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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
This Week in State Transportation News
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and State House Speaker Kevin Cotter (R- Mt. Pleasant) announced Oct. 13 that negotiations within the legislature to reach a road funding deal had ended in impasse. More Georgia saw an 8.7 percent increase in transportation revenue in September as [...]
State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
An updated report by the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ shows 18 states have passed legislation to support transportation investment in 2015. Coming up, three states have fall ballot measures pending voter approval, and at least two states are continuing to search for a transportation funding solution [...]
New Study Shows How Investments in Transportation Projects Strengthen U.S. Economy
As millions of Americans prepare to travel this Labor Day weekend, a new report shows just how critical investments in transportation infrastructure projects are to the U.S. as a whole as well as individual states' economies and quality of life. The study, authored by the [...]
Updated Report Examines 2015 State Transportation Funding Legislation
An updated report with information on over 160 transportation funding initiatives introduced in 2015—what’s passed, what’s failed, and what’s still pending—is now available. So far in 2015: Washington, Nebraska, Georgia, Idaho, Utah, South Dakota, Iowa, and Delaware all passed legislation to ensure recurring transportation funding; [...]
Texas Advocacy Group Director To Discuss Transportation Funding Victory at July Workshop
Move Texas Forward president Scott Haywood will discuss his organization’s efforts to successfully pass last year’s ballot measure, advocate for this year's legislative approval of Senate Joint Resolution 5, and the organization’s campaign strategy leading up to November 3 ballot at this year’s National Workshop [...]
Texas Legislature Puts Transportation Funding Increase on the November Ballot
The Texas Legislature voted to put transportation funding on the November 3 ballot with the intent that voters will approve almost $3 billion to fix the state’s roads and bridges. The constitutional amendment was unanimously passed by all 31 senators on May 29, and overwhelmingly [...]
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