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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Tennessee Governor Unveils Transportation Blueprint
What happened: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) Dec. 2 announced a policy “blueprint” to address the state’s transportation funding shortfalls stemming from declining gas tax revenues and a growing number of electric vehicles (EVs). Lee’s “Build With Us” initiative outlines several possible funding solutions – [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
Wyoming state legislators are exploring transportation revenue and safety solutions as they face a $135 million annual shortfall. Their proposals to make up the revenue include new tolls, a road usage charge, and increasing the state’s 24-cents-per-gallon fuel tax, unchanged since 2014. Read more>> [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
In Ohio, Hamilton County voters narrowly approved a sales tax increase to raise $130 million additional annual revenue for transportation. Issue 7 raised the county sales tax by 0.8 percent to 7.8 percent for the next 25 years. The money will be applied to bus [...]
Jan. 10: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
In Idaho, House Transportation Chairman Joe Palmer (R) proposed legislation to transfer $272 million from the state’s Budget Stabilization Fund for a new account to help pay for transportation projects. Read more>> Gov. Brad Little (R) also supports further transportation investment. He has proposed a [...]
November 22: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) proposed a $21 billion, decade-long transportation funding plan for multimodal transportation improvements. Toll assessments—beginning in 2023, and ranging from 50 cents to $7—would be used to repay federal loans for the projects. Read More>> Also in Connecticut, state [...]
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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