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20 States to Watch in 2013: Transportation Funding

With the days of 2012 dwindling to a precious few, it’s time to look ahead to 2013 and what could be on the horizon for states seeking funding solutions to their infrastructure needs. Could 2013 be the...

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Virginia Governor Proposes Eliminating State Gas Tax; Other States Consider...

The big news on the transportation funding front this week comes from Virginia where Gov. Bob McDonnell is proposing eliminating the Commonwealth’s 17.5 cent-per-gallon gas tax and replacing it with a...

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Recent Reports Highlight Mileage-Based User Fees, Tolling, Other...

I’m about to head to Washington, D.C. for the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting (more on that below). But before I hit the road, I thought I would leave you with a few links to some recent...

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Overheard at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

I have an article appearing in this week’s Capitol Ideas electronic newsletter that looks at some of the issues discussed January 13-17 at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in...

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Governors, Legislators Propose Transportation Funding Initiatives

There has been plenty of action in state capitals on transportation funding initiatives since last I blogged on the subject, much of it detailed in our CSG “States to Watch” webinar earlier this week....

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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Compromise Transportation Plan as Other States...

Lawmakers in Virginia wrapped up their legislative session Saturday by passing a sweeping, nearly $900 million transportation plan that required compromise from both Republicans and Democrats and that...

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To Bond or Not to Bond: States Contemplate Whether to Borrow or Seek New...

Massachusetts, Texas and Wisconsin are among a list of states this year looking at how borrowing and tax increases fit into their futures as they try to meet transportation needs. I also have updates...

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Maryland, Ohio, Virginia Move Transportation Measures Forward; Others See...

Transportation plans in Maryland, Ohio and Virginia are one step closer to becoming a reality this week. For other states though, the debate over how to fund transportation going forward continues. I...

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New Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Bill Now Law in Maryland;...

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley this week signed into law a House bill that revises guidelines for infrastructure public-private partnerships (P3s). I also have updates on P3, toll and other projects and...

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Some States Hitting Roadblocks in Efforts to Find Additional Transportation...

While a number of states have already completed work this year on transportation funding plans, officials in a number of other states are still hard at work seeking compromises, stating their cases and...

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New Transportation Revenues Have to Wait for Special Session in Washington...

An $8.5 billion transportation revenue package in Washington State, including a 10-cent gas tax hike, will have to wait for a special session after lawmakers adjourned their regular session this week...

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VA Circuit Court Judge Decision Declares Tunnel Tolls Unconstitutional; Could...

A Circuit Court judge’s decision in Virginia could spell trouble for a tunnel project already under construction in the Norfolk-Portsmouth area and could have broader ramifications for the future use...

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While Some States Turn to Public-Private Partnerships, Tolls for Big...

I have an article in this week’s edition of the Capitol Ideas E-Newsletter profiling Maryland’s new law governing public-private partnerships (P3s) and previewing Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s...

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States Consider New Transportation Revenues, Ponder Bridge Safety and Turn to...

A handful of states are still weighing transportation revenue options to meet infrastructure needs as the collapse of a bridge in Washington State continues to have reverberations around the country. I...

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Transportation on the Special Session Agendas in Texas & Washington; Updates...

Transportation funding is getting a close look as lawmakers convene in special sessions in Austin and Olympia this week. I also have items on how Connecticut lawmakers recently approved a measure to...

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Transportation Funding Commissions II

In a 2012 Capitol Research brief and The Book of the States article, CSG’s Sean Slone took a look at the work of transportation funding commissions that concluded their work in 2011 in four states:...

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New York Conference Highlights Evolution of Public-Private Partnerships for...

More states than ever before are moving forward with public-private partnerships (P3s) as they cast about for the mechanisms that can best help them invest in infrastructure and offset what’s expected...

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Minnesota Official Discusses Efforts to Sell the Public on Transportation...

Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Commissioner Charles Zelle has long been thinking about his state’s transportation future and is now the man in charge of making the case for additional...

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CSG Transportation Policy Academy Part 9: Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-WA),...

State transportation funding was another focus at July’s CSG Transportation Policy Academy in Portland, Oregon.  Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-WA) was among the speakers at the academy’s concluding roundtable...

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CSG Transportation Policy Academy Part 11: Portland Metro Councilman Bob Stacey

The final speaker at CSG’s Transportation Policy Academy in Portland, Oregon was someone who knows that city well. Bob Stacey is a member of the Portland Metro Council representing District 6. He...

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