Vote Expected On Road Funding Plan

The Michigan Senate is set to vote on road funding plan Wednesday.

The proposal includes a gradual increase of the gas tax by 15-cents, $700 million in redirected General Fund money, elimination of the earned income tax credit for the working poor and an income tax cut.

Senate Majority Leader, Republican Arlan Meekhof says the plan is a great way to look at constraining government while finding a way to fund the roads.

But Senate Minority Leader, Democrat Jim Ananich says his caucus doesn’t want a solution that balances a road funding fix on the backs of taxpayers.