It’s a busy time under the dome in Lansing these days. Just two weeks after the historic defeat of a road funding proposal that would have altered the Michigan Constitution, House Democrats and Republicans are offering competing alternatives. The GOP plan would shift revenue to a transportation fund by various means, including siphoning funds from tribal casino revenues and eliminating the Earned Income Tax Credit. Meanwhile, Democrats propose raising the gas tax by 15 cents per gallon over the next three years.Current State talks with state Rep. Sam Singh, the former mayor of East Lansing who serves as the Democratic floor leader in the House.
Rep Singh: GOP, Dem leaders should confer on roads
Courtesy of Rep. Sam Singh
