News coverage: Transportation funding

Transportation funding for Northern Va., fees and taxes

See also: Coverage of highway projects, transit to Tysons/Dulles and other transit.

2008

• May 9 - "Poorest would be hurt by tax hikes" (Washington Post)
• May 8 - "Kaine sets roads session for June 23" (Washington Examiner)
• May 8 - "Statewide solution on roads discussed" (Washington Post)
• May 6 - "Business groups back roads taxes" (Washington Examiner)
• May 2 - "Va. legislators try to map strategy on roads" (Washington Post)

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• Apr. 30 - "Kaine prepares to unveil new transportation funding plan" (Washington Examiner)
• Apr. 30 - "Kaine may float gas-tax increase to offset shortfall" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 29 - "YouTube effort to highlight N.Va. gridlock gets little traffic" (Washington Examiner)
• Apr. 29 - "Kaine to soon roll out transportation package" (WTOP Newsradio)
• Apr. 26 - "Kaine: Road session's on, deal or not" (AP)
• Apr. 25 - "Governor, lawmakers show no signs of reaching agreement" (Washington Examiner)
• Apr. 25 - "Tax issue muddles outlook on Va. roads" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 24 - "Kaine to call June roads session" (Washington Examiner)
• Apr. 17 - "Plan would cut roads funds 44%" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 14 - "N.Va. authority is insolvent, but not silent" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 13 - "Kaine goes on tax hike campaign" (WTOP Newsradio)
• Apr. 5 - "Transportation fund fight had futile end in 2006; could it recur?" (AP)
• Apr. 3 - "Money for roads is set to run out, Kaine says" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 2 - "Agreement fleeting as Kaine talks road funding with legislators" (AP)

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• Mar. 26 - "Bill creates process for refunding $13 million in taxes, fees" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 25 - "Taxpayers face different systems to receive $24 million in refunds" (Washington Examiner)
• Mar. 25 - "With agency in limbo, officials focus on how to meet expenses" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 20 - "Regional panel wary of toll plan" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 19 - "Editorial: Record budget cheats transportation, again" (Washington Examiner)
• Mar. 19 - "House, Senate spar over whether to raise taxes" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 17 - "Report suggests new tolls for region" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 13 - "Transportation fix, take 2: The cast and plot change" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 11 - "Transportation projects hit roadblock in Virginia" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 8 - "House leaders reject tax plan, call for regional transportation fix" (Washington Examiner)
• Mar. 7 - "Saslaw pushes tax increase to fill transportation gap after ruling" (Washington Examiner)
• Mar. 7 - "New, higher taxes part of Senate plan" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 6 - "Gas tax plan roils Senate debate over N.Va. transportation fix" (Washington Examiner)
• Mar. 6 - "Va. Senate Democrats want gas, title tax hikes" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 5 - "NVTA decision creates transportation mess" (Fairfax Times)
• Mar. 4 - "NVTA struggles to stop tax collections" (Washington Examiner)
• Mar. 4 - "Panel orders localities to stop collecting taxes, fees" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 2 - "Legislators want roads fix by end of week" (AP)
• Mar. 1 - "Ruling hinders Va. road options" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• Mar. 1 - "Breaking down the fees" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 1 - "Local officials buoyed by court ruling" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 1 - "Va. road taxing authority rejected" (Washington Post)

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• Feb. 29 - "Surprise ruling forces road funding back before Kaine, lawmakers" (AP)
• Feb. 29 - "Court deals 'severe setback' to transportation plans" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• Feb. 29 - State's high court rules No.Va. transportation authority, taxes unconstitutional (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• Feb. 29 - "Supreme Court kills $300 million in taxes, fees" (Washington Examiner)
• Feb. 29 - "What's dead, what survives from 2007 transportation funding law" (Washington Examiner)
• Feb. 29 - "Va. Supreme Court overturns N.Va. transit authority" (Washington Post)
• Feb. 26 - "Tax relief, transportation proposals essentially killed this year" (Washington Post)
• Feb. 15 - "Transit agency tax projections to drop dramtically" (Washington Examiner)

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• Jan. 31 - "Va. driver penalties nearing an end" (Washington Post)
• Jan. 23 - "Repeal of abusive-driver fees passes easily in Va. House" (Washington Post)
• Jan. 11 - "Va. Senate Democrats looking for revenue" (Washington Post)
• Jan. 9 - "Kaine to call for repeal of abusive-driver fees" (Washington Post)
• Jan. 1 - "Va. braces for tax hits" (Washington Post)

2007

• Dec. 30 - "Critics of Va. abusive-driver fees point to increase in traffic deaths" (Washington Post)
• Dec. 8 - "Tax on home sales in N.Va. is soon to go up fivefold" (Washington Post)
• Dec. 6 - "Study questions Va. driver fees" (Washington Post)

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• Oct. 17 - "C. Board to set $514 million in transportation priorities" (Arlington Sun Gazette)

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• Sep. 27 - "District judge rules abusive-driver fees unconstitutional" (Washington Post)

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• Aug. 29 - "N.Va. Transit Authority may impose taxes, judge rules" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 26 - "Va. bad-driver fees could snag officials" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 24 - "Prompt change urged in Va. fees" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 22 - "Democrats widen attack on bad-driver fees" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 9 - "Navy veteran challenges new abusive driver fees" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 8 - "Lawsuit adds to roads bill challenges" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 3 - "Henrico judge suspends driver fees" (Washington Post)

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• July 27 - "Va. GOP proposes bad-driver law overhaul" (Washington Post)
• July 24 - "Va. enacted bad-driver fees despite red flags" (Washington Post)
• July 20 - "Kaine, Howell mount joint defense of new fees" (Washington Post)
• July 17 - "Va. driver fees now election weapon" (Washington Post)
• July 14 - "N.Va. asks for legal validation of taxes, fees" (Washington Post)
• July 13 - "Transportation board in N.Va. approves plan to raise taxes" (Washington Post)
• July 12 - "Transportation authority poised to raise $300 million" (Washington Post)
• July 11 - "Pr. William backs transportation tax plan" (Washington Post)
• July 7 - "Tax panel asked to approve bonds" (Washington Post)

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• June 26 - "More than $100 million set for Va. transportation projects" (Washington Examiner)
• June 22 - "New funding buoys Virginia transportation budget" (Washington Examiner)

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• May 4 - "Officials seek to halt plan for roads" (Washington Post)

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• Apr. 13 - "Area panel on roads examines new role" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 6 - "Transportation package nears approval in Northern Virginia" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 4 - "Va. transportation bill on verge of approval" (Washington Post)

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• Mar. 27 - "Kaine's road plan increases borrowing" (Washington Post)
• Mar. 8 - "Kaine maps ideas for roads" (Washington Post)

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• Feb. 25 - "Va. House, Senate approve roads bill" (Washington Post)
• Feb. 24 - "Va. GOP lawmakers hammer out transportation bill" (Washington Post)

2006

2005

• Dec. 13 - "Bust open the piggy bank" (Arlington Connection)
• Dec. 5 - "A future free from gridlock, for a price" (Washington Post)

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• Apr. 27 - "Local road taxing suggested for Va." (Washington Post)

2004

• Jan. 25 - "Gas tax debates rage" (Washington Post)

2003

• Mar. 20 - "Drive under way for federal transportation funds" (Northern Va. Journal)

2002

• Oct. 9 - "Tax-hike backers hit the road" (Northern Va. Journal)

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• Sept. 26 - "Tax hike opposers say support base weak" (Northern Va. Journal)
• Sept. 26 - "Transit topic of candidates' debate" (Northern Va. Journal)
• Sept. 26 - "Sales tax supporters pulling ahead" (Washington Post)
• Sept. 25 - "Environmental groups say 'Vote no on sales tax'" (Arlington Connection)
• Sept. 24 - "Tax increase on the table Nov. 5" (Northern Va. Journal)
• Sept. 23 - "Fix it first" (Northern Va. Journal - editorial)
• Sept. 19 - "Road projects wouldn't end N.Va.'s misery" (Washington Post)
• Sept. 16 - "Arlington board backs referendum" (Northern Va. Journal)
• Sept. 15 - "Fairfax seen as key to tax battle" (Washington Post)
• Sept. 8 - "Taking a stand on tax proposal" (Washington Post)
• Sept. 6 - "Arlington Democratic Committee backs tax hike" (Northern Va. Journal)

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• Aug. 20 - "Official: Referendum needs specifics for support" (Northern Va. Journal)
• Aug. 15 - "Arlington Board majority supports sales tax proposal" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 8 - "Panel plans fair share of any N.Va. roads funds" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 4 - "Referendum could fuel dramatic power shift" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 1 - "In-sync lights would aid traffic, air" (Northern Va. Journal)

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• July 29 - "Tax vote campaign hits N. Va. roadblocks" (Washington Post)
• July 25 - "Board members inch closer to supporting referendum" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• July 24 - "Transportation referendum suit rejected" (Northern Va. Journal)
• July 24 - "Sales tax foes lose in court" (Washington Post)
• July 23 - "Board expected to support tax hike" (Northern Va. Journal)
• July 18 - "Zimmerman mulls options on transportation referendum" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• July 18 - "Backers of Va. sales tax increase tout affordability" (Washington Post)
• July 11 - "Chamber presses County Board on referendum" (Arlington Sun Gazette)

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• June 27 - "New right-on-red signs cause confusion" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• June 21 - "Area traffic remains among nation's worst" (Northern Va. Journal)
• June 21 - "Va. approves transportation cutbacks" (Washington Post)
• June 19 - "Virginia digs up money for roads" (Northern Va. Journal)
• June 14 - "Anti-tax groups diverse, united on referendum" (Washington Post)

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• May 23 - "Chamber of Commerce joins call for referendum's passage" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• May 23 - "Bridge woes in Arlington" (Washington Post)
• May 23 - "Officials survey road damage" (Washington Post)
• May 16 - "Va. to cut roads budget by a third" (Washington Post)
• May 2 - "Wild cards abound in contest to sell the sales tax vote" (Washington Post)

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• Apr. 24 - "Assembly delegation finds referendum money for county" (Arlington Connection)
• Apr. 21 - "Contentious referendum fight is expected" (Northern Va. Journal)
• Apr. 18 - "Sales tax ballot bill for N. Va. approved" (Washington Post)
• Apr. 2 - "County seeks money to repair roads" (Northern Va. Journal)

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• Feb. 8 - "Emergency vehicles, buses might control traffic lights" (Northern Va. Journal)

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• Jan. 18 - "No money for roads projects, Warner says" (Washington Post)

2001

• Dec. 2 - "Petition pushes left-turn lanes" (Arlington Journal)