Michigan Technology related politics
ANN ARBOR - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said it will conduct a preliminary examination of a large dioxane plume in and around Ann Arbor that has gotten in the surface water system to establish if it would qualify for federal Superfund status. The Chicago office of the EPA notified local officials and the
LANSING - Michigan’s Chief Economist Jay Wortley is retiring effective Feb. 28, after 36 years of state government service. He will be replaced by Eric Bussis who also will serve as director of the Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis. Wortley serves as the director of the Michigan Department of Treasury’s Office of Revenue and
LANSING - Current utility projects under way now should result in Michigan's electric reliability remaining strong through the summer of 2018, according to a new modeling effort completed by the Michigan Agency for Energy and the Michigan Public Service Commission in collaboration with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator. Officials noted, however, that developing additional resources
EAST LANSING - There is no evidence that indicates systematic tampering or hacking of voting machines, or conspiracy or fraud among election officials, resulted in vote tallies altered to favor the Republican candidate in Michigan in 2016, experts at the consulting firm Anderson Economic Group LLC reported this week. Anderson Economic Group also reported there
LANSING - As Rep. Gary Glenn prepares to take over the Michigan House Energy Policy Committee, he is looking to better educate all members on the topic and move the state more toward choice in the market, whether that means total choice or incremental steps during the next two years. Glenn (R-Midland) has long been
LANSING - Gongwer News Service Thursday announced enhancements to its bill tracking services that give subscribers more control over the display of personal comments tied to legislation. The changes improve subscribers' ability to generate personalized bill status reports that can be shared with members, clients, colleagues and others. All bill tracking and reporting features are
LANSING - The Michigan Treasury website, after much tweaking for the past year, now offers Michigan businesses an easy option to pay taxes online with just a single log on and password, instead of multiple ones used in year’s past. Effective immediately, businesses can upload their W-2s and other wage statements, request fuel credit refunds
LANSING - Ronna Romney McDaniel, named by President-elect Donald Trump as his choice to become the Republican National Committee chair, was elected to that post Thursday in Washington, D.C. McDaniel was elected one day before Trump is sworn in as president. She succeeds Reince Priebus, who will become Trump's chief of staff. Addressing the Republican
MEXICO CITY – A threat by President-elect Donald Trump to put a 35 percent tariff on imported goods produced by U.S. companies in Mexico may already be slowing investment in Mexico’s booming auto industry, according to a Mexico City-based analyst. In addition to a 35 percent tariff, Trump has called for renegotiating NAFTA, the free-trade
LANSING - The funding is not yet in place to perform the work, but the state Capitol will need $62.29 million in repairs, mostly to its mechanical systems, to remain functioning, contractors told the Capitol Commission at its meeting Monday. The commission agreed to move ahead with designing the 45 separate projects that would make
