Tag: Transportation Funding
ZEV Mandate Should Spur Policy Talks on New Revenues for Transportation
It’s full steam ahead for the Newsom administration’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) strategy. But this enthusiasm for a new generation of automobile technology may degrade...
Governor: State Will Persist in Leading Way for Nation
The need for perseverance was a recurring theme this week when Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th and final report on the...
CalChamber Backs Constitutional Changes on Cap-and-Trade, Transportation Funds
Two proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the June 2018 ballot are being supported by the California Chamber of Commerce in accordance with...
Governor Calls for Fiscal Prudence with Budget Plan
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. this week proposed the final budget of his gubernatorial career, proposing to spend a record $190 billion without raising...
Final Budget Agreement Keeps Lid on New Spending
The Governor and legislative leaders announced on Tuesday, June 13 that they had reached an agreement on a $125 billion budget for the 2017–18...
Governor’s May Budget Revise Continues to Hold Line on Spending
Last week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised budget plan for 2017–18 that continues to restrain new spending. The Governor warned that...
Road Repair/Transportation Investment Plan Unveiled
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg joined Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and legislative leaders this week at a State Capitol...
Transportation Needs Long-Term Solution Now
The damage to our roads and bridges from California’s most recent storms merely highlights and underscores the need to invest in our crumbling transportation...
Road Repair and Congestion Relief Solution Awaits Legislative Consensus
Since 1991, California’s population has increased 31%, resulting in a 36% increase in vehicle miles traveled on the state’s streets and roads.
In addition, the...
May Budget Revision: Amid Declining Revenue Growth, Governor Holds Spending Line, Makes Saving a Priority
On May 13, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released his May Revision to the California state budget. In addition to the budget numbers, graphs...
