Michigan roads are notoriously bad, and solutions to fix them inevitably involve a tax increase of some sort, according to a study released Tuesday by a construction trade group.
The request, which paves the way for metro Detroit to avoid ozone regulation, comes as the rates of asthma, which is caused and triggered by ozone, are rising in Black communities in Detroit.
Nearly 70 percent of sitting Michigan lawmakers have received campaign funds from two utility company PACs tied to Consumers Energy and DTE over the past five years, a Bridge analysis has found.
Diverting this money the from state’s $9 billion surplus would amount to an $80 million tax cut every year, because taxes would no longer be needed to fund operations of our state parks and other outdoor spaces.
Batteries and other high-tech materials cannot exist without nickel, copper and rare earths — significant quantities of which are here in Michigan. We have a generational opportunity to take the lead in building clean technologies.
Following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, there was an uproar when Michigan learned contaminants from the spill were being shipped for disposal here. Political intervention halted that effort, but Michigan quietly imports hazardous waste every day. Here’s where toxic waste goes.
