1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:02,659 Good morning, Northern Michigan, 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,740 and happy New Year. Today is fake Monday. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,199 That's what we call it at work. It's 4 00:00:09,199 --> 00:00:09,699 also 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:11,539 the, first 6 00:00:12,494 --> 00:00:14,835 workday of the month, the first workday 7 00:00:15,535 --> 00:00:16,195 of the 8 00:00:16,574 --> 00:00:17,074 year, 9 00:00:17,535 --> 00:00:18,835 and it's also Friday. 10 00:00:19,135 --> 00:00:21,635 So, anyway, let's get on with the news 11 00:00:22,335 --> 00:00:24,414 or not news. Get on with the weather. 12 00:00:24,414 --> 00:00:26,894 Hey. There we go. Isolated snow showers before 13 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:28,230 1PM today. Mostly 14 00:00:28,949 --> 00:00:31,289 cloudy with a high near 20. West wind, 15 00:00:32,070 --> 00:00:33,850 five to 10 miles per hour. 16 00:00:34,390 --> 00:00:36,250 20% chance of precipitation. 17 00:00:37,189 --> 00:00:40,149 Tonight, mostly cloudy, low around 15. West winds 18 00:00:40,149 --> 00:00:41,049 around five. 19 00:00:41,454 --> 00:00:44,594 Tomorrow, snow showers likely mainly after 1PM. 20 00:00:45,614 --> 00:00:47,695 Cloudy with a high near 25. 21 00:00:47,695 --> 00:00:49,934 West wind, five to 10 miles an hour. 22 00:00:49,934 --> 00:00:50,754 Chance precipitation, 23 00:00:51,295 --> 00:00:54,414 70%. New snow accumulation, less than one inch 24 00:00:54,414 --> 00:00:54,914 possible. 25 00:00:55,649 --> 00:00:58,530 And, just looking through the weekend here, it 26 00:00:58,530 --> 00:01:01,189 does appear that we're gonna get some more 27 00:01:01,890 --> 00:01:03,829 snow. So a little bit on 28 00:01:04,849 --> 00:01:07,030 Friday night, a little bit on Saturday, 29 00:01:07,729 --> 00:01:09,424 a little bit on Sunday. 30 00:01:09,724 --> 00:01:12,384 Actually, a lot on Sunday, apparently. So, 31 00:01:12,844 --> 00:01:15,024 anyway, beware of that. And, 32 00:01:16,685 --> 00:01:17,984 today being the 33 00:01:18,364 --> 00:01:20,444 first, you know, business day of the year, 34 00:01:20,444 --> 00:01:21,104 I guess, 35 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:23,530 Michigan implemented 36 00:01:23,909 --> 00:01:24,650 a new, 37 00:01:25,590 --> 00:01:27,290 or a a raised 38 00:01:27,909 --> 00:01:29,609 fuel tax, but 39 00:01:30,229 --> 00:01:32,549 the way they did it is not going 40 00:01:32,549 --> 00:01:34,250 to affect fuel prices 41 00:01:34,709 --> 00:01:36,969 that much. It might a little bit, 42 00:01:37,344 --> 00:01:39,504 but so far, you know, yesterday didn't look 43 00:01:39,504 --> 00:01:40,944 like there was too many of them that 44 00:01:40,944 --> 00:01:43,024 had raised their prices. But what they're doing 45 00:01:43,024 --> 00:01:45,524 is they're getting away or getting away from 46 00:01:45,825 --> 00:01:47,045 the 6% 47 00:01:47,185 --> 00:01:50,144 sales tax on gasoline. So they've they've canceled 48 00:01:50,144 --> 00:01:52,164 that. So no 6% 49 00:01:53,060 --> 00:01:54,840 on, you know, your total bill. 50 00:01:55,379 --> 00:01:57,379 But what they did is they raised the 51 00:01:57,379 --> 00:01:59,700 state gas tax from 31¢ 52 00:01:59,700 --> 00:02:02,019 a gallon to 52.4¢ 53 00:02:02,019 --> 00:02:02,680 a gallon. 54 00:02:03,459 --> 00:02:03,959 And 55 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:06,900 the thing is, it's not really raising the 56 00:02:06,900 --> 00:02:07,959 price of gas 57 00:02:08,264 --> 00:02:09,164 so much because 58 00:02:09,864 --> 00:02:13,144 it's on a strict per gallon basis rather 59 00:02:13,144 --> 00:02:14,525 than the 6% 60 00:02:14,985 --> 00:02:16,905 on top of what they were charging per 61 00:02:16,905 --> 00:02:17,884 gallon before. 62 00:02:18,664 --> 00:02:19,884 So it should only 63 00:02:20,185 --> 00:02:22,264 up the gas price maybe a penny or 64 00:02:22,264 --> 00:02:22,344 2, 65 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:26,239 which is what I've been seeing. So that's 66 00:02:26,239 --> 00:02:28,400 a good thing. I don't know. You know, 67 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,319 I guess they need more money than, you 68 00:02:30,319 --> 00:02:33,680 know, everybody does or at least, maybe not 69 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:34,400 more money, but, 70 00:02:35,935 --> 00:02:37,634 different money, I guess. 71 00:02:38,014 --> 00:02:40,574 Because the the reason they're doing it is 72 00:02:40,574 --> 00:02:41,074 the 73 00:02:42,814 --> 00:02:45,215 the new gas tax, all of it is 74 00:02:45,215 --> 00:02:45,715 going 75 00:02:46,094 --> 00:02:48,675 to roads and bridges instead of the general 76 00:02:48,735 --> 00:02:49,875 fund. So, 77 00:02:50,460 --> 00:02:51,680 hopefully that will 78 00:02:52,060 --> 00:02:54,719 fix our damn roads as the governor said 79 00:02:54,780 --> 00:02:56,400 famously in her campaign. 80 00:02:57,099 --> 00:02:57,599 So 81 00:02:57,979 --> 00:02:58,300 let's, 82 00:02:58,780 --> 00:03:01,020 let's hope that's what it does. Other than 83 00:03:01,020 --> 00:03:02,400 other than I hate construction, 84 00:03:03,020 --> 00:03:04,000 it is necessary. 85 00:03:05,094 --> 00:03:07,814 But, so don't expect a huge bump in 86 00:03:07,814 --> 00:03:11,194 your gas bill or your gasoline bill, 87 00:03:12,055 --> 00:03:12,534 but, 88 00:03:12,854 --> 00:03:13,834 maybe a little, 89 00:03:14,455 --> 00:03:14,955 but 90 00:03:15,254 --> 00:03:17,275 no more sales tax on gasoline. 91 00:03:17,574 --> 00:03:18,074 So 92 00:03:18,375 --> 00:03:19,974 like I said, it should work out. You 93 00:03:19,974 --> 00:03:20,715 know, figure 94 00:03:21,150 --> 00:03:23,469 6% of your, you know, say you get 95 00:03:23,469 --> 00:03:25,629 $50 worth of gas and then they add 96 00:03:25,629 --> 00:03:26,430 6% 97 00:03:26,430 --> 00:03:27,250 sales tax, 98 00:03:27,949 --> 00:03:29,629 you know, that bumps it up quite a 99 00:03:29,629 --> 00:03:30,129 bit. 100 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:33,810 But since they they're they took that away 101 00:03:33,870 --> 00:03:35,889 and then it's a per gallon thing, 102 00:03:37,395 --> 00:03:39,395 It it does work out. The math does 103 00:03:39,395 --> 00:03:41,314 work out, and I did notice that, 104 00:03:41,794 --> 00:03:43,875 you know, yesterday driving around, I didn't see 105 00:03:43,875 --> 00:03:46,775 any gas stations with raised prices. 106 00:03:47,634 --> 00:03:49,794 So I'm sure they'll figure another reason to 107 00:03:49,794 --> 00:03:51,814 raise it. You know, they always do, but 108 00:03:52,020 --> 00:03:52,520 it 109 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:54,280 doesn't seem so bad. 110 00:03:54,980 --> 00:03:56,980 And, yeah. Sorry. I'm a little late this 111 00:03:56,980 --> 00:03:57,480 morning. 112 00:03:57,860 --> 00:04:00,280 I don't know what happened, but, it 113 00:04:00,980 --> 00:04:02,900 just ended up I didn't have time until 114 00:04:02,900 --> 00:04:05,319 now. So a little bit late this morning. 115 00:04:05,795 --> 00:04:08,775 Hope, your day is going well. Happy Friday. 116 00:04:09,155 --> 00:04:11,635 Happy New Year. All that good stuff, and 117 00:04:11,635 --> 00:04:13,655 we will catch you on Monday.