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2010 Governor's Legislation - Transportation Investment Act

For the last decade or more, Georgia has underinvested in its transportation infrastructure, harvesting the benefits of previous investments in our water ports, airports, interstates, and transit systems, but failing to maintain a level of investement consistent with population and economic growth in the state. more »

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March 11, 2010	GAINESVILLE TIMES - A bill that would fund transportation projects through sales taxes is a moving target, lawmakers say. House Bill 1218 would give residents of 12 districts in the state the opportunity to vote for a 1 percent sales tax to fund regional transportation projects, which would be determined at the time of a referendum. more »
March 10, 2010	SAPORTA REPORT - A pretty amazing resolution was introduced this week that basically describes the Georgia Department of Transportation as incompetent when it comes to developing anything other than highways, roads and bridges. more »
March 9, 2010	AJC - The House Transportation Committee has passed a bill that would reduce Transportation Board members’ terms from five years to two. more »
March 9, 2010	AJC - For years, Georgia’s economy has been starved of the transportation funding necessary for growth. Now, after years of legislative infighting, Gov. Sonny Perdue and his leadership have introduced the Transportation Investment Act of 2010. Although our region is desperate for more transportation investment, we should insist on a bill that supports the whole system. more »
March 9, 2010	AJC - Gov. Sonny Perdue’s proposal for transportation funding is running into serious issues in the House Transportation Committee, where the proposal was debated again Tuesday. more »
March 8, 2010	LUCID IDIOCY - One of the big hurdles for the governor's plan to find more transportation funding, besides the fact that the bill currently includes language he's promised to veto, is the likelihood of a constitutional challenge. more »
March 7, 2010	SAPORTA BLOG - Georgia built a world class public transportation system. Georgia destroyed a world class transportation system. Georgia can build a world class transit system again. more »
March 7, 2010	MACON TELEGRAPH - The push to find new funding for state transportation projects, now in its third year, is on the rocks again as rural leaders grapple with Gov. Sonny Perdue. more »
March 5, 2010	CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS - Some state lawmakers on Thursday questioned the constitutionality of a bill setting up regional planning and funding for transportation projects. more »
March 4, 2010	ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE - Georgia lawmakers got a first look Thursday at a new version of a transportation funding bill that would give local governments more control than the original proposal backed by Gov. Sonny Perdue. more »

March 11, 2010

GAINESVILLE TIMES - A bill that would fund transportation projects through sales taxes is a moving target, lawmakers say. House Bill 1218 would give residents of 12 districts in the state the opportunity to vote for a 1 percent sales tax to fund regional transportation projects, which would be determined at the time of a referendum. more »

March 10, 2010

SAPORTA REPORT - A pretty amazing resolution was introduced this week that basically describes the Georgia Department of Transportation as incompetent when it comes to developing anything other than highways, roads and bridges. more »

March 9, 2010

AJC - The House Transportation Committee has passed a bill that would reduce Transportation Board members’ terms from five years to two. more »

March 9, 2010

AJC - For years, Georgia’s economy has been starved of the transportation funding necessary for growth. Now, after years of legislative infighting, Gov. Sonny Perdue and his leadership have introduced the Transportation Investment Act of 2010. Although our region is desperate for more transportation investment, we should insist on a bill that supports the whole system. more »

March 9, 2010

AJC - Gov. Sonny Perdue’s proposal for transportation funding is running into serious issues in the House Transportation Committee, where the proposal was debated again Tuesday. more »

March 8, 2010

LUCID IDIOCY - One of the big hurdles for the governor's plan to find more transportation funding, besides the fact that the bill currently includes language he's promised to veto, is the likelihood of a constitutional challenge. more »

March 7, 2010

SAPORTA BLOG - Georgia built a world class public transportation system. Georgia destroyed a world class transportation system. Georgia can build a world class transit system again. more »

March 7, 2010

MACON TELEGRAPH - The push to find new funding for state transportation projects, now in its third year, is on the rocks again as rural leaders grapple with Gov. Sonny Perdue. more »

March 5, 2010

CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS - Some state lawmakers on Thursday questioned the constitutionality of a bill setting up regional planning and funding for transportation projects. more »

March 4, 2010

ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE - Georgia lawmakers got a first look Thursday at a new version of a transportation funding bill that would give local governments more control than the original proposal backed by Gov. Sonny Perdue. more »

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