Articles tagged as: road funding
April 4, 2017
Senate Advances Tax-Raising, Fee-Creating Road Funding Bill
After a more than hour-long debate, the Senate advanced legislation that raises taxes and creates new fees to fund the state's road and bridge maintenance.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2017
Senate Changes Road Funding Bill, Adds New Fees
Senate lawmakers put their own stamp on this session's comprehensive road funding bill while keeping the measure's primary tax increase intact.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2017
Senate Road Funding Testimony Echoes House Testimony
Members of the public - mostly lobbyists and trade organizations - testified before Senate lawmakers on the comprehensive road funding bill.
Read MoreMarch 6, 2017
State, Local Split Of Road Money Unlikely To Change
Nearly 90 percent of Indiana's roads are maintained by counties, cities and towns, yet those local units get less than half of the state's road funding dollars.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2017
Statehouse Update: Roads Bill, Vetoes, Study Committee On Guns
The House approved a tax-raising road funding bill, lawmakers voted to override Mike Pence's vetoes and a House committee amended a gun regulations bill.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2017
House Approves Tax-Raising Road Funding Bill
The House approved comprehensive road funding legislation that raises fuel taxes and opens the door to tolling Indiana interstate highways.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2017
Divisions Emerge As House GOP Unveils Its Budget Proposal
Deep divisions between the House and Senate are emerging over how to make road funding and the state budget work together.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2017
House GOP Roads Bill Changes To Shift Money To Roads Sooner
House Republicans made a change to their road funding bill that would open a $600 million hole in the next state budget.
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2017
House Democrats Unveil Road Funding Plan
House Democrats unveiled their road funding plan, billing it "No New Taxes." But the proposal would increase personal income tax rates for high-income earners.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2017
After Hours Of Testimony, Road Funding Bill Clears First Hurdle
This session's major road funding bill cleared its first legislative hurdle as the House Roads Committee approved the measure, largely along party lines.
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