Shumlin-brokered compromise transportation package breezes by House and Senate in same day
Once the governor signs the bill, the new tax will go into effect by May 1.
Senate backs gas and diesel tax hike, calling it necessary evil
In a 23-5 vote, Vermont Senate approves 7.5 cent per gallon tax on gas Friday; tax set to take effect on May 1.
Margolis: “Prius Tax,” rebuffed in the House, has support in the Senate
Sen. Richard Mazza, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, also said he was “interested in it, because we have to be interested in it.”
Lawmakers look to phase in gas sales tax
Under the proposal, there would be a new 2 percent gas sales tax in June 2013, with no decrease in the excise per gallon tax. Then, in 2014, the sales tax would rise to 4 percent, just as there is a 6 cent reduction in the excise tax.
Shumlin administration challenges Legislature to devise alternative to gas sales tax
Retailers say gas tax will hurt businesses and send more drivers to New Hampshire for fuel.
VTrans transportation forum is Feb. 25 in Rutland
The Vermont Agency of Transportation and Rutland Regional Planning Commission invite you to attend a forum on transportation. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Sue Minter will be leading a public meeting to gather feedback on the agency’s strategic goals, priorities and performance.
$8.6 million state office modernization at National Life building gets mixed reviews
The state spiffed up all 180,000 square feet of the space it leases from insurance company based in Montpelier.
Transportation funding gap widens as gas tax revenues weaken
This year alone Vermont will see a roughly $30 million gap in state transportation revenues.
State transportation budget faces $250 million annual funding shortfall
“For the state to solve this problem [alone], we’d have to more than double what Vermonters are currently paying through a variety of sources – taxes and fees – to fund the transportation system. That’s simply not realistic,” Searles said.
ECHO presents – “That’s Brilliant”: Celebrating Vermont inventors with an outdoor winter theme
THAT’S BRILLIANT! is an evening dedicated to ingenuity and creativity by Vermont inventors with a focus on the Vermont Winter Outdoors and new this year, presentations by the VT Agency of Transportation and Vermont Ski Safety.
