Michigan Technology related politics
LANSING - Environmental groups and Democrats were quick Thursday to deride Gov. Rick Snyder’s choice of Heidi Grether to head the Department of Environmental Quality because of her background lobbying for BP America. Grether is currently deputy director of the Michigan Agency for Energy, where she led state efforts to comply with new federal carbon
LANSING — The Michigan Agency for Energy Tuesday issued a Clean Energy Manufacturing Roadmap, a collaborative effort of the state of Michigan and officials in northeast Ohio to boost jobs in the “energy efficient building technology” industry. “For Michigan, this roadmap demonstrates the opportunities that lie in strengthening clean energy manufacturing to diversify and strengthen the
LANSING - Michigan’s investments in the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program have helped diversify the state’s economy and created jobs during the last decade, according to a study commissioned by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. But, the report warns, the state’s economy “is at a crossroads,” and investments in innovation and
LANSING - On July 21, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is hosting a webinar geared to professionals tasked in developing business sustainability programs as well as Research & Development staff or Project Managers creating new products or processes. The webinar, from 1 to 2 pm, will be presented by Clinton S. Boyd, PhD, Principal-Green
LANSING - The sponsor of a bill that would have eliminated the share some cities pay toward state road projects in their jurisdictions fumed Friday at Governor Rick Snyder's decision to veto it and said he is considering options to revive the policy, including attempting to override Snyder's veto. The Department of Transportation had signaled
DETROIT - A Detroit U.S. district judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a newly enacted state law that bans companies from collecting employee donations for union campaign funds, but permits a firm to continue to collect donations for corporate campaign funds. Judge Linda Parker said the law, PA 269 of 2015, violates the First
DETROIT - Two new surveys on the presidential race show presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead over presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in Michigan. One survey, conducted by Ballotpedia with the firm Evolving Strategies, showed Clinton at 47 percent, Trump at 30 percent and Libertarian Gary Johnson at 14 percent. The survey
LANSING - Detroit was approved Tuesday as a Next Michigan Development Corporation, allowing it to issue renaissance zones and other inducements to bring in business. The designation, approved by the Strategic Fund Board, allows it to bring the tax-free zones and other inducements directly to the board without first applying to the Michigan Economic Development
LANSING - Thanks to the use of videoconferencing technology to virtually transport prisoners into 780 courtrooms across the state, the Department of Corrections has saved $14.7 million since implementation in 2010, according to the Michigan Supreme Court. The Supreme Court announced savings are expected to grow from $4.3 million in fiscal year 2015, up to
LANSING - For the first time in history, voters identifying as "independent" outnumber both Democrats and Republicans, and that's forcing political types to use other data to gather information on voters. Speaking at the Small Business Association of Michigan annual networking luncheon, David Wasserman, the house editor of the Cook Political Report, said the moves
