House Passes Long-Term Road Funding Plan to Protect Jobs and Fix Michigan’s Roads

by Fix MI State | Mar 19, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements

LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following House passage of long-term road funding legislation: “As Michigan faces a critical road funding...

House Committee Advances Road Funding Plan, Urging Swift Action to Protect Jobs and Roads

by Fix MI State | Mar 18, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements

LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following the passage of the House Republicans’ road funding legislation out of the House Transportation...

Michigan road funding debate heats up as GOP introduces plan to fund repairs

by Fix MI State | Mar 7, 2025 | Roads & Bridges

This article originally appeared in WEYI Mid-Michigan Now. Read more here.  Michigan’s roads are at the center of a funding debate as House Republicans and Governor Gretchen Whitmer have introduced competing plans to allocate over $3 billion for road...

Progress on Long-Term Transportation Funding as House Republicans Introduce $3.1 Billion Proposal

by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements

Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following the introduction of the House Republicans’ road funding legislation, House Bills 4180-4187: “As Michigan...

Gov. Whitmer calls for more road money to avoid ‘serious funding cliff’

by Fix MI State | Feb 28, 2025 | Roads & Bridges

This article originally appeared in WILX. Read more here.  On Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave her seventh State of the State address. Her speech touched on topics like tech, education, housing, and also roads. Governor Whitmer says rebuilding the roads in...