Yesterday, there was a press conference at the Capitol in which Dan Gilmartin (our fearless leader) called upon the Legislature to ACT NOW!  It is time for the Legislature to ACT NOW to adequately fund Michigan's transportation and transit systems.  It is time to ACT NOW to enact necessary reforms and efficiencies so that all road and transit agencies will work together in a cooperative way.  It is time to ACT NOW to reverse the declining funding for our roads, bridges, airports, and transit systems (to the tune of over $600 million over the last two years).

It was one of the most attended press conferences I've seen in my time working in the Capitol and it was great to see that we are getting support from a number of Legislators.  We need to thank the following State Representatives for being sponsors of some of the bills in this package:

  • Pam Byrnes (D-Saline) - 517-373-0828 (pambyrnes@house.mi.gov)
  • Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) - 517-373-1766 (wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov)
  • Lee Gonzales (D-Flint) - 517-373-7515 (leegonzales@house.mi.gov)
  • Matthew Lori (R-Constantine) - 517-373-0823 (mattlori@house.mi.gov)
  • Marie Donigan (D-Royal Oak) - 517-373-3818 (mariedonigan@house.mi.gov)
  • Dick Ball (R-Laingsburg) - 517-373-0841 (richardball@house.mi.gov)
  • Andrew Kandrevas (D-Southgate) - 517-373-0845 (andrewkandrevas@house.mi.gov)
Members are urged to contact these State Representatives and thank them for their work thus far.

More bills are expected to be introduced next week and we'll keep you posted on those.  In the meantime, please contact your Legislator and ask them to ACT NOW for transportation funding!

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