funding gap for the state’s transportation infrastructure needs. According to the report released by the Joint Study Committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Funding, the state will need between $1 and $1.5 [...]
States Talking Transportation for 2015
Looking Back at 2014 Transportation was a hot topic with state legislatures in 2014, with 66 bills introduced across the country. Over twenty transportation-related bills were approved, with funding legislation approved in 11 states. Of those states, both Rhode Island and New Hampshire passed state [...]
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