Road funding Archives

May 4, 2023

Roads and Bridges Annual Report Released by Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council

The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council has released Michigan's 2022 Roads & Bridges Annual Report. The Council asked the Michigan Municipal League to share the report with our members. Here is the press release with all the details: The Michigan…

February 13, 2023

Michigan Municipal League Legislative Committee Work Underway

The League's John LaMacchia and Herasanna Richards talk with the MML's internal legislative committee members at the State Capitol Feb. 9, 2023. The Michigan Municipal League had a tremendously successful kickoff orientation meeting Thursday at the state Capitol for our…

February 10, 2022

Governor’s Budget Proposal Includes Major Investments in Local Government

The Whitmer Administration unveiled its proposed Executive Budget Recommendation on Wednesday for the upcoming 2022-23 Fiscal Year that starts October 1st. The budget recommendation totals $74.1 billion, including a historic $14.3 billion in General Fund dollars, compared to the current…

February 1, 2022

White House Releases New Infrastructure Law Guidebook/Webinars

The White House and US Department of Transportation shared the following information yesterday on the recently signed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The new law combined a reauthorization of federal transportation funding with significant other infrastructure investments in water, broadband, electric vehicles…

November 19, 2021

US DOT Details New Infrastructure Act Impact on Michigan

The US Department of Transportation released an analysis today of how the recently signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would impact the State of Michigan for the transportation-specific programs outlined in that bill. The $1.2 trillion IIJA included the necessary…

September 30, 2021

Governor Signs State Budget – Local Governments See Numerous Wins

Update: View excel spreadsheet detailing bridge appropriations. The conference reports on Senate Bill 82 and House Bill 4400 were signed yesterday, one week after the Legislature sent the record-setting state spending plan for Fiscal Year 2021-22 to her desk. This…

July 15, 2021

MML Applauds $1.5 Billion Approved by State Senate for Local Bridges and Roads

Michigan Senate ChamberThe Michigan Municipal League today sent out a statement to the media expressing our appreciation of the state Senate approving a $1.5 billion plan for local road agencies and to repair and replace local bridges. Here is our…

May 5, 2021

Legislature Preps Competing Versions of State Budget

Since their return from Spring Break last month, the House and Senate budget subcommittees have been working to finalize their respective versions of the state budget for every state department and program for the upcoming FY21-22 state fiscal year. Those…

April 9, 2021

League President and Westland Mayor Bill Wild Meets with U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm About American Jobs Plan

Westland Mayor Bill Wild, MML President, and Grand Rapids Mayor Bliss, former MML President, met with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Friday about the American Jobs Plan. Westland Mayor and Michigan Municipal League Board President Bill Wild met with U.S.…

January 27, 2021

Governor Whitmer Delivers State of the State Message, Calls for Expanding Local Road Funding Options

Governor Whitmer delivered her third State of the State this evening with a focus of bi-partisanship and a theme she coined as "Fixing the Damn Road Ahead". The speech was delivered remotely for the first time in Michigan history and…

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