EV User Fee Hike in Road Funding Plan Is Defended by State Lawmakers

Michigan passes one of the highest weed taxes in American

Lawmakers say it’ll help fix the roads. Industry leaders say it could wreck the market. The post WATCH: Michigan passes one of the highest weed taxes in American first appeared on The Gander.

EV user fee hike in road funding plan is defended by state lawmakers

By Anne Snabes MediaNews Group During a stop in Clinton Township Monday Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall defended a hike in registration fees for electric vehicles under a budget deal struck earlier this month, contending the new fees will bring EV users and internal combustion engine motorists to “the same level” when it comes to user taxes. A road-funding plan — touted at a bipartisan event Monday in Clinton Township with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer…

Road funding 101: What to know about Michigan’s $2B deal

Michigan will see its largest-ever road funding increase after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a new plan into lawPot taxes will go up, business tax breaks will be delayed and the state will swap sales tax for a gas tax hike to increase road fundingLocal road agencies, who were largely left behind in Whitmer’s prior bonding initiative, will see large funding increases as a resultGov. Gretchen Whitmer and policymakers took a victory lap Monday as th…

Whitmer signs Michigan road funding package as key pieces of revenue face scrutiny

A hard-fought deal to fund road repairs in perpetuity was inked Monday morning, cementing a legacy item for Michigan’s governor who campaigned tirelessly on fixing the damn roads. But two of the primary tax revenue sources in the plan face…

Road funding 101: What to know about Michigan’s $2B deal - Bridge Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday celebrated the state’s new bipartisan road funding deal, which is historic in scope but still short of earlier targets. See what roads will get fixed, and which taxes will go up, as a result.

Michigan marijuana sales plunge in September as state balances budget on new 24% tax

Michigan marijuana sales are cratering at a time when lawmakers expect the industry to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to help fix the damn roads. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a new $81 billion state budget into law last week. It includes a 24% tax on wholesale marijuana, which lawmakers expect will generate $420 million per year toward the state’s $3.9 billion annual road funding shortfall. But after a record sales month in August, s…