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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 2: State Transportation Funding News Roundup- Governors and Legislators
Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke (R- District 27A) expects transportation funding will be a bigger issue than anticipated in the last month of the 2017 legislative session, describing damaged roads and rough winter weather during a March 1 lunch with the Capitol press corps. Read More>> [...]
Feb. 24: Lawmakers and Governors Consider State Transportation Funding
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) proposed 2017 – 2018 budget would maintain transportation funding at current levels. Read More>> California Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) 2017-2018 budget proposal increases transportation funding by an average of $4.2 billion annually over the next ten years. The plan [...]
Feb. 24: State Transportation Funding Shortfalls
Facing a state budget shortfall, Texas lawmakers are considering diverting revenue from the general sales tax intended for transportation construction as part of an upcoming budget. The funding stream had been overwhelmingly approved by voters in November 2015. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) told the [...]
Feb. 2: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Jan. 26 review of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) by the Legislative Audit Bureau found that the agency did not take into account inflation and design changes when estimating project cost, causing them to greatly underestimate the cost of 19 projects from 2006 – 2015, [...]
Jan. 26: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
U.S. states will need to shoulder additional cost burdens for repairing or replacing aging transportation infrastructure, predicts a Jan. 19 report by Moody’s Investors Service. States that are currently dealing with a large maintenance burden and transportation project backlog may struggle to meet these needs, [...]
Jan. 18: Tennessee Governor Unveils Comprehensive Road Funding Plan
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) on Jan. 18 unveiled his anticipated transportation funding plan, including provisions to increase the state gas tax by 7 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 12 cents-per-gallon (indexed to the Consumer Price Index, with a ceiling in place), and to [...]
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