Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, center, holds up signed legislative pieces of the 2025-26 road funding deal that was the culmination of the budget cycle, surrounded by lawmakers and local Macomb County officials. Whitmer signed several tax bills to fund the package Monday in Clinton Township, Mich. (Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor, via Michigan Advance)

A hard-fought deal to fund road repairs in perpetuity was inked Monday morning, cementing a legacy item for Michigan’s governor who campaigned tirelessly on “fixing the damn roads.”

But two of the primary tax revenue sources in the plan face distinct political and legal headwinds that could scuttle the roads deal even after it became law by way of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s pen.

The governor, along with House Speaker

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