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Legislators file bills to extend Maricopa County’s transportation tax
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Legislature 2020: How to spend surplus of money
State lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to deal with something they appear to have plenty: Money and who gets it.
Agencies make case for new spending, but most requests likely doomed
Gov. Doug Ducey is looking for good policies and savings. But requests for money from the general fund, the state’s all-purpose kitty, are tougher to justify than those that come from other sources, like grants and fees.
Growing pains on roads across the state
Phoenix commuters spent an average of 51 hours stuck in traffic per year, ranking 13th nationally, just ahead of Philadelphia, according to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard from researchers at Texas A&M University.
Ducey’s hand out for fed fix of state roads
Unwilling to even consider a gas tax hike, Gov. Doug Ducey is now counting on the Trump administration to help Arizona deal with its road-construction needs.
Facing ‘decaying infrastructure,’ transportation committee moves toward hiking gas tax
State lawmakers took the first steps this afternoon to asking voters to hike what they pay every time they fill up their cars and trucks.
Counties, cities hope HURF restoration will become permanent
For cities and counties, 2016 represented at least a temporary reprieve in the long-running sweep of road maintenance funds they’ve spent years trying to reverse.
State board to discuss transportation funding for Arizona
State officials plan a brainstorming session on transportation funding.
McCain: Senate transportation bill would provide long-term certainty
Few things are as essential to economic growth and development as our nation’s roads. In a state as expansive as Arizona, riders understand the importance of having sound infrastructure, especially when it fails, as it did with the recent bridge collapse on I-10 in California not far from the Arizona border that continues to impact travelers across our state and region.
South Mountain Freeway marches forward: $1.9B project’s federal approval spurs variety of reactions
The Federal Highway Administration’s approval of the South Mountain Freeway project last month elicited reactions of frustration, hope and even indifference by some of those affected by the $1.9 billion transportation project.
Border Patrol checkpoints explained: Airports vs. roads
The arrest of a prominent immigration activist and former journalist at a Texas airport was a reminder of the authority that the U.S. Border Patrol has in conducting checkpoints.
