Politics/Government

Metropolitan Affairs Coalition Supports Proposal 1

LANSING - The Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, a nonprofit public-private partnership in Southeast Michigan, has announced its support for the Proposal 15-1 to help pay for transportation funding. "Michigan has found itself economically less competitive on the national and international stage. Our roads are so poor that manufacturers, distributors and retailers can no longer be certain

By |2015-04-08T00:00:00-04:00April 8th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

Audit Of Michigan Strategic Fund Criticizes Financial Records

LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund did not have sufficient internal control in place to ensure it properly recorded and reported its financial activity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, an audit by the Office of the Auditor General released Thursday concluded. As a result, the MSF could not ensure the accuracy of accounting

By |2015-03-27T00:00:00-04:00March 27th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

Michigan House University Budget Hikes Funding By 1 Percent; Senate Sticks With 2 Percent

LANSING - The Michigan higher education budget approved Thursday by a House subcommittee would decrease Governor Rick Snyder's recommendation for the universities by $14.7 million and increase the cap on how much universities can raise tuition. Rep. Michael McCready (R-Bloomfield Hills), chair of the House Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee, said he would prefer a budget

By |2015-03-27T00:00:00-04:00March 27th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

Senate Approves Cybersecurity Bill That Lacks Privacy Protections

WASHIGTON DC - The US Senate Intelligence Committee approved a controversial cyberscurity bill last week that's designed to help companies and the federal government better defend against the growing threat of data breaches. Approved by a 14-1 vote, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) aims - by providing expanded legal liability protections to companies sharing

By |2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00March 16th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

FCC Releases 400-Page Report On Net Neutrality

WASHINGTON DC ? You asked for it, you got it, all 400 pages of the Federal Communications Commission Net Neutrality ruling. It was released Thursday and spells out how the FCC will preserve the open Internet. The agency's commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the order along party lines ast month but did not release the

By |2015-03-12T00:00:00-04:00March 12th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

Bills Would Prohibit MEGA Credit Extensions

LANSING - Republican lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would prohibit the amendment of tax credits originating under the now-defunct Michigan Economic Growth Authority, which have accumulated a $9.4 billion liability in the state and caused a budget shortfall in the current fiscal year. Rep. Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) and Rep. Gary Glenn (R-Midland) introduced HB

By |2015-03-12T00:00:00-04:00March 12th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|