House Leaders to Introduce Gas Tax Increase

$1 billion plan would create 50,000 jobs, relieve congestion, fix crumbling roads and bridges Tuesday, April 3, 2007, signals a major milestone for MITA’s effort to raise an additional $1 billion a year for Michigan’s transportation network. The year and a half effort...

MITA Gas Tax Effort Intensifies; Radio Ads Begin Statewide

The Michigan Transportation Team (MTT) says now is the time for legislators to act and fix our transportation system in its new “Don’t Forget About Our Roads” ad campaign. MTT launched this campaign on Monday in the midst of pothole season – a time when it is most...

Which Business Tax Replacement Plan is Best for You?

MITA is looking for volunteers in the different disciplines including road building, underground, suppliers and services to help us determine what is the best tax plan for our membership. The Michigan Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business has...

MITA PAC Needs Your Help!

Memorandum from Bob Patzer, Executive Vice President: I am writing to ask for your help in keeping MITA’s influence in Lansing strong. It is of paramount importance to our industry that those of you who have so unselfishly given to our political endeavors renew...

MI Chamber Announces Support for 9-Cent Gas Tax Increase

The state’s main business group, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, announced publicly today support for a sizeable funding increase for transportation, including a nine-cent gas tax increase phased in over three years. While outlining the Chamber’s legislative...