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57% of southerners in Georgia support paying more at the pump for road improvements. 

Georgia Chamber of Commerce commissioned the poll and found:

• 51%  said the state transportation budget  is not enough
• 53% support the General Assembly raising an additional $1.5 billion/year for transportation.

Atlanta Business Chronicle 

Tax experts say 12 states may likely raise the gas tax this year. It’s a bipartisan group, including:

• Georgia
• Idaho
• Iowa
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Utah and
• Washington.

Special Commissions have been studying transportation funding in these states:

• Georgia
• Louisiana
• South Dak…

To avoid raising taxes, Republicans in Connecticut unveiled a plan that is:

• 30 years
• $37 Billion
• Relies on general obligation bonds.
• Reinstates the “Transportation Strategy Board” which will assist in approving transportation funding projects.

Governing 

Posted byadminFebruary 12, 2015Posted infunding, legislative trend, roads

Republican Iowa Governor Branstad supports the 10 cent gas tax hike legislative leaders are pushing.

Alternative suggestions to the gas tax hike include legalizing marijuana and dedicating the tax revenues to transportation projects.  The Gazette

Texas Association of Realtors & San Antonio Realtor Board President say that additional transportation funding in SB 5 & SJR 5 will create additional economic benefits such as:

• Jumpstart new residential and commercial development
• Attract New Employers to new commerical development

San Antonio Business Journal

California has a transportation funding shortage. Like Texas, the gas excise tax has not kept up with roadway needs as cars became more fuel efficient. 

The Speaker of the California House proposes an approximate $1 per week fee on drivers. The fee is expected to bring in about $1.8Billion per year dedicated to transportation. 

A variety of options exist as to how the fee will be assessed, including:

• vehicle mileage fee
• vehicle license fee
• a…

Georgia House has proposed to generate $1Billion in transportation funding by leaving the gas tax and imposing a  state excise tax of 29.2 cents per gallon of gas. Local governments would lose $500M in the tax swap.

The proposal allows the local governments to impose new taxes. 

Tea Party supporters oppose the scheme because it is:

• a “scheme”
• would raise taxes on gas by more than 7 cents
• grants tax breaks for large corporations.