by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Michigan saw a rise in traffic fatalities last year despite fewer vehicles on the road. In 2022, the state had a 15% increase in traffic deaths compared to 2019, according to a report published Wednesday, June 21, by the national transportation research nonprofit...
by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Traffic deaths jumped 15 percent from 2019 to 2022 in Michigan, even though the pandemic decreased total travel — and experts blame risky driving. Data released Thursday by TRIP, a national research nonprofit, show Michigan drivers traveled over 100 billion miles in...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Starting this summer, Michigan drivers will have to put down their phones while behind the wheel or risk a ticket On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation making Michigan the 26th state to enact a “hands-free” distracted driving law, which bars motorists...
by Fix MI State | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would transfer permitting and oversight of sand and gravel mines from local governments to the state. House Bills 4526, 4527 and 4528 were introduced Wednesday, May 3 as a bipartisan package which supporters cast as...
by Fix MI State | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers are resurrecting a proposal to transfer oversight of aggregate mining permits and operations from local communities to state regulators amid a roughly eight-year fight over efforts to open new mines. But the introduction of the...
by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week and MDOT, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, and safety experts met to discuss the importance of attentive driving and work zone safety. “Education, education, education that should always be first,” Miosha Construction Division...
