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A Guide to Roads & Road Funding CRAM March 13, 2007

Breaking Down Michigan's 19¢ Gas Tax Drive Michigan Fall 2006

Road Funding Goes From Bad to Worse WLUC-TV, Marquette September 19, 2006


	Gas-tax break would please some, but could leave roads in ruins Sunday, May 11, 2008 Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- In an era of $4-a-gallon gas, Linda Sharp is like a lot of Americans: Conflicted. We love our cars. But we hate expensive gas, even while we curse the crumbling roads that get paved by some of what we spend at the pump. Still, Sharp said, we deserve a break -- maybe even the much-mocked gas "holiday" proposed by Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain. "It would help us immensely, especially in Michigan where so much of our economy is in tourism," Sharp said, as she filled up last week. Then again ... "Eliminating that tax takes away from things we should be doing for our roads," she said. "It's a tough decision." Click here to download full story

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Some many potholes, so few dollars and crews for repairs

Monday, May 5, 2008
Detroit Free Press

When you see more potholes and fewer crews out repairing them this year, you can thank money problems that increasingly limit what county road commissions can do to keep up.

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	Make roads a priority and funding will follow Sunday, May 4, 2008 The Oakland Press A pothole season that is arguably the worst in Michigan history is likely to fuel discussion of what to do about Michigan's crumbling roads and bridges. It all boils down to money. Some local funding options were mentioned in this space last week. But a broader package aimed at more than just potholes is likely to be pushed in the Michigan legislature. Click here to download full story

A Guide to Roads & Road Funding CRAM March 13, 2007

Gas-tax break would please some, but could leave roads in ruins

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Grand Rapids Press

Some many potholes, so few dollars and crews for repairs

Monday, May 5, 2008 Detroit Free Press

Make roads a priority and funding will follow

Sunday, May 11, 2008
Grand Rapids Press

Monday, May 5, 2008
Detroit Free Press