Feb 15, 2023 | Legislative
Last week, Governor Whitmer and State Budget Director Chris Harkins, delivered her 2024 fiscal year budget recommendations to a joint meeting of the House and Senate Appropriation Committees. Her proposed $79 billion budget recommends a $478 million increase from...
Jan 24, 2023 | Legislative
Recently, MITA joined the County Road Association of Michigan and several other local governmental groups in a press conference to introduce a new study commissioned on electric vehicles and their impact on road funding. Throughout 2023, MITA will continue to churn...
Jan 10, 2023 | Legislative
Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the federal government has sent millions upon millions of dollars to state and local governments in relief through the American Rescue Plans Act (ARPA). The money came with some strings attached that became confusing for...
Dec 19, 2022 | Legislative
With the dedication from the MITA membership and a lot of effort put forth by a lot of you, the MITA PAC has reached its goal of raising $250,000 in 2022 having raised over $252,000 thus far. This was made possible by more than 222 donations either one time or...
Nov 17, 2022 | Legislative
We continue to gain on our overall PAC raising goal of $250,000 for 2022 and have raised over $247,000. Coming in strong at the end of the year with 5 individual donors is Alta Equipment Company, recognizing the importance of what having a seat at the political table...
Nov 17, 2022 | Legislative
Just a week after the elections, where Governor Gretchen Whitmer won her re-election by over 11 percentage points, she was asked about her priorities moving into her second term as Governor of Michigan. As has been a top priority for Governor Whitmer in her first...
