US EditionHackel ‘very optimistic’ county road funding will dramatically increase
- Last week, State Representative Pauline Wendzel hailed the Michigan House passage of a road funding package intended to close the state's road funding gap.
- House Republicans developed the road funding package as a solution, which has garnered support from some House Democrats.
- The road funding package aims to raise $3.1 billion, primarily from the Corporate Income Tax, to be allocated entirely to road improvements, and it involves eliminating a 6% sales tax on gasoline while increasing the motor fuel tax by 20 cents, necessitating cuts to other programs.
- Wendzel stated that lawmakers have finally addressed the state's long-standing road issues, saying, "I've been up here a few years now, and it's been the hot topic for a lot of years," and that the governor's only solution was "more tax increases to deal with roads", while this package will "move state money from less important priorities to the roads system".
- The road funding package is now in the Senate, where negotiations for a compromise between Republicans and Democrats will occur, with the goal of securing the governor's signature.
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Wendzel welcomes House passage of road funding package
State Representative Pauline Wendzel is hailing Michigan House passage last week of a road funding package that Republicans say will raise $3.1 billion to close the state’s road funding gap. The package, which also has the support of some House Democrats, would necessitate cuts to other programs. Wendzel says after much talk, lawmakers have finally dome something to fix the darn roads. “I’ve been up here a few years now, and it’s been the hot to…
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