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Tax revenues were down during the third quarter of 2009 in 44 states, according to a new report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.

States are hoping to use federal stimulus money to add technological advancements to their streets and highways to create "smart" roads.

Smart rates that reflect the variability of energy demand will be an essential aspect of smart electricity grid, according to experts. To get there, states will have to make some changes.

The first draft of the house stimulus package has been released. This piece from Stateline looks at its major components.

In an effort to secure federal stimulus funding, cities and states are elbowing to see who can get transportation projects started the fastest.

As some baseball teams end their runs at Spring Training sites in Florida and Arizona, the two states clamor to attract teams and the economic benefits that follow.

More and more states are looking to cash in on the movie business by building film studios and offering tax incentives to filmmakers.

America's infrastructure is struggling, but from where will the funding and political will come to fix it?

Digital billboards are slowly cropping up in cities across the country. Federal officials have ruled them safe, but many opponents are calling them a blight and a safety hazard.

The state of Missouri's fast-track plan to fund, repair, and maintain its bridges is being called a model for the rest of the nation.

Federal gas taxes must be raised to address a highway funding deficit of $11 billion, according to a new report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

The the next five years, the oldest members of the baby boom generation will turn 65, causing alarms in some quarters about a "retirement tsunami." Will this demographic shift be as dramatic as doomsayers claim?

To survive in the 21st century, major metro areas work together to plan their transportation and economic strategies.