Articles tagged as: roads
March 11, 2016
Pence Calls Local Road Funding Package A 'Historic Investment'
This year's road funding package does not include the tax increases originally proposed by House Republicans, but it does give counties and cities some ability to raise taxes to pay for their roads.
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Will The 2016 Legislative Session Be Remembered More For What Wasn't Accomplished?
Despite passing more than 100 bills, and resolving issues that had lingered in the the legislature for years, the 2016 session of the Indiana General Assembly may be remembered more for what lawmakers couldn't get done.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2016
GOP Road Funding Proposal Reaches Conference Committee
Lawmakers debated road funding in a conference committee hearing as lawmakers approach the end of this session's debate
Read MoreMarch 1, 2016
Senate Advances Its Version Of Road Funding Compromise
The Senate's version of the road funding bill does not raise any taxes, unlike its House counterpart. Instead, it would spend down the state's surplus and give local governments more freedom to raise or create road funding taxes. It would also create a new task force compromised of lawmakers and state and local officials.
Read MoreFebruary 29, 2016
House GOP Ties Road Funding Plan To Regional Cities And Pensioner Money
It's the GOP representatives' latest move to preserve a plan that is funded by contentious gas and cigarette tax increases.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2016
Lawmakers Inch Closer To Agreement On Road Funding
But, there are still fundamental disagreements over whether the state should implement short or long term solutions this session.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2016
Legislative Maneuvering Begins For Competing Road Funding Plans
The House Roads and Transportation Committee advanced Senate Bill 333 -- Gov. Mike Pence's state road funding plan -- but not before making some major changes.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2016
Senate Gets First Look At House GOP Road Funding Plan
The plan includes increases in the gas and cigarette taxes. Its authors argue they are modest, necessary moves that help create a long term funding solution. But several members of the Senate Appropriations Committee seemed skeptical about proposal's tax increases.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Senate Approves Gov. Pence's Road Plan
Senate legislators unanimously endorsed Gov. Mike Pence's short term road funding plan Wednesday, sending it to the House one day after House Republicans pushed through their long term road plan.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2016
Cigarette, Gas Tax Increases Approved For Road Funds
Indiana residents would pay more for gasoline and cigarettes but less in state income taxes under a bill the House has approved.
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