Governor Whitmer’s Statement in Response to the Release of TRIP’s Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast News Coverage | March 2019

Examples of Social Media Activity | March 2019

Battle Creek Enquirer Front Page | 03/14/2019
Drivers’ nightmare: Not enough money to fix roads

Lansing State Journal Front Page | 03/14/2019
Why Lansing Roads are Worse than State

The Saginaw News Front Page | 03/17/2019
Your pothole premium is running $648 a year

Detroit WXYZ (ABC 7) | 03/12/2019
Study says poor roads cost Detroit area drivers $2,544 a year

Detroit WDIV (NBC 4) – 1 of 2 | 03/12/2019
Report details how much Michigan’s bad roads cost drivers

Detroit WDIV (NBC 4) – 2 of 2 | 03/12/2019
Michigan roads: How bad is the pothole problem?

The Detroit News | 03/12/2019
Report on Michigan’s $646 ‘hidden tax’ fuels Whitmer road funding push

Detroit Free Press | 03/12/2019
Report: Michigan doesn’t have money to fix deteriorating roads

Detroit WDET Publc Radio | 03/13/2019
Study: Bad Roads Cost Michiganders $14 Billion Each Year

Detroit WWJ Newsradio 950 | 03/12/2019
Report Says Metro Detroiters Lose $2,500 Annually Because of Roads

Curbed Detroit | 03/15/2019
New Report estimates Michigan’s road crisis costs drivers over $14B annually

Michigan Radio NPR | 03/12/2019
Michigan roads cost residents $500 to $800 annually, report says

Crain’s Detroit Business | 03/12/2019
Report: Poor Michigan roads cost motorists billions of dollars beyond taxes

Fenton Tri-County Times | 03/13/2019
Proposed gas tax increase received pushback

Flint WSMH (FOX 66) and WEYI (NBC 25) – 1 of 2 | 03/12/2019
Report: 14 percent of bridges in Flint-area are ‘structurally deficient’

Flint WSMH (FOX 66) and WEYI (NBC 25) – 2 of 2 | 03/12/20189
Deficient roads are costing Michigan drivers billions of dollars

Grand Haven Tribune | 03/13/2019
Report: Michigan doesn’t have money to fix deteriorating roads

Grand Rapids WOOD-TV (NBC 8) | 03/12/2019
No surprise here: Report says Michigan roads need fixing

Grand Rapids WZZM (ABC 13) | 03/12/2019
Report: Roads in Grand Rapids are getting better, but more funding is needed

Kalamazoo WWMT (CBS 3) | 03/12/2019
Michigan roads costing motorists billions each year, per transportation

Lansing WILX (NBC 10) | 03/12/2019
Governor’s statement on ‘hidden roads tax’ costing drivers $646/yr

Lansing WLNS (CBS 6) 1 of 2 | 03/12/2019
Report: More money needed to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges

Lansing WLNS (CBS 6) 2 of 2 | 03/12/2019
Study shows pot holes putting holes in wallet

Lansing WSYM (FOX 47) | 03/12/2019
Gov. Whitmer Statement on Hidden Roads Tax Costing Michigan Drivers…

Lansing WILS 1320 | 03/14/2019
Rocky Moretti discusses data collected by TRIP

Port Huron Times Herald | 03/15/2019
Gov. Whitmer talks gas tax, roads and literacy in Port Huron

Traverse City Record Eagle Editorial | 03/14/2019
Potholes in the road meet holey pockets

The Herald-Palladium | 03/20/2019
State report: Not enough funding for road, bridge repairs

MLive – 1 of 2 | 03/12/2019
Bad roads cost Michigan drivers average of $648 a year in additional vehicle…

MLive – 2 of 2 | 03/12/2019
High costs for Michigan drivers due to poor road conditions don’t come as…

Coldwater WTVB 1590 AM / 95.5 FM | 03/13/2019
Gas prices 40 cents cheaper across the state line

Michigan Advance | 03/12/2019
Report: Bad roads cost Michiganders $14B per year

Michigan Watchdog | 03/15/2019
Study: Michigan needs more revenue to fund road projects

For Construction Pros | 03/12/2019
Report: Michigan Transportation Improvements Underway But More Funding…