Blog tagged as Infrastructure

2 Groups Appeal Line 5 Approval

12/27/23 02:56 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
2 Groups Appeal Line 5 Approval
Two environmental groups appealed the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC)’s decision to approve the Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac.

Fund MI Future Director: We Need $10B In New Revenue For Infrastructure

11/29/23 10:25 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Fund MI Future Director: We Need $10B In New Revenue For Infrastructure
MoReno Taylor II, the executive director of the Fund MI Future coalition, would "comfortably say" Michigan needs $10 billion in additional revenue, annually, to address all of Michigan's public infrastructure and education needs.

Majority Wants Higher Corporate Taxes To Fix Roads 

11/22/23 12:00 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Majority Wants Higher Corporate Taxes To Fix Roads 

This will get the attention of the folks over at the Michigan Chamber and Manufacturer's Association.    

 

The results of a survey question paid for by a coalition of progressive non-profits and union groups found 60% of voters want to tax corporations more to put more money into ...

12 Tribes, MDOT Collaborate On Roads, More 

11/16/23 10:50 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
12 Tribes, MDOT Collaborate On Roads, More 
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created tribal liaisons in an executive directive in 2019 and the Michigan Department of Transportation has kept the aligned board abreast of those activities since.

MI Awarded $1B To Create Hydrogen Storage Facility 

10/16/23 10:46 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MI Awarded $1B To Create Hydrogen Storage Facility 
Michigan will be the site of one of seven U.S. locations in which commercial-scale hydrogen will be stored and distributed, according to Department of Energy Friday.