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Governors step out in favor of raising transportation revenue

28 Jan 2015 | Posted by Teddy Lederer | 2 Comments | Connecticut, georgia, governing, Governor Branstad, Governor Daugaard, Governor Dayton, Governor Deal, Governor Haley, Governor Inslee, Governor Malloy, Governor Otter, Governor Snyder, Idaho, Iowa, michigan, minnesota, South Carolina, South Dakota, State of the State, washington

States across the country are facing huge deficits in their own transportation budgets — a problem compounded by the uncertainty over the support they’ve always received from the federal transportation fund, which is now just months away from insolvency. However, over the last month or so, at least nine governors have highlighted plans to raise new state transportation revenues in their State of the State addresses, marking the issue as a top priority.

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Governing Mag on the compelling case for more local access to transportation dollars

17 Jun 2014 | Posted by Teddy Lederer | 0 Comments | Chris Abele, governing, highway trust fund, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act, Rep Davis, Rep Titus

As the impending insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund looms over the nation’s transportation projects, more and more local leaders are asking for the chance to be heard when it comes to doling out federal transportation money.

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