LANSING - The state is already on track to meet the carbon emissions standard the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set for power plants, one of the state's major utilities and environmental groups said Monday. The EPA has proposed standards that would reduce carbon emissions 30 percent by 2030 from those levels in 2005. "It's highly
LANSING - The Tuition Grant program will likely see the same increase for the 2014-15 fiscal year as the state's 15 public universities. Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton), chair of the Senate Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee, said Monday the higher education increase would be at 6.1 percent including the Tuition Grant Program. Other sources were not
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. on Thursday announced that The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved its applications to become an authorized public utility holding company in the state and for its operating subsidiary ITC Midwest LLC to become a Wisconsin public utility. The approvals issued by the PSCW on May 7 represent ITC
SAN FRANCISCO, CA ? More than 25,000 people poured into San Francisco on May 18 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cisco LIVE where customers and partners heard industry leaders, took certification courses, and joined a community of like-minded techies. It also marked the second year that the Cisco Empowered Women?s Network provided a series
DETROIT - Are patents choking out innovation or are they are necessary protection for innovation. Randy Peck, Patent Lawyer of Warner, Norcross and Judd Southfield joins the team as co-host to discuss key rulings this week in Apple/Samsung and Google. John Whitacre, Mary Kumer, and Jesse Lowe present the work of iChallenged and promote the
MACKINAC ISLAND - Insisting the state must find a way to finance at least $1.2 billion in transportation funding, Governor Rick Snyder said the 15.5 percent fuel tax Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville has called for would net the amount of revenue the state needs to help tackle the transportation issue. With the Legislature poised
MACKINAC ISLAND - Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels told a crowd at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday that regardless of a person's political affiliation, providing first rate infrastructure is a responsibility of government. In 2006, Daniels said, Indiana got lucky and the time was right to lease one of its existing
MACKINAC ISLAND - Lt. Governor Brian Calley joined some House Democrats, business groups and local officials calling for the approval of Proposal 1, the proposal that would reimburse local communities the revenues lost form the personal property tax repeal. During a press conference at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference, Calley said the state
MACKINAC ISLAND - After interviewing both candidates, the Business Leaders for Michigan's Political Action Committee announced on Thursday its endorsement of Governor Rick Snyder for re-election in 2014. Cynthia Pasky, chair of the group's PAC, said during a news conference at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Island Policy conference that in 2009, the Business Leaders
DETROIT ? More than 100,000 people attended this year?s Movement Electronic Music Festival where they enjoyed the beat that played through the Memorial Day Weekend. Behind the music was an incredible amount of technology and some inspiring women who made the music come alive. The festival featured a 2,500 square foot technology showcase that demonstrated