WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic to a Detroit resident whose cell phone records, obtained without a warrant, were used against him in trial. However, the justices also appeared uncertain about a decision that arguably could affect every citizen's privacy rights, according to a transcript of the Wednesday hearing in the
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Foundation has hired Ashley Van Ek-Ten Brink as its new executive director. “On behalf of those business leaders who serve as board members, allow me to say we are all excited to welcome Ashley as the new executive director. She is the right person with the right talents to
WASHINGTON DC – Left out of the House Republican draft tax legislation last week was the Electric Drive Vehicle Credit and Michigan Senator Gary Peters wants to get it restored. On Thursday, Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, urging the committee to preserve the
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Treasury is going paperless and launching an E-lien recording process option for the state’s 83 counties. Through a partnership with Simplifile, all Michigan counties will be able to electronically receive a majority of state tax lien filings, lien releases and reinstatements online. Treasury will begin submitting documents electronically in
LOS ANGELES - A new interactive website pulls together data from over 2,700 financial reports by counties, cities, townships, villages, commissions, and authorities across Michigan to give taxpayers a simple, clear way to find and compare the unfunded pension and health care liabilities owed by their local governments at all levels, including, villages, towns, cities,
LANSING - Telecommunications industry representatives told Michigan lawmakers Thursday legislation to cap permit fees for right-of-way access to utility poles for placement of infrastructure or for work on projects along county roads would reduce barriers to installing technology upgrades and expanding service to new customers. Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore Lake) told fellow members of the Senate
LANSING - Michigan would use the U.S. Coast Guard standards for preventing introduction of invasive species through ballast water rather than its own current standards under a bill that passed the Michigan House Thursday. But HB 5095 passed 66-42. The bill would require the state stay at the current standard should the Coast Guard lessen its standard.
LANSING — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday denied an appeal from big box retailer Menard Inc., effectively ending the so-called “dark store” practice of property valuation in the state. In an order handed down today, the state’s Supreme Court denied Menard Inc.’s request for an appeal in its lawsuit against the city of Escanaba because the justices
LANSING - Michigan Senate Oversight Committee members heard from the director of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget during a hearing to weigh reporting a recommendation on his confirmation to the full Senate. Referring to himself as "an advocate of public service," David DeVries told lawmakers Thursday he'd accepted the appointment from Governor Rick
LANSING - Michigan had offered Foxconn Technology Group some $3.76 billion in incentives for the plant it lost to Wisconsin and another $3.06 billion for a yet-to-be-announced plan, according to letters to the company. But both of those incentives were reduced by the final language of the Good Jobs for Michigan package (SB 242, SB 243 and SB
