39 Alerts From the ILLINOIS Tag

NMA E-Newsletter #259: A Private Windfall, a Public Bust

December 29, 2013 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Parking, PPP, Public Private Partnership, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING

  As 2013 winds down, Indiana lawmakers and Governor Mike Pence are scrambling to come up with the money to fund the state’s transportation infrastructure. Governor Pence announced the creation of a “blue ribbon” panel to look at funding alternatives for future transportation projects, but it may be too little too late. At issue is […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #251: Usefulness Takes a Backseat to Technology and the Law

November 3, 2013 • CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, INSURANCE, MARYLAND, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, Technology, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA

Did you rush out and buy the latest and greatest iPhone, the 5S model, as soon as it became available last month?  If so, this newsletter is for you.  Actually, since smartphone technology typically follows in Apple’s footsteps, everyone who uses the mobile communication devices will eventually need to pay heed.  Here’s a hint:  Many […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #238: An Easy Way to Speak Up

August 4, 2013 • 85TH PERCENTILE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, LANE COURTESY, LETTER WRITING, LICENSE, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, SUPER SPEEDER, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, UNINSURED MOTORIST

Summer is a great time to set pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and write a letter to your local newspaper or to an elected official. Many NMA members have been doing just that so we thought we would share a few examples to inspire you. Executive Director of the NMA Foundation Board Jim […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #229: Time to Recognize Those Who Take a Stand

June 2, 2013 • CALIFORNIA, COMMUNITY, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, ROADBLOCK, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET QUOTA

Public officials taking outspoken, principled stances? It’s rare, but it does happen. What’s even rarer is when those stances favor drivers’ rights. Here are a few recent examples. During his 2012 re-election bid, Fullerton, California, City Councilman Travis Kiger publically spoke out against taking federal grant money to implement DUI roadblocks. He rightly criticized this […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #224: Justified—or Not

April 29, 2013 • CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, NMA BLOG, SPEED LIMIT

Public officials often use traffic engineering reports to justify policies motivated more by political expediency than by concern for public safety. In a recent three-part series for the NMA Blog (linked below), NMA Massachusetts Activist John Carr analyzes how misguided priorities result in deficient, misleading and inaccurate reports—reports that lead to poor traffic engineering and […]

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