by SRTC Staff | Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The State’s new $16 billion transportation tax package (see below) finally passed the Senate this morning at 5:15 a.m., after being expected to be approved yesterday, according to the Spokesman-Review. While the bill contains money for highways and bridges, mass...
by SRTC Staff | Jun 30, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The State Senate yesterday passed and sent on to the House a plan to spend $16.1 billion on transportation projects over the next 16 years. The Spokesman-Review reports that the transportation budget raises gas taxes 11.9 cents per gallon over two years. The tax...
by SRTC Staff | Jun 18, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Washington State House Democrats yesterday stopped negotiations on a transportation revenue package until a deal is reached on the state operating budget. According to Everett’s Heraldnet.com, House Transportation Chairwoman Judy Clibborn, (D) Mercer Island,...
by SRTC Staff | May 28, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Washington state House of Representatives passed a $5.1 billion transportation budget Wednesday, as reported by the Spokesman-Review. Now the spending plan goes to the Senate, which could pass it before the first special session ends today. The bill is...
by SRTC Staff | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Washington isn’t the only state fighting to have transportation funding legislation considered. Twenty-one other states are in the same boat, with more expected throughout the year. The staff at the Transportation Investment Advocate have already tracked 48...