Overview

• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed seven bills in Clinton Township to launch a long-term plan projected to invest roughly $1.8–$2.0 billion annually in state and local roads.
• The package sends every tax dollar paid at the pump directly to transportation, redirecting revenue that previously supported schools.
• A new 24% wholesale cannabis tax is estimated to generate about $420 million a year for roads, and it is already the subject of a lawsuit that could erase that revenue.
• House Bill 4961 decouples Michigan’s tax code from recent federal changes on a five-year schedule, and business groups are lobbying to accelerate benefits, a move that could dent projected revenues.
• State leaders from both parties touted the deal as a bipartisan fix that shifts more money to local roads and, according to the governor, supports tens of thousands of construction jobs.