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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Six States Raise Gas Taxes on July 1, but Retail Pump Prices Mostly Slide
Six states raised their gas taxes on July 1 in order to help pay for transportation projects, but an ARTBA analysis shows actual retail prices at the pump mostly fell, in line with recent patterns. Residents of Idaho, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, Nebraska and Vermont [...]
Washington State Legislature Approves 11.9 Cents-Per-Gallon Gas Tax Increase
The Washington state Legislature voted July 1 to approve over $1 billion annually in new revenue for the state’s transportation infrastructure. The plan includes an 11.9 cents-per-gallon gas tax increase—gradually implemented beginning August 1 and fully applied on July 1, 2016—and an increase in transportation-related [...]
Washington State Legislature Reaches Deal on Transportation Funding Increase
Washington state legislators reported June 28 that a deal has been reached to raise more than $15 billion for transportation infrastructure projects, funded in part by an incremental 11.9 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase. While details of the compromise were not disclosed, lawmakers said the package [...]
April 2015 State Transportation Funding Initiatives Report: States Continue Advancing Transportation Bills
More than 30 states, or well over half of the country, are considering new transportation funding legislation so far this year, according to the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s fourth 2015 report on state legislation. TIAC staff have tracked over 100 bills in 32 states throughout 2015. [...]
States Continue Progress on Transportation Funding Measures
Several states are pushing to pass transportation funding measures before wrapping up their 2015 legislative sessions. Here’s a quick look at measures in development this week: The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is preparing for a final vote on a bill to increase the state’s gas tax by [...]
Transportation Funding Bills Advance in State Legislatures
Two states are making progress on bills to increase their state gas taxes. Georgia’s House Transportation Committee on March 2 approved a bill which would replace the state’s existing 4 percent sales tax on motor fuel with a 21.7 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase, and [...]
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