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  • MDOT Undergoes Major Reorganization

    LANSING – A Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reorganization plan, which cuts staff and offices, was heralded today by the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA). The “MDOT Reinvented” plan, announced at a state transportation commission meeting today in Benton Harbor, reorganizes the department to focus on providing transportation services that support business growth and an improved quality of life

    June 23, 2011
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  • Dapper Dads and Women Working Wonders Rockin' in Lansing

    After record-setting attendance and votes, the Dapper Dads event raised more than $117,000, nearly tripling funds raised during last year’s event. The top finishers (determined by the number of $5 votes each contestant drew) were Ken Stewart from Jackson National Life and Glenn Granger from Granger Construction. The dads included area doctors, lawyers, lobbyists, athletes, news anchors, business owners and more.

    June 10, 2011
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  • Michigan Transportation Team Headed to Washington to Advocate for Highway, Sewer Funding

    LANSING – Michigan Transportation Team (MTT) officials will travel to Washington, D.C., this week to make sure lawmakers know that the level of investment proposed for Michigan in the FY12 House Budget Resolution would devastate Michigan’s transportation network.  Highway funding for Michigan would drop 37 percent under the plan introduced by the U.S. House, cutting the fund from $1 billion

    May 24, 2011
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  • Public Transit Officials Call for Increased Transportation Funding, Launch New Website to Help Citizens Cope with Gas Prices

    LANSING, Mich. – Increasing the state’s investment in public transit would create jobs vital to Michigan’s economic turnaround and give commuters reprieve from skyrocketing gas prices, members of the state’s largest public transit group said today. At a press conference in Lansing, representatives from the Michigan Public Transit Association (MPTA) along with a group of bipartisan state legislators, launched a

    May 17, 2011
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  • 15 Billion Gallons of Sewage Dumped Into Michigan Waters

    LANSING – Almost 15 billion gallons of foul, raw or partially treated sewage, enough to fill nearly 25,000 Olympic size swimming pools – has been dumped into Michigan’s rivers, lakes and streams since January 2011, according to a statewide analysis by the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA). Sewer discharges result when overloaded and aging sewer systems are routinely flooded

    May 11, 2011
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  • Shepler’s grateful for MPSC involvement, despite canceled Mackinac Island ferry hearings

    MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. – The owners of Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry today praised the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) for its part in helping the ferry operator get a franchise to operate from the City of Mackinac Island, but expressed disappointment that the commission’s public hearings would not happen next week as planned. The MPSC issued an order this afternoon

    May 10, 2011
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