MITA Fights for Infrastructure in State Budget Mess

As a possible state government shutdown looms, MITA lobbyists have been busy working the corridors of the state capitol. From raids on road dollars, to gas tax tweaks, new taxes on services, ground water discharge fees or possible government shutdown, the mutations...

MITA Prepares for Possibility of Government Shutdown

MITA staff have been a part of the state legislative budget wranglings reported in the news in recent days. Just yesterday, the State Senate passed a one-month extension on the state budget in order to avoid a shutdown. The governor has threatened to veto the bill,...

MITA Ratchets Up Intensity on Gas Tax, Legislative Efforts

This week MITA began ratcheting up public pressure on legislators to deal with the problems of transportation funding in light of the Minnesota bridge collapse. There were also a number of legislative developments at both the state and local levels that are of...