by Fix MI State | Feb 23, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This opinion piece was published in Bridge Michigan and was written by John F. Hanieski, Ph.D., the former chief economist of the Michigan Department of Commerce. For more, click here. With the transition to electric vehicles, motor fuel taxes will diminish and...
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...
by Fix MI State | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
MITA reacts to Gov. Whitmer’s 2023-2024 budget recommendation LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023-2024...
by Fix MI State | Jan 30, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This opinion piece was written by Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. To read the full article in Crain’s Detroit Business, click here. As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins her second term and new...
by Fix MI State | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Toll roads could be part of a broader plan to reimagine infrastructure funding as electric vehicles become more popular and limit fuel tax revenues, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday. Whitmer, who first won election in 2018 on a pledge to “fix the damn...
