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 - December 16, 2015 6:17 pm
A highway funding working group presented four proposals for increasing money for highways to the governor by its Tuesday deadline, but only one of those proposals might meet his requirement…
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 - October 5, 2015 10:17 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 27, 2015 2:57 pm
The Governor’s Working Group on Highways has been meeting for months to discuss possible solutions for short-term, medium-range and long-term funding goals to maintain and repair Arkansas highways. Currently, the…
by - September 23, 2015 4:44 pm
Among the ideas being considered by the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding has been transferring some of the state’s 16,418 miles of roads to cities and counties. The Association…
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 - 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…
by - May 17, 2015 11:57 am
Rep. Joe Jett, chairman of the House Revenue & Tax Committee, says he will propose to a working group a study of using 25% of surplus funds for potential future…
by - May 6, 2015 3:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of the Working Group on Highway Funding as directed by executive order. Members are as follows: Duncan Baird, budget director for Gov. Hutchinson, Chairman…
by - May 5, 2015 6:49 pm
Speaking recently at the Arkansas Trucking Association’s Annual Business meeting in Hot Springs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped a few names or positions of names likely to be on the working…
