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The League’s John LaMacchia (left) attends the road funding bill signing Monday.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Michigan Municipal League’s John LaMacchia II was among the dignitaries invited to the official signing of the road funding package approved by the Legislature last month. Governor Rick Snyder signed the bills during an event in Lansing Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Late in December, the House and Senate put together the framework for a comprehensive long-term solution for investing in Michigan\u2019s infrastructure. Although\u00a0the Michigan Municipal League\u00a0would have liked the Legislature to solve this problem independently, they approved a ballot proposal that will be put before the voters in May 2015. Read the lame duck recaps on Inside 208<\/span><\/span><\/a>, the League\u2019s legislative blog.<\/p>\n

Read this blog for details<\/a> on the road funding package.<\/p>\n

Matt Bach is director of media relations for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at mbach@mml.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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