Mar 18, 2008 | Legislative
MITA Testifies Before House Committee Last week, Mike Nystrom and Keith Ledbetter testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation to provide feedback on the proposed 2009 Transportation budget. Billed as a “continuation budget”, Nystrom and...
Mar 4, 2008 | Legislative
The following article was written in Gongwer Michigan Report No. 41, dated February 29, 2008. The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, along with officials for general contractors, homebuilders and builders and contractors, are lobbying lawmakers...
Feb 24, 2008 | Legislative
Bureaucrats in the MI Department of Treasury have unilaterally decided that the Michigan Business Tax (MBT) materials deduction approved by the Legislature last year does not apply to most construction materials. This, despite claims by key legislators that the...
Feb 15, 2008 | Legislative
Send a “Pothole” Letter to the Editor Have you hit any potholes yet this year? One of the single best ways that you can help push for state transportation funding to repair our roads is with a letter to the editor. Please click here to access sample letters to the...
Jan 24, 2008 | Legislative
House Speaker, Sen. Majority Leader Headline a Successful Mt. Pleasant Conference One of the many highlights of this year’s annual conference at Soaring Eagle Resort was a discussion between House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop...