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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Connecticut Legislature Approves Commercial Truck Fees
What happened: Connecticut lawmakers June 8 voted largely along party lines to approve a range of fees based on commercial vehicle sizes and miles driven. The bill applies to all roads in the state but exempts vehicles transporting milk products from its point of origin. [...]
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 [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
Connecticut’s transportation program is running out of money due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but state lawmakers insist they will not raise the gas tax or impose higher tolls. Their short-term solution is to borrow more money. Read more>> Since 2004, [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
The Connecticut State Bond Commission is considering borrowing just over $700 million for the state’s aging highways, bridges, and rail lines. The commission is also reviewing the first $30 million installment of this fiscal year’s $60 million Town Aid Road grant and more than [...]
Feb. 27: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Washington State House Democrats released their 2021 transportation budget with a $453 million shortfall. The key reason for the gap is Initiative 976, the measure approved by voters last fall that capped car taxes at $30 and repealed transportation benefit district fees. State officials predict [...]
Jan. 31: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Utah Legislature has repealed an unpopular tax reform package that could have generated $170 million in transportation investment in 2021. The move came soon after a citizen’s referendum reached the required signature threshold to be placed on the November ballot. House Majority Leader Francis [...]
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