LANSING - To get most state and local paved roads into good or fair condition, another $1.83 billion per year will be needed from 2012 to 2023, according to a bipartisan report from two members of the Michigan House Transportation Committee. The study was geared toward getting 95 percent of state trunkline freeways in good
GRAND RAPIDS ? Gov. Rick Snyder called on the Legislature to create by Thanksgiving the MI Health Marketplace to create a competitive setting for individuals and businesses to obtain health insurance. The federal Affordable Care Act requires states to set up an exchange or have the federal government set one up for them. "This legislation
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft is including a beefier version of its malware protection in Windows 8. The company is tweaking its Windows Defender tool, which has been part of the last few versions of Windows, by essentially adding some of the more robust features from its free Security Essentials product. Launched in 2009, Security Essentials
GRAND RAPIDS ? Gov. Rick Snyder called on the Legislature to create by Thanksgiving the MI Health Marketplace to create a competitive setting for individuals and businesses to obtain health insurance. The federal Affordable Care Act requires states to set up an exchange or have the federal government set one up for them. "This legislation
WASHINGTON DC - Cyberattacks are about to carry even more weight, with the United States and Australia including them in a mutual defense treaty. The two nations declared the cyber realm to be part of the 60-year-old treaty. The inclusion will mean that a cyberattack on one country could lead to a response by both,
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LANSING - Lobbyists in Michigan spent $19.7 million through the first seven months of the year, which was up from 2010 and 2008 levels, the Michigan Campaign Finance Network said Wednesday. The 11.6 percent spike was attributed in part to $900,000 in an advertising campaign done by StudentsFirst, the group led by former D.C. schools
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - In a bid to play nice with European regulatory authorities, Google announced yesterday that it will soon launch an opt-out option for owners of wireless access points the company uses to gather smartphone location data. "Even though the wireless access point signals we use in our location services don't identify people,
DETROIT ? Wayne State University if hosting a conference Sept. 29-30 to connect scientists, researchers, and community leaders working in academia, industry, and government from across the state of Michigan to explore the future of Michigan?s water resources. The conference will be held at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center and Community Arts Auditorium Wayne State
LANSING - The Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development approved Wednesday the standards farms have to meet to be in the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program and the process for measuring whether they met those standards. The commission has only been required to approve the standards since March when the MAEAP became statutory, but they