by - May 14, 2016 9:41 am
The call for the May 19 special session is expected to come “some time after lunch on Monday” and will contain “anywhere between five and 15” items, Speaker of the…
by - May 10, 2016 4:11 pm
At least three legislative proposals are being floated for a highways-focused special session planned for May 19, but on Tuesday the speaker of the House and Senate President pro tempore…
by - May 5, 2016 8:13 pm
With the Revenue Stabilization Act that funds much of state government on his desk, Gov. Asa Hutchinson Thursday was looking ahead to a special session focused on highways that he…
by - April 19, 2016 12:14 pm
State-level taxes and fees on motor fuels in the U.S. averaged 26.5 cents per gallon as of Jan. 1, 2016, and officials with some states are considering raising or lowering…
by - April 12, 2016 3:29 pm
Failure to pass his Arkansas Works program could lead to the cancellation of a planned special session for highways, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a press conference Tuesday (April 12)….
by - February 14, 2016 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has floated the idea of cutting the state’s largest economic development incentive program as a funding source for highways, but the idea is being resisted by…
by - January 21, 2016 8:25 am
Editor’s note: Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little Rock, is the author of this guest commentary. He served on the Working Group for Highway Funding. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in…
by - January 19, 2016 1:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Tuesday announced a plan to increase highway funding by $750 million over the next 10 years, making the state eligible for $2 billion in federal matching funds…
by - December 1, 2015 3:17 pm
An October poll by the Good Roads Foundation found that Arkansans support more funding for highways but would oppose any increase in the gas tax above 2 cents per gallon….
by - November 23, 2015 11:59 am
A proposal that would increase motor fuels taxes by 15 cents per gallon, paired with an earned income tax credit, is the best approach for funding highways without hurting lower-income…
by - November 19, 2015 6:40 pm
The Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding is finalizing four funding proposals for Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) that would increase money for highways. Hutchinson afterward said he’ll only consider proposals…
by - October 22, 2015 4:17 pm
The Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding will offer five separate short-term highway funding proposals to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
by - October 19, 2015 1:16 pm
There are two options available for increasing revenue for much needed highway projects: raise taxes or transfer funding from existing line items in the state budget, Arkansas Highway and Transportation…
by - October 5, 2015 2:39 pm
Half of Arkansans believe the condition of the state’s roads is “a major problem that deserves attention,” but 64% oppose raising motor fuels taxes to address it, according to a…
by - September 20, 2015 7:43 pm
Highway funding has been more than a speed bump for policymakers to find a way to increase revenue while gas tax collections sputter and inflation keeps raising the price of…
by - August 30, 2015 7:43 pm
Increasing the diesel tax to pay for highway maintenance and improvements is “something to be considered” because the trucking industry supports it, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Friday. Interviewed…
by - August 25, 2015 8:49 pm
The Arkansas Good Roads Foundation, a group that advocates for transportation investment and spending, is recommending an increase in the state’s motor fuel taxes of 10 cents per gallon to…
by - July 30, 2015 4:04 pm
A short-term highway bill drew the support Thursday of 91 U.S. Senators, including Arkansas’ Republican U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton. The Senate voted 91-4 Thursday to approve HR…
by - July 15, 2015 5:45 pm
A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday. The 312-119 vote on H.R. 3038…
by - June 23, 2015 4:42 pm
On Wednesday, the 20-member Working Group on Highway Funding will hold its first meeting to discuss the state’s road funding options. Six years ago, the Blue Ribbon Committee on Highway…
