Politics

LANSING - The most cost effective way to meet new federal power plant emissions standards is to use energy more efficiently, a report released Thursday said. The Institute for Energy Innovation said the value of moving to cogeneration of renewable power would depend largely on the cost of natural gas. The report, using the State

LANSING - Michigan House Republicans are working on a revised transportation funding plan that would include $600 million in new revenue and $600 million in cuts, with the hopes of holding a vote when the chamber meets next week, several sources told Gongwer News Service on Thursday. Sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said specifics

LANSING - The percentage of Michigan residents without health insurance dropped significantly in 2014 from 2013, federal figures show. The improvement in the number of residents with insurance also came during the year that more lower-income residents could sign up for Medicaid coverage under the Healthy Michigan program. According to figures released by the National

LANSING - Sen. John Proos late Wednesday called on Attorney General Bill Schuette to open an investigation into the gas price jump that has hit Proos' region of southwest Michigan in the past several days. According to a statement by Proos (R-St. Joseph), a British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana has reportedly experienced a

LANSING - Enbridge Energy Partners LP will sponsor Michigan Technological University's Great Lakes Research Center to provide real-time environmental monitoring of the water conditions in the Straits of Mackinac, the company announced Wednesday, as well as the Center's efforts to integrate another monitoring buoy in the Upper Great lakes Observing System. The new buoy will

LANSING - Addressing poverty and increasing funding for at-risk students as well as creating a more cohesive K-12 education system were among numerous suggestions by various interests provided to the State Board of Education on Tuesday regarding how to make Michigan a top 10 education performing state. Kevin Hollenbeck, vice president of the Upjohn Institute

LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday announced a talent initiative for the auto industry called "We Run on Brainpower" with the goal of attracting and retaining Michigan students and residents to work in the auto industry. Snyder made the announcement during the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars, an annual conference with industry

LANSING - The Michigan Film Office confirmed Thursday that filming for the Paramount Pictures film "Looking for Alaska," based on the best-selling novel by acclaimed author John Green, will come to Michigan in the fall and receive a film incentive of more than $7 million. The project is projected to spend more than $21 million

HOUGHTON - The dull black plastic of the device on Joshua Pearce's desk belies its usefulness. Pearce picks up the box, which has a switch on the side and a small opening on top. A handful of vials sit in a bag nearby, and each would fit snugly in the opening. The set-up seems generic,

LANSING - Nearly $1 million in state incentives from the Michigan Strategic Fund are expected to generate more than $9.3 million in investments and create 190 new jobs. "The decision by these companies to expand in Michigan demonstrates our state's greatly improved and diverse business climate," said Michigan Economic Development Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve