LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm presented the broad brush strokes of her proposed budget during her State of the State address in January. Last week, she provided the fine print for the Michigan legislature. BL Government Affairs? Brendan Ringlever takes a close look at her legislative priorities in this special edition of News Maker Interview.
LANSING - There's a movement afoot in Lansing to blend all the state's business and sales taxes into one super Fair Tax that would not only hit folks paying taxes now, but also people in the underground economy - including cash only deals from criminals and illegal aliens - plus tourists that visit the state.
ANN ARBOR - GeneVivo creates transgenic ? or genetically modified ? animals for biomedical research. The transgenics market is $750 million and growing at 12percent - 13 percent per year. GeneVivo?s proprietary method enables the company to expand the market by genetically modifying strains of mice (analogous to breeds of dogs) that were not amenable
KALAMAZOO - GlobeFunder is a secure, online lending marketplace where Borrowers are in control. By eliminating the traditional middleman, this unique lending platform offers lower costs to Borrowers for fast, efficient loans. Co Founder and President Ben Decio talks about the company and its business plan to build a billion dollar loan portfolio in this
TROY - Rick Pluta, the Lansing bureau chief for Michigan Public Radio, will moderate a ConnecTech webinar on how new Internet communication tools will change the way politicians campaign in the 2008 elections. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING - Julielyn Gibbons, also known as Liberal Lucy, joins a webinar panel on Jan. 8 that will examine the role the Internet will play in the 2008 elections. Gibbons is the founder of a blog that champions Michigan Democratic Party causes, campaigns and politics. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING - Dan Wholihan, founder of the Republican Michigander political blog, talks about how sites like his will reshape the political landscape in the 2008 elections. Wholihan will participate on a ConnecTech panel Jan. 8 with other political bloggers. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING - Ken Theis, who beaome Michigan chief information officer on Jan. 1, talks about continuing the legacy of his former boss, Teri Takai, who become California's CIO in January. Theis outlines his agenda for 2008 and beyond in this special edition of News Maker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
TROY - ConnecTech replaced the GLIMA Network throughout Michigan in December. Danielle DeLonge, the former GLIMA Network Manager, now heads up the ConnecTech chapters statewide. In this special edition of News Maker Interview, DeLonge talks about why the change was made and what new features it offers to former GLIMA members. To listen, click on
LANSING - Teri Takai, Michigan chief information officer, will leave her post on Jan. 1 to take the same job in California. Takai in this News Maker Interview talks about her five years in the Granholm Administration, what is left undone, and what challenges await her successor, the state deputy CIO Ken Theis, who will