Jul 23, 2010 | Legislative
Prospects for reauthorization of the federal highway spending bill seem remote given the current climate in Washington. Kenneth Orski, a public policy consultant in Washington wrote a brief analysis that we thought we would share with you. His column underscores the...
Jul 16, 2010 | Legislative
Don’t waste your summer. Educate your local candidates for office about infrastructure issues before the upcoming election. Even if every incumbent running for reelection to the state legislature is successful, over half the legislature will be brand new in January. ...
Jul 9, 2010 | Legislative
This spring the Granholm Administration was floating a plan to use the AUC-backed Proposal 2 bond dollars approved in 2002 as a revenue source for the state’s brownfield clean-up program. While those dollars were meant for sewer infrastructure, the state has borrowed...
Jun 25, 2010 | Legislative
As you may know, the Michigan Legislature begins its summer break on Tuesday, June 30th through Thursday, July 9th and even beyond that time, there isn’t much that takes place over the summer months in Lansing on the legislative front. While during this time,...
Jun 24, 2010 | Legislative
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan released 19.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into waterways in 2008 and now a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) national survey on clean water needs indicates that Michigan must invest $7 billion in wastewater and stormwater...
Jun 18, 2010 | Legislative
A vote could come as early as next week in the state Senate on legislation that would authorize the use of toll roads and allow MDOT to solicit bids for a new international bridge to Canada. This legislation (HB 4961) could potentially bring in billions of dollars of...
