Oct 1, 2007 | Legislative
Details Emerge on What is a “Taxable Service” The construction industry dodged a major bullet this week during the state’s budget negotiations. All the way up to the 11th hour, the Legislature and governor were discussing adding a sales tax to a range of services. The...
Sep 26, 2007 | Legislative
MITA informed contractors in a bulletin last week about the possibility of a state government shutdown. MITA continues to hear rumors that legislators will avoid the situation by passing a temporary continuation budget. Nonetheless, MITA believes it is important that...
Sep 24, 2007 | Legislative
Senate Finance Committee Approves Highway Trust Fund Fix The Senate Finance committee on September 21 unanimously approved “The American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act,” legislation that will generate new revenues for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)...
Sep 20, 2007 | Legislative
As a possible state government shutdown looms, MITA lobbyists have been busy working the corridors of the state capitol. From raids on road dollars, to gas tax tweaks, new taxes on services, ground water discharge fees or possible government shutdown, the mutations...
Sep 18, 2007 | Legislative
MITA staff have been a part of the state legislative budget wranglings reported in the news in recent days. Just yesterday, the State Senate passed a one-month extension on the state budget in order to avoid a shutdown. The governor has threatened to veto the bill,...
Sep 13, 2007 | Legislative
State Revolving Fund Projects Bring Work for Underground As the state’s fiscal year comes to an end in three weeks, the state will close the books on an expected $550 million in loans for fiscal year 2007, compared to awards averaging only $160 million per year over...