Michigan Association of Police

June 19, 2014

SENATE PULLS PLUG ON ROAD FUNDING, TO FORM SUMMER WORK TEAM

After failing to find the votes necessary to generate new road funding revenues the GOP-controlled Senate joined the House in adjourning last week for a scheduled summer break.

The Senate first scrapped Majority Leader Randy Richardville's (R-Monroe) original plan to raise $1.4 billion after five years, then could must only 17 votes for legislation that would index the state's 19-cent gas tax to the rate of inflation the major piece of a scaled-down plan to raise a new combined $247 million.

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