Politics

LANSING - The Michigan House Insurance Committee put its stamp on the fast-moving auto insurance legislation Thursday by approving a bill with a more specific fee schedule and a mandated $100 per vehicle rate rollback. SB 248 and SB 249 were sent to the full House 9-6 with all Democrats voting no following seven hours

LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed an executive order to locate the Governor's Talent Investment Board within the new Talent Investment Agency, rescinding a prior order that housed the board within the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Under EO 2015-11, the Talent Board will be charged with advising and assisting the governor regarding compliance

LANSING - Michigan House Democrats have introduced a package of bills designed to curb the budget problems spurred by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority credits issued toward the end of the previous decade. The bills (HB 4471 , HB 4472 , HB 4473 , HB 4474 and HB 4475 ) would end the secrecy behind

LANSING - As speculation about Governor Rick Snyder mounting a presidential bid continues to swirl, Snyder on Thursday will depart for Nevada to begin a three-day swing that includes two major events on the national political calendar. Snyder will first travel to Nevada, which is one of the first four states to hold a primary

WASHINGTON - There's a new way for Michigan residents to find out who in Congress is standing up for clean air and their health: The NRDC Action Fund Wednesday unveiled a website that lets users track dirty votes by members of Congress and campaign contributions from polluting industries. The website names nine members of the

ERLANGER, Ky. - Toyota has earned its 11th consecutive ENERGY STAR Part of the Year award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. Toyota employees almost 43,000 team members across 14 North America manufacturing plants. It's pro-environment efforts have saved nearly $600 million since benchmarking

LANSING - After adopting amendments making significant changes, rejecting 16 Democratic amendments, hearing an emotional personal story for one legislator and seeing heated debate between opponents and proponents of a bill drastically changing the state's auto insurance laws, the Senate voted 21-17 to send a largely revised bill to the House. When a Senate panel

LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed legislation allowing Michigan diplomas to be the nation's first to potentially include a science, technology, engineering and mathematics certification. The bills (SB 169 and SB 170 ), passed unanimously, would allow students to receive a STEM certification on their high school diploma and in their transcripts for

DETROIT - Cobo Center will once again host the North American International Cyber Summit on Oct. 25. Last year, the day-long event, focusing on the latest cybersecurity trends, was held at Cobo Center as well. This year's event will bring together experts from across the globe to address a variety of cybersecurity issues impacting the

LANSING - A poll released Monday by EPIC/MRA, paid for by Energy Choice Now, which advocates for deregulation of the electric market, showed broad opposition by a margin of 74-11 to legislation that would eliminate electric choice. Among that, six in 10 people polled were strongly opposed, and 53 percent of those polled said electric