Feb 12, 2015 | Legislative
This May, the industry and the entire state of Michigan have a huge opportunity to invest in roads and getting out the YES vote will play a huge role in ensuring success. It’s already February, so May is just around the corner. It’s imperative that everyone who is NOT...
Jan 28, 2015 | Legislative
During the lame duck session debate regarding road funding, several other measures were passed on the condition of passage of Proposal 1 on May 5th. A few of those pieces of legislation affect the trucking industry. Throughout the road funding debate over the past...
Dec 19, 2014 | Legislative
A multi-layered proposal to raise $1.2 billion for roads was approved by the House and Senate early this morning. Although MITA was let down not to resolve the transportation funding issue through a pure legislative fix, the proposal is a seismic shift on a number of...
Dec 8, 2014 | Legislative
MITA’s aggressive efforts to get the Legislature to pass a road funding solution before the end of this year are continuing this week, and we need YOUR HELP. The House and Session are in session, and road funding is still at the top of the list. You can be of...
Dec 5, 2014 | Legislative
Yesterday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a road funding plan that will add $1.2 billion to transportation funding through a phase-out of the six percent sales tax placed on fuel and an increase in the wholesale gas tax. Over the next six years, one...
Dec 2, 2014 | Legislative
MITA Action Alert: Contact Your State Representative There has never been a more important time for you to contact your State Representative and urge him/her to approve road funding. Please click here to find contact information for your legislator, and make the call...
