After a Dec. 31 report by the Iowa Department of Transportation that shows a $317,000 reduction in the Road Use Tax Fund in 2018, state officials have made recommendations to the Iowa Legislature such as increasing fees or charging taxes to electric vehicle owners.
January 10, 2019transportation funding
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Traffic passes a construction zone at the interchange of U.S. Highway 65 and Interstate 80 in Altoona, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Iowa Eyes EV Tax to Offset Projected Decline in Road Funds
Traffic passes a construction zone at the interchange of U.S. Highway 65 and Interstate 80 in Altoona, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Government, Business
A Dec. 12 meeting of Trump, Pelosi and Schumer got contentious over Trump's desire for $5 billion for a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico. Trump has threatened a partial government shutdown unless he gets the $5 billion. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
Border Wall Hinders Funding Negotiations as Trump Threatens Shutdown
A Dec. 12 meeting of Trump, Pelosi and Schumer got contentious over Trump's desire for $5 billion for a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico. Trump has threatened a partial government shutdown unless he gets the $5 billion. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
The threat of a partial government shutdown that would ensnare transportation programs looms as congressional Republicans and Democrats continue to disagree about President Donald Trump’s funding request for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
December 13, 2018
Government, Business
Graves listens during a roundtable discussion. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
House GOP Names Sam Graves as Ranking Member of Transportation Committee
Graves listens during a roundtable discussion. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
The top authorizer of policy related to highways and transit systems in the U.S. House of Representatives was tapped to serve as the leading Republican on the chamber’s transportation panel when a new Congress convenes in January.
November 30, 2018
Government, Business
Sens. Barrasso (left) and Carper echoed stakeholders' call to action Nov. 28 on long-term infrastructure funding. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Stakeholders Again Call On Congress to Approve Long-Term Transportation Funding
Sens. Barrasso (left) and Carper echoed stakeholders' call to action Nov. 28 on long-term infrastructure funding. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Stakeholders told the members of the Environment and Public Works Committee: The country’s transportation network is desperately in need of long-term federal funding assurances meant to improve freight and commuter connectivity, the result of which could boost the economy.
November 28, 2018
Government, Business, TCA
Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silvethorne, Colo., a familiar scene on the main highway connecting Denver to the mountains. (Thomas Peipert/Associated Press)
Colorado at the Crossroads
Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silvethorne, Colo., a familiar scene on the main highway connecting Denver to the mountains. (Thomas Peipert/Associated Press)
Colorado’s means of getting around are in great need of attention, partisans on every side agree. But the various solutions and competing ways of paying for transportation improvements offered by candidates and ballot measures are a different political matter entirely.
October 16, 2018
Government
Bloomberg News
Sen. Susan Collins Opts Against Gubernatorial Run
Bloomberg News
Susan Collins, a moderate Republican with vast influence over transportation funding affairs in the Senate, announced her intention not to pursue the governor’s mansion in her home state of Maine.
October 13, 2017
Government
Bloomberg News
TIGER Grants Restored in Senate Fiscal ’18 Transportation Bill
Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON — A grants program at the U.S. Department of Transportation for regional infrastructure projects would receive $550 million in fiscal 2018 under legislation a Senate funding subpanel approved July 25.
July 25, 2017
Government
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Oregon Legislature Advances 10-Year, $5.3 Billion Transportation Funding Package
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Lawmakers in Oregon approved a $5.3 billion measure in July that would increase taxes and fees to pay for freight, transit and commuter infrastructure projects.
July 18, 2017
Government, Business
Senate Appropriations Committee/File Photo
Senate OKs Fiscal ’17 Transportation Funding Bill With Trucking Provision
Senate Appropriations Committee/File Photo
The Senate on May 19 voted 89-8 to pass a $56 billion transportation funding bill with a provision that would cap at 73 the allowable hours per week truckers could work before being required to take a rest break.
May 19, 2016
Government, Business
Rep. Diaz-Balart via c-span.org
House OKs Transportation Bill With 33-Foot Trailer, HOS Provisions
Rep. Diaz-Balart via c-span.org
The House on June 9 approved spending legislation with key trucking provisions, including one that would permit twin 33-foot trailers on U.S. highways. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill now goes to the Senate.
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