Tag: transportation funding
MDOT Reality Check: Michigan Gas Taxes
21st November
MDOT explains the real details on gas taxes that are paid at at the pump.
MDOT Myth Debunking Videos
19th November
MDOT’s Reality Check videos debunk myths surrounding road funding.
States are Actually Driving Transportation Funding Declines
24th September
But states are at least as much to blame for the drop in transportation spending over the last decade as the federal government, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
How Much is Legislative Inaction on Road Funding Costing Us?
17th September
Legislative inaction on road funding is costing Michigan taxpayers $2.7 million per day.
SEMCOG: Michigan Lawmakers Need to Get On Fixing State’s Roads Now
8th September
SEMCOG urges legislative action on Michigan’s roads
Michigan Laborers Road Tour Calls On Legislature to Act on Road Funding
8th July
To highlight the road funding crisis, the Michigan Laborers hosted press conferences across the state recently.
Feedback: Readers’ anger over roads as bad as the roads themselves
24th June
Reader’s continue to submit angry letters to newspapers venting their frustration at the Michigan Legislature for not doing something about road funding before going on summer recess.
Labor Voices: Republicans took their eyes off road
18th June
The Republican-led Legislature took their eyes off the road when they failed to pass road funding before going on break, according to this opinion piece.
Statewide Bridge Rankings Released
6th May
A statewide analysis of bridge data indicates 1 in 4 Michigan bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
Petoskey News: Sales tax is a better route for Michigan road funding
3rd September
Our roads will continue to get worse until we find a good way to fund them, such as raising the sales tax.