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The plan, a key part of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's promise to "fix the damn roads" commits about $2 billion to road building and repair as part of the state's fiscal year 2026 budget.

Airport officials say rural flights in Michigan will continue as usual amidst the federal government shutdown. At least, for now. Federal funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program is set to extend through November 2nd. Essential workers are still required to go to work without pay until the shutdown ends.

You will no longer have to take off your shoes when going through airport security, allowing you to get into "vacation-mode" quicker, this summer.

The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association is offering cash through its Pothole Payback contest to help drivers cover pothole-related car repairs and draw attention to the state’s crumbling roads.

Michigan is distributing funds from its 10% adult-use marijuana excise tax, totaling over $331 million, to municipalities, counties, and tribes.

Three Michigan cities won federal funds to support more sustainable transportation.

SB 275 would set a state standard for the amount of carbon permitted in a unit of transportation fuel — and allow companies that exceed the standard to generate and sell credits to companies that don't meet the standard. The Sierra Club of Michigan says it does not support the bill as written because it could inadvertently increase emissions and accelerate environmental damage from ethanol production.

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan expects to pilot a new bus service between downtown Detroit and the Detroit Metro Airport starting in March.

Detroit, Lansing, and Pontiac public school systems each received $5,925,000 in federal grant money from the EPA's Clean School Bus Program. The money will be used to purchase fifteen clean-powered school buses each.

A new study finds that the overwhelming majority of car owners would save money on energy if they switched to electric vehicles from gasoline powered vehicles.