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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 8: Transportation Funding Legislation Progresses in Two States
Arkansas lawmakers voted on March 7 to place a half-cent sales tax increase renewal on the 2020 ballot. The measure, originally approved in 2012, is projected to raise approximately $205 million annually for state highways. House Joint Resolution 1018 (HJR 1018) is part of a [...]
Ohio Governor’s Proposed 18-Cent Gas Tax Hike May Prevent Crisis
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) proposed an 18-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase on Feb. 20 that would commence July 1, 2019, and be annually adjusted with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to compensate for inflation beginning the following year. However, the rate would not be adjusted [...]
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. 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 [...]
July 13: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Nov. 6 California ballot measure will decide whether to mandate a state referendum for any gas tax increases, retroactive to January 2017. The immediate impact would be the repeal of Senate Bill (SB) 1, which raises an estimated $5.2 billion annually for transportation infrastructure [...]
June 28: State Transportation Funding News
Updated resource: Read ARTBA-TIAC’s “State Motor Fuel Tax Increases: 2013 - 2018” handout to learn about the 27 states that have raised or adjusted their gas taxes since 2013. A spokesman for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) said that federal funding uncertainty is adding [...]
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