Senate Approves $1.5 Billion Road Plan

Mike Nystrom, Executive Vice President of MITA, made the following statement following the Michigan Senate’s passage yesterday regarding legislation that will adequately fund our state’s roads and bridges:   “The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation...

Michigan Senate Passes 15.5% Gas Tax!

In a monumental vote late yesterday afternoon, the Michigan Senate passed HB 5477, a piece of legislation that would phase in a new percentage-based gasoline tax that would eventually bring the total fee to 15.5 percent of the wholesale price of fuel. This effort will...

Senate Approves 3 Percent Withholding Repeal

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted 95-0 to pass H.R. 674, legislation to repeal a requirement for governments of all levels to withhold three percent of nearly all payments for goods and services, including construction contracts, beginning January 1, 2013.  The...