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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Polls Find Utah and S.C. Residents in Favor of Gas Tax Increases
Recent polls show voter support in two states considering gas tax increases to generate needed transportation funding. Utah A Dan Jones & Associates survey has found a majority of Utah voters support some form of fuel tax increase to fund road construction and maintenance. The [...]
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 [...]
South Carolina Governor Proposes State Gas Tax Increase
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) proposed a 10 cent-per-gallon state gas tax increase during her annual State of the State speech January 21, 2015. Haley’s plan to generate additional transportation funding over three years hinges on decreasing the state’s income tax rate from seven [...]
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 [...]
Bipartisan SC Group of Lawmakers Supports Increased Transportation Funding, State Gas Tax
A group of bipartisan lawmakers stated September 22 that they are prepared to raise South Carolina’s gas tax in order to fund necessary repairs to the state’s roads and bridges. In an annual meeting held by the South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads, Senators [...]
South Carolina DOT Projects $1.5 Billion Annual Transportation Funding Gap
The South Carolina Department of Transportation revealed in a report released August 21 that the state is facing a $42.82 billion transportation funding gap over the next 25 years. The report found that South Carolina will need $70.45 billion in order to meet the state’s [...]
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