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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Michigan Budget Negotiations Slow
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is urging Republican legislators to send her budget bills before the Sept. 30 deadline. Budget talks between Whitmer and Republican legislative leaders have slowed over transportation funding allocations. Republicans proposed moving an additional $500 million of general funds to the [...]
August 22: Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is urging state legislators to present a transportation funding proposal. The chamber president said improvements to interstate highways, trunk lines, county roads, and local streets are critical to supporting state industries. Read More>> The recently approved Wisconsin state budget [...]
August 9: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson recommends raising the gas tax in the next two years. Read More>> Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, faces a $4.39 billion gap in transportation funding needs over the next 25 years just to maintain existing assets. The region may [...]
Michigan House Develops Price-Neutral Road Funding Plan
Michigan House Republicans say the state can raise $542.5 million annually for road repairs by phasing out its 6 percent sales tax on gasoline and replacing it with an increased state gas tax. The state sales tax on gas generates an estimated $894 million in annual [...]
May 31: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Seattle Transportation Department (SDOT) is exploring congestion pricing to reduce congestion and pollution while increasing transportation efficiency. SDOT detailed the measures in a congestion pricing study and blog post. Read More>> The Connecticut transportation fund could net between $600 million and $800 million [...]
May 23: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) May 17 signed legislation raising the annual electric vehicle registration fee by $130. The new revenue will supplement the Road Use Tax Fund, which supports transportation construction and maintenance. Read More>> More than two-fifths of Illinois’ major roads are [...]
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