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A plan to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads seemed to collapse under its own weight Wednesday forcing lawmakers to depart Lansing without an agreement.
For starters, the governor didn’t like the idea of pulling $600 million out of the general fund to fund road repairs and House Minority Leader Tim Greimel didn’t like not knowing what agencies it would come from.
He says lawmakers should be grownups and make decisions now on where the money will come from instead of waiting until later.
Another wrinkle was added by Detroit Democrats, who want a ballot initiative to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law to go away before they’ll vote for road funding.
That law requires crews working on publicly funded construction projects be paid union wages and benefits.
House Republicans likely didn’t have the votes to move a funding plan on their own either, which likely forced House Speaker Kevin Cotter to seek Democrat votes.
Lawmakers cancelled their scheduled session day today.
They won’t return to Lansing until after Labor Day.
