LANSING - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff congratulated the Michigan Legislature, Governor Jennifer Granholm and Secretary of State Terri Land for bolstering "security through secure identification," as the Legislature wrapped up its work on bills dealing with Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Land is asking the federal government to allow the enhanced driver's
LANSING - Legislation enabling the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to designate three new SmartZones drew the ire of some Republicans on Wednesday as the House ultimately voted the measure over to the Senate on a 79-29 vote without granting the bill immediate effect. While HB 5609 was introduced in mid-January, the House Commerce Committee, which
LANSING - Bills allowing creation of an enhanced Michigan drivers license passed both the Senate and House on Wednesday, putting the state into position to have a document that would allow Michigan residents to travel to Canada and Mexico without a passport. The bills do not enact the controversial federally-required Real ID provisions (Michigan received
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple on Tuesday said it has updated its notebook lineups with the latest Intel processors and better graphics. The trackpad on the MacBook Pro now offers multitouch gesture support to let users pinch, rotate, and swipe. The MacBook Pro will now be available with Core 2 Duo processors at up to 2.6GHz
LANSING - Legislation that supporters say will help protect Michigan waters while still allowing economic use, while critics contend they do not go far enough are slated to go to the full Senate this week. Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck) confirmed Monday that she plans to vote out SB 727 , SB 859 and SB 860
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm joined with 12 other governors, both Democrats and Republicans, in calling for the federal government to accelerate spending on improving the nation's infrastructure ? creating federal public works jobs. So far, however, President George Bush has not indicated his support for calling for an accelerated infrastructure program. His press spokesperson
LANSING - Universal Gas and Electric announced late last year that it would be the first company to provide competition in the residential electric market. Last Friday it became the first competitor to pull out of the residential electric market. The Public Service Commission approved the company's request to rescind its license as an alternative
LANSING - Bonding is on its way to becoming the regular way of paying for environmental projects in the state, with Gov. Jennifer Granholm poised to request more funding for the Clean Michigan Initiative on the November ballot. Funds for the Clean Michigan Initiative run out this fiscal year and Environmental Quality Director Steven Chester
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? John Bamberger, founder of SequoiaNET.com, and former chief operating officer of the company it was sold to, Analysts International, has been hired by gloStream as its chief channel officer. gloStream is an electronic health records software and practice management solutions provider. He is charged with guiding gloStream's delivery and support model via
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