Is 2015 the Year California Increases its Gas Tax?
"For the first time in decades, even anti-tax Republicans are open to raising prices at the pump to start cutting into the state's $59 billion backlog of roadway maintenance," writes Jessica...
View ArticleIncrease Gas Tax—Fund Highway Expansions
Of the eight states that have increased their gas taxes this year (the first seven are here and Nebraska's here), Iowa's Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2015
View ArticleA Small Hike in Oregon Gas Tax to Come at High Environmental Cost
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View Article12-Cent Gas Tax Increase Deal in Washington State
A deal has been reached between Democratic House Transportation Chairwoman Judy Clibborn and Republican Sen. Curtis King, the chairman of the Publication Date: Sun, 06/28/2015
View ArticleHold the Presses: Alaska Gas Tax Increases Today
Depending on your math skills, the following numerical description from the text of HB 158 on the amount of the tax increase may initially bePublication Date: Tue, 06/30/2015
View ArticleState Gas Tax Changes Effective July 1: Six Up; One Down
"The largest gas tax increases are taking place in Idaho (7 cents per gallon) and Georgia (6.7 cents for gas and 7.7 cents for diPublication Date: Mon, 06/29/2015
View ArticleBills to Hike Michigan Gas Tax by 15 Cents Squeak Through State Senate
Unlike the complex May ballot measure that voters overwhelmingly defeated, the two bills to amend the state Motor Fuel Act, Publication Date: Wed, 07/01/2015
View ArticleCalifornia Gas Tax Increase Hits Partisan Impasse
Unlike the nine states which have passed gas tax increases this year, tax hikes for the most part are a strictly partisan matter in this very blue state.Publication Date: Mon, 07/06/2015
View ArticleMichigan House Stops Short of Gas Tax Hike Plan
The House had passed two bills in June that would have, among other things—some very controversial—raised the diesel tax by four cents to match the 19-cent gas tax.Publication Date: Mon, 07/20/2015
View ArticleAn Unexpected Advocate for Utah's Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Fee
Even before the five-cent gas tax increase goes into effect on January 1, counties in Utah will have the option to allow voters to increase general sales taxes by one-quarter percent in November due to...
View ArticleWashington State to Increase Gas Tax by Seven Cents on Saturday
"This package represents the largest, single investment in transportation in state history," said Washington State Gov.Publication Date: Wed, 07/29/2015
View ArticleUnlikely Sector Supports Increased California Fuel Taxes
"Now is the time to raise taxes and other revenue to repair California’s roads," is the message coming from the California Business Roundtable, a "trade group, which represents Chevron, Sempra Energy...
View ArticleCalifornia Transportation Bill Would Increase Taxes on Gas, Diesel
SB X1-1, the number for the "Transportation Funding for Road Maintenance" bill in the special session, calls for the increased taxes and fees to be permanent, while SB 16, Publication Date: Tue,...
View ArticleCompromise Transportation Funding Plan Floated by California Gov. Jerry Brown
"Officials of Gov. Jerry Brown's administration met with Republican legislative leaders on Thursday and urged them to back a new plan for financing badly needed road repairs,"writes Jessica Calefati...
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California Transportation Funding Bill Stalls in Final Week
This was the final week to pass critical legislation to address the enormous $59 billion problem of deferred highway and bridge maintenance, one of three infrastructure goals that Brown highlighted in...
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The Case for an Oil Severance Tax
Here's an enigma: California is one of the highest taxed states yet "the only state that does not impose a significant Publication Date: Wed, 09/16/2015
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Transportation Formula: Increase Gas Tax, Then Fix Roads and Bridges
While legislatures in other states, e.g., California, were unable to come to an agreement on how to raise new revenue or redirect existing funds to repair roads and bridges,Publication Date: Wed,...
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to Sign 7.3-cent Gas Tax Hike Today
"It took four years to plan and over 12 hours to execute, but Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Tuesday (Nov.Publication Date: Wed, 11/04/2015
View ArticleSome Transportation Funding Gimmicks Are Worse than Others
"(D)espite an abundance of voices urging action—including businesses, labor unions, civil engineers, [road builders], Publication Date: Fri, 11/20/2015
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Iowa DOT Chief Takes Novel Approach to Transportation Infrastructure
Shrinkage is by no means a new concept for Planetizen readers—it's been applied to cities like Detroit and Youngstown where the population has shrunk, leaving vacant housing that has become...
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