Issue / Fuel tax
The Gas Tax At 100: Federal Gasoline Tax Debate, 1864-1918
Feb 22, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 22, 2019 Next week will mark the 100th anniversary of the first gasoline tax in the United States as a motor fuel –...
Senate Commerce Examines Infrastructure Needs
Feb 15, 2019 | Hayley BurtonFebruary 14, 2019 Yesterday, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, convened...
House T&I Kicks Off 2019 With Infrastructure Hearing
Feb 08, 2019 | Brianne Eby and Jeff DavisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the 116thCongress formally kicked off its work yesterday with a marathon...
CBO Estimates Future Transportation Excise Tax Yields Increasing
Jan 31, 2019 | Jeff DavisJanuary 31, 2019 Yesterday's release of the annual Budget and Economic Outlook by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office...
How Much Money Would a Gas Tax Increase Raise?
Jan 31, 2019 | Jeff DavisJanuary 31, 2019 This week's release of the annual Budget and Economic Outlook by the Congressional Budget Office also included...
Is the Federal-Aid Highway Program Compatible With the “Green New Deal?”
Jan 25, 2019 | Jeff DavisJanuary 25, 2019 The Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives has energized progressives, and many are choosing to spend...
Eno Releases Issue Brief on 2018 Transportation Ballot Measures
Jan 09, 2019 | Alexander LaskaJanuary 9, 2018 Voters across 34 states approved nearly $41 billion in new transportation investments last year, according to Eno's...
Tax Package Passes House but Looks Dead in Senate
Dec 21, 2018 | Jeff DavisDecember 21, 2018 A $99.2 billion package of year-end tax reductions passed the House of Representatives last night by a party-line...
CBO Updates Savings Estimates from Spending and Tax Choices
Dec 14, 2018 | Jeff DavisDecember 14, 2018 This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office issued its biennial report updating a wide menu of revenue...
What Is the Future of the Interstate Highway System? TRB Consensus Study Released
Dec 07, 2018 | Jeff DavisDecember 6, 2018 Three years and two days after the enactment of the FAST Act, the Transportation Research Board of the National...
Ballot Initiatives: Phrasing Matters
Nov 16, 2018 | Jeff Davis(Or, A Tale of Two Gas Tax Ballot Measures) November 16, 2018 Transportation and construction industry advocates are rejoicing...
Voters Pass Six of 10 Biggest Transportation Ballot Measures
Nov 08, 2018 | Alexander LaskaUpdated December 3, 2018 With San Mateo County's Measure W squeaking by with a win, voters have now approved six of the 10 largest...