Minneapolis, MN
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The Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce is backing a sales tax increase that would help pay for transit expansion in the metro…
More info at http://finance-commerce.com/2013/04/minneapolis-chamber-backs-transit-tax-hike-for-metro/
Washtenaw County, MI
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A new proposed transit plan for urban core communities is being discussed by local leaders…
More info at http://www.heritage.com/articles/2013/04/05/heritagewest/news/doc515f1a87c616c231166450.txt?viewmode=fullstory
Pinellas County, FL
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In about a month, Greenlight Pinellas will become a frequently heard phrase.
Final approval of the campaign slogan is expected at the April 24 board meeting of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority [PSTA]…
More info at http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/21877275/2013/04/04/new-transit-plans-get-the-green-light
Durham, NC
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On Monday, Durham County shoppers started paying for their transit future…
More info at http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2013/04/03/215139/pay-now-for-transit-future-pay.html
Columbia, SC
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If a newly formed bus riders group has its way, riders in the Midlands will have a greater say in decisions made regarding public transportation…
More info at http://www.thestate.com/2013/04/03/2706800/new-columbia-bus-riders-group.html
Los Angeles, CA
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A minority of voters living in a daisy chain of small, suburban and relatively upscale enclaves around the county's outer rim were largely responsible for last fall's razor thin defeat of a $90-billion transit tax that received lopsided ballot box support, a Times analysis shows…
More info at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax-vote-20130331,0,926533.story
Atlanta, GA
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Two transit measures that are important to metro Atlanta commuters were resolved when the state Legislature ended its 2013 session late Thursday…
More info at http://saportareport.com/blog/2013/03/legislature-oks-8-1-million-for-xpress-buses-stalls-marta-reorganization-plan/
Annapolis, MD
Released by The Washington Post
Maryland lawmakers gave final approval Friday to the first increase in the state’s gas tax in 20 years, acting to replenish a transportation fund that is rapidly running out of money for highway construction and long-planned mass-transit projects…
Wake County, NC
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Proponents of a half-cent sales tax to pay for increased bus service and commuter rail in Wake County said recently they will no longer push for the tax to be added as a referendum on the fall 2013 ballot…
More info at http://www.raleighpublicrecord.org/news/transit/2013/03/28/transit-advocates-wont-push-for-wake-tax-in-2013/
Richmond, VA
Released by The Washington Post
The General Assembly’s landmark transportation-funding overhaul and a Medicaid deal that Democrats linked to it are unconstitutional, according to two legal opinions Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II issued Friday…