Here’s a novel idea...why not use the billions in tax revenue the state receives every year?
Apparently, Meeeeeechigan has a sales tax on gasoline, in addition it its per-gallon tax, but it’s phasing that sales levy out. If they kept it, maybe they could have had an arrangement in which United Bridge Partners fronted the money, and then Meeeeeeechigan could have paid them back in regular payments over 30 years or so (an annuity arrangement).