Tag: Federal fuel taxes

Roadbuilding
Trump may look to the pump for infrastructure funding
As the Trump administration continues to look for ways to pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, news outlets are reporting that it is considering raising the federal gas tax. The news came out of a private meeting October 25 between Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn and moderate House lawmakers, according to The Hill. The […]
October 26, 2017
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Business
Bill calls for the elimination of federal transportation funding
While most are trying to figure out a way to free up more federal funding for transportation, two Congressmen have introduced a bill that would cut it altogether. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Tom Graves (R-Georgia) have filed the Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA), according to our sister site Better Roads. The bill calls for […]
November 18, 2013
Congress
Business
Better infrastructure, fully-funded transportation would cost Americans less than a coffee per month
Last week we showed you a couple of charts that show in a fairly straightforward way, that Americans, when compared to our global peers, don’t pay nearly enough for the roads we drive on. But a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) examining federal fuel taxes takes things a step farther […]
October 1, 2013
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Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The uncertainty of federal funding has reduced America’s road program to pavement maintenance work — this, at a time when major construction is needed and would employ millions of people who are not currently employed
September 7, 2011
kirk.landers@att.net
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The uncertainty of federal funding has reduced America’s road program to pavement maintenance work — this, at a time when major construction is needed and would employ millions of people who are not currently employed
September 7, 2011
kirk.landers@att.net
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The uncertainty of federal funding has reduced America’s road program to pavement maintenance work — this, at a time when major construction is needed and would employ millions of people who are not currently employed
September 7, 2011
kirk.landers@att.net
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The uncertainty of federal funding has reduced America’s road program to pavement maintenance work — this, at a time when major construction is needed and would employ millions of people who are not currently employed
September 7, 2011
kirk.landers@att.net
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