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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Feb. 6: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Minnesota state officials said Feb. 4 spending on a $2 billion light rail project scheduled to begin service in 2023 would continue, spurring the state’s economic momentum and keeping a potential recession at bay. Read More>> Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks on Feb. 5 called attention to a $1 [...]
Jan. 31: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Monroe County, Michigan on Jan.25 cancelled its snow removal contract with the state transportation department due to concerns that winter transportation maintenance expenses could jeopardize its funding for summer projects. Read More>> Additionally, Michigan’s Consensus Policy Project, composed of former state lawmakers, on Jan. 31 proposed raising the [...]
Jan. 17: States Preparing for 2019 Legislative Session
Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walz (D) has indicated support for a gas tax increase, a view echoed by the new Transportation Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher. Kelliher has stated that she considers a gas tax more regressive than an income tax, but believes a gas tax is [...]
Nov. 29: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Kansas legislatively-appointed task force Nov. 28 reached consensus on 280 new transportation projects to recommend for inclusion in the next multiyear transportation plan, as well as 21 projects that were not completed in the previous plan. The projects would be worth an estimated $18 [...]
June 14: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The North Carolina legislature on June 13 sent a $3 billion transportation bond measure to the governor for approval. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is expected to sign the measure. Follow state transportation funding legislation on the TIAC website. The Iowa Transportation Commission unanimously voted on [...]
May 17: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Due to additional transportation revenue from a 2015 fuel tax increase, the Iowa Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2019-2023 Improvement Program released May 8 shows over $1 billion dedicated to improve state-owned bridges and $1.8 billion to modernize and improve the safety of Iowa's highway [...]
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