Nov 11, 2009 | Legislative
The Senate is poised to vote tomorrow morning on legislation (SB 388 and 389) that would allow an optional tax on the vehicle registration fee to pay for state parks. While we are not opposed to state parks, for almost five years legislators have told us that “now is...
Oct 8, 2009 | Legislative
The State Revolving Fund program will see a sizeable 1st quarter (beginning in October, 2009), with over 40 projects worth $300 million likely being advertised later this month. This list does not include any “mega” Detroit and Dearborn projects. This should bode...
Oct 2, 2009 | Legislative
With the close of the fiscal year looming on Wednesday, the U.S. Congress and the Michigan Legislature were scurrying to complete their work on the fiscal year 2010 budgets. After much political wrangling, the legislature passed a transportation budget (SB 254) that...
Sep 30, 2009 | Legislative
Fifteen hours before construction projects would be idled, policymakers came to an agreement on the state’s transportation budget in the face of tonight’s midnight end of the fiscal year. A MITA press release last week announced a possible government shutdown and...
Sep 17, 2009 | Legislative
Several MITA companies have already taken up the industry challenge of 1,000 calls to legislator offices and signed up for legislator call days for their employees. AIS Construction Equipment, Michigan CAT, JDE Equipment Company, Wolverine Tractor and Equipment and...
Sep 1, 2009 | Legislative
Legislators are coming back to the state capitol after taking a summer recess and with your company’s help, the message will be clear: It’s time to fix our roads. MITA has made it a goal that legislator offices will receive over 1,000 calls from the toll-free number...
