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Missouri DOT survey finds 87% of respondents would pay more to adequately fund roads
A survey commissioned by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) finds a large majority, 87 percent, of those responding would pay more to fund roads in the state, with increased fuel taxes being the most acceptable means of raising the money. âA Report Card from Missourians â 2015â shows 24 percent favor higher fuel taxes [âŚ]
August 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
House Majority Leader on gas tax increase: âLetâs think of something elseâ
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) thinks lawmakers in the capitol should come up with alternative funding for transportation because a gas tax increase isnât politically feasible. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal McCarthy calls highway funding a âmajor problemâ in America, but the politics of passing a funding bill makes for a challenging feat. âWe [âŚ]
June 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate Finance Committee hears opposing views on gas tax, emphasis on long-term transportation funding
Members of the Senate Finance Committee were presented with testimony stressing the need for long-term funding for transportation projects, but much like what was heard earlier in the week by the House Ways and Means Committee, the source of funding remains a divisive issue. In his opening remarks, Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called passage [âŚ]
June 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Lee again files bill to get rid of the federal gas tax
As the future of federal transportation funding remains up in the air, two Republican lawmakers have filed a bill that would take the federal government out of the road business permanently. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) filed a bill that would gradually get rid of the federal gas tax used to support the Highway [âŚ]
June 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT plans $3.2 billion in highway projects through FY 2020
The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) proposes $3.2 billion in highway right of way and construction projects in its draft fiscal Year 2016-2020 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program presented to the Iowa Transportation Commission (ITC). The ITC will meet June 9 in Council Bluffs to consider approving the program plan. The public can post comments on it [âŚ]
May 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report finds voting for, or against, gas tax increases has little impact on state legislator re-election
An analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows members of neither the Republican or Democratic parties have been negatively impacted politically after voting for a gas tax increase used for funding transportation projects. ARTBAâs Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) reviewed voting patterns of legislators in seven states during the last election cycle [âŚ]
May 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri officials call for a raise in the state gas tax
The Missouri Senate passed a bill Thursday to raise the stateâs gas tax 1.5 cents a gallon in order to raise money to fix the declining infrastructure. According to a report from the Kansas City Star, an earlier proposal to raise the tax by two cents had stalled. State and local officials gathered at the Broadway Bridge [âŚ]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Poll shows most voters would support gas tax hike for roadwork
Well more than two-thirds of voters would be willing to more at the pump if it meant the money was going to pay for road construction, according to a poll from the Mineta Transportation Institute. About 71 percent of the voters polled said they would support at 10-cent gas hike if the money were spent on [âŚ]
May 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
South Carolina Senate panel packages gas tax boost with several other fee increases for transportation funding
A Senate panel in South Carolina passed a bill to raise the stateâs gas tax 12 cents in an effort to raise money for road repairs, The State reported. The Senate Finance Committee passed the plan 14-8 to raise about $800 million dollars for road construction. The plan replaces a 10-cent gas tax hike for [âŚ]
May 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Minnesota gas tax would increase 16 cents a gallon under Senate bill
The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that would increase the stateâs gas tax by 16 cents per gallon and raise vehicle registration fees to provide an estimated $11 billion for transportation project funding by 2025, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The bill began as House Bill HF4, was approved by [âŚ]
April 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Pennsylvania tops national gas tax rankings
Pennsylvania has the highest total state taxes for gasoline in the U.S. according to the latest quarterly State Gasoline Tax Report from the American Petroleum Institute (API). Pennsylvaniaâs gas tax is 51.6 cents per gallon, while the average across the U.S. is 28.14 cents per gallon. Alaska ranks the lowest at 11.3 cents per gallon. [âŚ]
April 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
In North Carolina, gas tax is now set by a formula rather than the price of fuel
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed SB20 into law March 31, creating a transportation-funding plan that sets a base motor fuels tax amount that isnât solely tied to the wholesale price of fuel. âThis bill will allow us to build roads, strengthen bridges and fix potholes so people can get to their jobs, go to school, [âŚ]
April 2, 2015
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