Recall Language Filed on Bledsoe, Cavanaugh, Townsend
This week recall petitions were filed against three more Democratic House members and one was withdrawn, leaving the total number of Democratic legislators facing recalls at ten. Rep. Tim Bledsoe (D – Grosse Pointe), Rep. Phil Cavanaugh (D-Redford Twp) and Rep. Jim Townsend (D – Royal Oak
Potential Action on Road Funding
The Senate may take the first step in raising the issue of infrastructure spending this fall, jumping out in front of the Governor's special message scheduled to be released in early October. A number of Senators interested in pushing the infrastructure debate forward may begin with a bill introduced by Sen. Proos that would redistribute a portion of the sales tax on gasoline which currently does not go to road funding and placing it in the transportation fund for state, county, and local roads. Virtually all roads funding interests believe that it has been far too long to address the growing problem of insufficient road funding and welcomes the debate.
Online License Plate Renewal Aimed at Saving Time
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced Monday that drivers can now renew their license plate “tabs” online. Contrary to previous policy wherein drivers were not able to renew their plates within two weeks of their birthday, the change will allow drivers to renew on their birthday via an online system. After renewing online, a temporary certificate can be printed from home and utilized until the new tabs are mailed within one to two weeks. Secretary Johnson mentioned that the change was a “major step to improving our wait times at the branch offices.”