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Instead of restructuring, raising, revamping, or otherwise gussying up the gas tax, Scott Walker is proposing transportation bonds to fund Wisconsin’s transportation needs. Bond lawyers everywhere are rejoicing.
The state’s transportation indebtedness will raise 30%, but overall debt for the state will decline in Gov Walker’s plan.
Arizona regulators were ticketing ride share drivers while hey hammered out regulations. Governor Davey put an end to it because ticketing ride share drivers stifles a growing business.
The 2 sticking points for legislative negotiators:
1. insurance coverage requirements for ride share
2. regulating safety for passengers
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:
What do the laws define? transportation network companies
What elements make up a transportation network company?
What requirements are placed on transportation network companies?
WSJ with a pretty graphic on the high compliance level by ride share company, Uber
Leading the pack with HB 933, Guillen throws Texas hat into the ring for testing self driving cars and creates a border security pilot program.
Here’s what else has happened with self-driving car regulations throught the US:
Minnesota is considering a gross receipts tax on gas to make up for a transportation funding deficit.
The gross receipts tax would be a 6.5-percent sales tax at the wholesale level.
The chamber of commerce in Minnesota describes the gross receipts tax as:
Georgia House unveiled a transportation funding plan this week which:
One transportation & eminent domain bill is very popular: HB 565 by Burkett. The bill revokes eminent domain authority from a private toll company.
Here’s why Burkett says it is important:
Refreshing Recollection. Previously on Information Intelligence.
How would Empower Texas improve transportation funding? By doing this:
What would Empower Texas have the Legislature avoid?
One of the most elegant amendments in recent years was the amendment authorizing red light cameras. The amendment made no mention of red light cameras, cameras, or electronic enforcement.
SB 340 wants to be the final nail in the coffin to all electronic traffic enforcement and electronic license plate readers. The bill by Senator Huffines would end fines & violations based on these electronic enforcement mechanisms.