LANSING - If proponents of a Michigan public safety surcharge on phones want to raise $135 million annually, they have to make the monthly fee $1.27, not $1.35, as proposed in HB 4852. Mark Wolf with the House Fiscal Agency projects the $1.27 figure based on charging all landline, cell, pre-paid, Voice over Internet Protocol
MENLO PARK, CA -- The proliferation of wireless technologies and feature-rich Internet applications is making it easier for information technology professionals to work outside of the office, so says a new study by Robert Half Technology. The study shows that telecommuting is becoming more commonplace among IT professionals. Nearly half (44 percent) of chief information
WASHINGTON--The FBI's chief on Thursday attempted to defuse lingering concerns about abuse of secret requests for telephone and e-mail logs, as politicians proposed new limits on the practice. Director Robert Mueller's afternoon appearance before a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary oversight committee highlighted the lingering fallout over a Justice Department inspector general report issued earlier
LANSING - Smoking would be banned in all Michigan workplaces except for cigar bars that have 30 percent or more of their sales originate from tobacco or tobacco-related products - or 75 percent for retail establishments - under a substituted HB 4163 that was overwhelmingly reported by the House Commerce Committee on Tuesday. An amendment
DETROIT ? Joseph F. Sawasky has been appointed associate vice president for computing and information technology and chief information officer at Wayne State University. The appointment, which was effective July 5, was announced Tuesday by Nancy S. Barrett, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Sawasky is responsible for the university?s centrally provided computing
KALAMAZOO ? Blue-Granite co founder Dan Blackledge has succeeded David Hatfield as the chairman of the advisory board for the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Michigan Technical Education Center. Hatfield, president and chief executive officer of Main Street Savings Bank in Hastings, has held the chairmanship since the KVCC M-TEC opened its doors in March of
WASHINGTON DC - Insurance companies argued that using the reimbursement schedule for worker's compensation to control the costs for no-fault insurance would allow rate cuts, at least in the long run. But Democrats on the House Insurance Committee did not appear ready Wednesday to trade cuts to physicians and hospitals without a guarantee of rate
ANN ARBOR - Detroit automakers would gain market share and increase profits under proposed new fuel economy standards, according to a new study by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute. Under the highest proposed fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon, General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. stand to make $14.4
DETROIT - If the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio goes through, the combined company plans to offer packages of channels at reduced rates, including a 50-channel offering that's almost half the price of today's lowest-price option. New "a la carte" options, which will enable consumers to pick 50 or 100
LANSING - Downtown Lansing went wireless Tuesday. Lansing-based tech company ACD.net has installed a massive Wi-Fi network, called the LansingNet and it's free to use for the next two months. ?Our wireless network will change how residents and business owners use the Internet in downtown Lansing,? says ACD.net president and CEO Kevin Schoen. ?Wireless systems