Mackenzi Klemann and Niki Kelly | Indiana Capital Chronicle Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order Wednesday to enact a 30-day suspension of the 7% sales tax on gasoline — with the potential for extensions. “I am declaring a gas tax holiday to give Hoosiers relief from the pain at the pump from high gas [...]
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz | Indiana Capital Chronicle A panel of state officials on Thursday green-lit a deal letting the Indiana Toll Road’s private operator raise rates twice annually — in exchange for a $700 million windfall — and the governor’s request to spend $200 million expanding a frozen low-income child care program. The Indiana Finance [...]
Elissa Maudlin | Daily Journal Three years ago, Johnson County officials estimated that roughly $382 million was needed for capital road projects. Now, the price tag is even higher. Officials now estimate that about $530 million is needed to fund capital road projects, said Luke Mastin, highway department director. Although he presented a plan to [...]
Niki Kelly | Indiana Capital ChronicleA House panel examining how to increase road funding dialed back a wide-ranging bill Monday.The House Roads and Transportation Committee accepted a substantial amendment to House Bill 1461 to remove several key concepts from the bill.Read the full story at https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/amendment-eliminates-delivery-fee-from-road-funding-bill/
Road and bridge advocates closed the books on the 2023 Indiana General Assembly session knowing a significant discussion on infrastructure funding was yet to come. In 2017, when lawmakers passed a historic funding package, their solution was informed by findings from the FIRSST (Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow) Task Force. Last year, [...]
The Build Indiana Council team recently attended the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In in Washington, D.C. The event with BIC’s federal partners served as a whirlwind, 36-hour trip to the nation’s capital and featured several productive conversations with the Hoosier Congressional delegation and federal/state transportation colleagues. The BIC team highlighted the need for Indiana to [...]
BIC was pleased to join Gov. Eric Holcomb and INDOT leaders in early April to officially launch the 2022 construction season. With more than 1,300 state projects scheduled for construction, this season is shaping up to be a productive one. The projects, along with preventative maintenance, represent more than $3 billion in investments this year. [...]
A new episode of BIC’s “The Crossroads Forum” podcast is out - and this episode covers some serious ground! From wrapping up the 2022 legislative session to talks of gas tax holidays, join BIC Executive Director Brian Gould and lobbyist Laurie Maudlin for an update on news and trends shaping the road and bridge industry. Hear [...]
Implementing the federal infrastructure law received a big boost this month, with Congress passing a 2022 spending bill. The move marks the end to the federal government being propped up by stopgap funding measures. For the road and bridge industry, the budget approval unlocks funding increases provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The [...]
A lot of things can happen, even in a “short” legislative session. With lawmakers headed toward a March 14 adjournment deadline, learn about the issues the Build Indiana Council team is tracking on the newest episode of The Crossroads Forum. Laurie Maudlin, a member of the BIC government affairs team, joins BIC Executive Director Brian [...]
