Across the country, voters made their voices heard on ballot questions that will unleash billions of dollars in new project spending. The results also put in place rule changes that, in many cases, will have an impact on owners, firms and employees. Not all items gained support among tax-and-spend weary voters, but some won big.
Voters approved 69% of some 280 state and local transportation funding measures, which Alison P. Black, American Road and Transportation Builders Association chief economist, said was a record number in the U.S., generating more than $201 billion in new funds and spending authority.