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Snyder Makes It Official: Film Incentive Program Is Over

LANSING - There was never any question that Governor Rick Snyder was going to sign a bill bringing to an end the state's program of awarding cash incentives to producers as a way of luring film and television productions to the state, but it still marked the definitive end point Friday when his office announced he had

By |2015-07-29T14:32:30-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Politics|

Michigan DEQ Begins Changing Regulation Of Air Toxics

LANSING - After more than three years of discussion and debate, the Department of Environmental Quality formally began the process Thursday of a rules change that would remove hundreds of chemicals from the list of toxics the DEQ automatically regulates in air emissions. Now at about 1,200, the number of regulated chemicals would drop to

By |2015-07-29T14:33:23-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Politics|

Michigan Schools, Local Governments And State Go To Market For $5.25 Billion In Bonds

LANSING - Through June, local school districts, local governments, universities and the state have gone to the financial markets to float more than $5.25 billion in bonds, a figure well more than twice as much governing units issued in bonds in the same time in 2014. Much of that increase is driven by local school

By |2015-07-29T14:34:09-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Politics|

Michigan DEQ Begins Changing Regulation Of Air Toxics

LANSING - After more than three years of discussion and debate, the Department of Environmental Quality formally began the process Thursday of a rules change that would remove hundreds of chemicals from the list of toxics the DEQ automatically regulates in air emissions. Now at about 1,200, the number of regulated chemicals would drop to

By |2015-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16th, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Snyder Makes It Official: Film Incentive Program Is Over

LANSING - There was never any question that Governor Rick Snyder was going to sign a bill bringing to an end the state's program of awarding cash incentives to producers as a way of luring film and television productions to the state, but it still marked the definitive end point Friday when his office announced

By |2015-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12th, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Chapter Two: There Will Be Cyberwar

ANN ARBOR - Over the next few weeks, MITechNews.Com will be publishing excerpts from cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon's latest book, called There Will Be Cyberwar. The book makes the case that the US military rushed to "network everything" and, like most organizations, neglected to secure its most critical systems. CHAPTERTWO Cautionary Tale.   The foregoing

By |2015-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10th, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Public Service Commission Approves Natural Gas, Electric Increases

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved two settlements Thursday resulting in increases for natural gas customers of Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation and electricity customers of Upper Peninsula Power Company. Both are related to reconciling each respective company's 2014 energy optimization revenues and expenses, as well as to revise surcharges. Effective August 1, residential

By |2015-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9th, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Michigan Green Chemistry Program Awards Deadline July 17

LANSING - Nominations for the Michigan Green Chemistry Program Award close July 17. The award was established by the Michigan Green Chemistry Roundtable to recognize innovations in green chemistry. This nomination package contains concise instructions on how to enter the Award Program. The Award Program is open to individuals, groups, and organizations in Michigan, both

By |2015-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9th, 2015|Archive, Politics|