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Tennessee is primed to be the next state to support gas tax reform. Here’s what’s happening in the home of the Volunteers:
To meet the 20 cent level of 1989, the new gas tax will…
Background: For the first time in more than 100 years, we have a new border bridge for trains. Safety first.
3 Points of the Trasnportation Agreement with Mexico:
According to updated data from the Census Bureau, states and local governmental entities, which collectively spent an estimated $252 billion last year, are also investing more in public infrastructure this year.
55% of Phoenix voters approved a $31.7 billion transportation bond package that will add:
The bond package will be backed by:
The financials are:
Rep. Joe Pickett, Chair
Members include:
The select committee is the result of 2015’s HB 20 by Simmons. The Selecgt Committee will:
Better economy breeds worse traffic. Rest assured, the Texas A&M Traffic Institute is tracking what states are doing about gridlock. See their list. More importantly, here are the strategies they suggest to counter congestion:
The gas tax is taking center stage for campaign season in South Carolina. “Anti-tax activists are working the phones to secure GOP senators’ opposition in 2016, when every legislator is up for re-election.”
The message: Reform the system. Don’t add more money. No new taxes. Governance reforms include:
The Chamber of Commerce retorts that reform is needed along…
Georgia this year overhauled transportation funding by passing HB 107, that will:
Last week we talked about business & labor leaders in California proposing an increase in fees and taxes to generate $6 billion for road funding. This week the California Economic Summit’s Infrastructure action team suggested transportation governance overhaul including: