Connecticut Begins $1.6 Billion New Haven Line Upgrade
Connecticut began a $340.7 million first phase of the TIME-1 New Haven Line upgrade on July 27, while approximately $1.3 billion in later phases remains not fully funded.
State Budget
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South Carolina budget deal leaves raises and projects awaiting final votes
A July 22 compromise would fund teacher and state-worker raises and key services, but South Carolina still lacked an enacted 2026-27 budget on July 29.
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WSSU gets nearly $45M in NC budget: nursing loans, scholarships, pay, upgrades
WSSU says NC’s July 7, 2026 budget signing includes nearly $45 million for Cheatham-White scholarships, a forgivable nursing-loan pilot, employee pay, and campus upgrades.
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NC budget repayment rule for I-77 South: 90-day clock for CRTPO votes
Charlotte NC – Signed July 7, 2026, NC’s budget gives a 90-day clock to undo a May 20 CRTPO I-77 rescission and potentially avoid reimbursement.
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Proposed North Carolina budget rule could make Charlotte-area governments repay I-77 South design costs if support is rescinded
A proposed change in North Carolina’s 2026 budget would create a “repayment if support is rescinded” mechanism for certain statewide transportation projects. For the I-77 South express-lanes effort, it could require Charlotte-area governments that voted to pull support after predevelopment begins to reimburse NCDOT for preliminary work—unless they reinstate support within a 90-day window.
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State budget adds ferry tolls for Knotts Island commuters
Moyock NC – North Carolina’s July 2 budget ratification adds tolls to the Currituck-Knotts Island ferry, creating new costs for commuters and families.
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NYC’s pied-à-terre tax is now law and could raise $500M a year
New York, NY — The FY 2027 budget adds a surcharge on luxury NYC second homes, aimed at nonresident owners and projected to raise about $500M a year.