Road Funding
Reitz: Lawmakers should consider 5 principles for funding roads (The Detroit News, 1/28/25)
State Infrastructure Group Delivers Road-Repair Proposal To Legislature (Radio Results Network, 1/27/25)
- MITA Mention: The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) announced it had delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the significant need and impact of implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure plan across Michigan would have on funding and fixing roads and bridges. [MORE IN STORY]
MITA Highlights Need For Infrastructure Investment Plan (Gongwer, 1/29/25) ATTACHED
- MITA Mention: The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association announced that documents have been delivered to each legislator highlighting the need for a long-term and sustainable infrastructure plan and the effect it would have on funding to fix roads and bridges. [MORE IN STORY]
Opinion | A case for road funding without charging taxpayers a dime (Bridge Michigan, 1/27/25)
Funding improves road quality (The Alpena News, 1/29/25)
EVs
E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees. (The New York Times, 1/27/25) ATTACHED
Conference
Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association Holds Conference, Trade Show (Construction Equipment Guide, 1/28/25)
- MITA Mention: Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) held its annual Conference and Trade Show Jan. 22-23 at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich. More than 1,400 attendees participated.
Michigan Legislature
House Committees Announced; GOP Picks Sit Middle Of The Road, Dems Feel Disregarded (Gongwer, 1/30/25) ATTACHED
Committees Announced, Only One Third Of Puri’s Recs Honored (MIRS, 1/30/25) ATTACHED
