AUGUSTA, Maine — A commission tasked with solving Maine’s transportation funding shortfall will recommend an immediate infusion of between $20 million and $60 million while punting a range of possible solutions to the next Legislature.
March 4, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Safety, TCA
Maine Panel Recommends Hiking Road Funding
Government, Business, TCA
Gridlocked Maine Panel Could Punt Transportation Funding Fix
A commission looking to solve Maine’s persistent transportation funding shortfall broke down in a Feb. 11 hearing, with frustrated members saying it should punt its work to 2021 — or to voters — amid differences over budget transfers and the gas tax.
February 12, 2020Government, Business, TCA
Maine Republicans Target Vehicle Sales Tax to Fund Transportation
Republicans in the Maine Legislature on Feb. 6 revived the idea of diverting a large portion of vehicle sales tax revenue to roads and bridges in a move that could further complicate negotiations centering on solving a similarly sized transportation shortfall.
February 7, 2020