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...
by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Policy experts met in Lansing on Tuesday to discuss solutions to the state’s seemingly-endless infrastructure concerns, part of a public policy forum presented by the Institute For Public Policy and Social Research, or IPPSR, at Michigan State University....
by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Michigan State University held a forum Tuesday to discuss how the state can tackle it’s aging infrastructure. Both state and federal governments have invested billions of dollars into Michigan’s infrastructure in recent years, but the state still has a significant...
by Fix MI State | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Infrastructure is something everyone wants and needs. Yet, securing funding for it is always elusive. In 2018, Michigan received a D grade for the state of its infrastructure. Thanks to new funding streams, improvement have been made and the next report is likely to...
