3.1B Road Funding Plan Passes the House!

The Michigan House of Representatives passed a $3.1B road funding proposal this week, putting the debate and ball in the Senate’s court. With bipartisan support, House Republicans proposed a 9-bill package that addresses the long-standing problem of fuel sales taxes...

MITA In the News – 11/29-12/6

Funding Michigan lawmaker wants to use fuel sales tax to boost transportation funding (Land Line, 12/2/24) Gas tax hike, tolls, higher fees among road funding fixes proposed by Michigan Democrats (MLive, 12/5/24) ATTACHED These 9 local road projects land $2.9M in...

1078

1078. That’s the number of emails since the launch of MITA’s “Contact Your Legislator” campaign about the need for a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure funding plan that we launched at the Annual Conference. Thank you to all who have taken the 30...

Congress Passes Infrastructure Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives, in a rare Friday session last week, passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that includes $450 billion for highway and public transportation investments and a new, five-year...