Aug 18, 2005 | Legislative
After over three long years of hard work, aggressive lobbying and a historical number of extensions, President Bush finally signed into law a federal transportation reauthorization package that in the end brings Michigan an additional funding level of $240 million...
Jun 16, 2005 | Legislative
2005-06 Transportation Budget Passes The 2005-2006 Transportation Budget recently passed out of both the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate. Although the versions of this legislation were slightly different, ultimately, the legislation puts forth a road and...
May 20, 2005 | Legislative
As far as Michigan is concerned, the Senate bill increases scope of the minimum guarantee level compared to that in current law as well as compared to the House passed bill, thus increasing MI’s rate-of-return to 92%. We view this as a victory, even though our goal...
May 18, 2005 | Legislative
The Senate passed their transportation reauthorization bill yesterday by a vote of 89 – 11. This measure includes the additional funding added by Senators Grassley and Baucus. In total, approximately $11 billion in funding is added to the $284 provided by the...
May 6, 2005 | Legislative
MITA Supports Efforts to Increase Use of Water Quality Bonds The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association expressed its support May 3rd for efforts to increase the utilization of the Great Lakes Water Quality Bonds approved by voters in 2002. The...
