Sep 11, 2020 | Legislative
In February, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that she was authorizing the Department of Transportation to sell transportation bonds to inject $3.5 billion of additional investment into the state’s transportation network over the next five years. The Michigan...
Aug 17, 2020 | Legislative
Throughout the campaign season, MITA members are invited to join Vice President of Government Relations, Lance Binoniemi and our lobbying team at Governmental Consultant Services Inc. (GCSI) in a series of Zoom presentations done by various members of the Republican...
Jul 17, 2020 | Legislative
For several years, the Michigan Legislature has been debating, and, ultimately, changing certain speed limits on Michigan’s roads. Not without controversy, certain speed limits have been raised where it is safe and possible to do so. Recently, policy makers have...
Jul 7, 2020 | Legislative
For those who have state ID cards, vehicle registrations, driver’s licenses, permits, endorsements, and certifications that expired on or after March 1, 2020, legislation has passed and been signed into law to extend those expirations through September 30, 2020....
Jun 12, 2020 | Legislative
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that legislators did not violate the constitution when they passed legislation in late 2018 that established the The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority. MITA Executive Vice President Mike Nystrom was appointed by Governor...
Jun 2, 2020 | Legislative
As we begin to reopen a large part of the economy that was shuttered during the height of the COVID-19 crisis, there are still significant health measures and safety restrictions that will be around for some time. One of those is a firm restriction on the number of...
