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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
April 19: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Don’t Miss Our Free April 29 Webinar on State Campaign Success Strategies. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) April 11 signed a law to charge an annual registration fee of $120 for electric motor vehicles, $50 for plug-in hybrid motor vehicles, and $20 for electric [...]
April. 12. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
In a bipartisan effort, the Colorado legislature plans to allocate $300 million for transportation in this year’s budget, $106 million more than the initial line item. It’s unclear where this revenue will be drawn from in the state’s $30.5 billion budget. Read More>> Connecticut [...]
Mar. 22. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Colorado faces a $9 billion transportation project backlog due to competing legislative priorities and conflicting budget forecasts. Lawmakers provided a $2.5 billion boost for transportation over the past two sessions. Now, the best funding prospect is to hope predictions of excess revenue prevail over gloomier [...]
March 15. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is facing a $135 million shortfall to maintain current road conditions, $72 million of which consists of maintenance projects, according to a March 8 report. Read More>> Pennsylvania could lose $18.5 billion in transportation revenue over the next [...]
Michigan Governor’s Road Funding Plan Includes Fuel Tax Hike
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on March 5 proposed a 45 cent-per-gallon fuel tax increase as part of her first executive budget and an attempt to fulfill her campaign promise to “fix the damn roads.” Beginning Oct. 1, the tax increase would be phased in [...]
Mar. 1. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation faces threats of reduced federal funding, potential repeal of the vehicle sales transfer tax provision, litigation, and diverted funds, a Feb. 28 report showed. The state’s Transportation Advisory Committee warned that these threats combined with current levels of funding, funding [...]
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