The End of Lame Duck 2014: A Breakdown of the Final Results

A multi-layered proposal to raise $1.2 billion for roads was approved by the House and Senate early this morning. Although MITA was let down not to resolve the transportation funding issue through a pure legislative fix, the proposal is a seismic shift on a number of...

MITA MEMBER URGENT CALL TO ACTION

MITA’s aggressive efforts to get the Legislature to pass a road funding solution before the end of this year are continuing this week, and we need YOUR HELP. The House and Session are in session, and road funding is still at the top of the list.  You can be of...

House Passes New Road Funding Plan

Yesterday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a road funding plan that will add $1.2 billion to transportation funding through a phase-out of the six percent sales tax placed on fuel and an increase in the wholesale gas tax.  Over the next six years, one...

MITA Urgent Legislative Update

MITA Action Alert: Contact Your State Representative There has never been a more important time for you to contact your State Representative and urge him/her to approve road funding.  Please click here to find contact information for your legislator, and make the call...

MITA Triumphs at the Federal Level

After over two years of aggressive lobbying MITA has been successful in its’ efforts to convince the US Department of Labor (USDOL) that the MITA “Underground” rates should be incorporated in the Davis-Bacon Act, Michigan “Heavy” wage determinations (HWDs).  In late...