LANSING - The Council of Great Lakes Governors pushed for more trade transportation on the lakes as Illinois opened the door to ending ship traffic between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. The governors and premiers included Asian carp on the council's list of "least wanted" invasive species, and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn acknowledged that
WASHINGTON DC - A federal judge has ruled that Google must comply with the FBI's warrantless requests for confidential user data, despite the search company's arguments that the secret demands are illegal. CNET has learned that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco rejected Google's request to modify or throw out 19 so-called National
MACKINAC ISLAND - A program begun at the first Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference that Governor Rick Snyder attended as chief executive got a major boost Thursday at a press conference that included Snyder. Executives for both DTE Energy and CMS Energy announced that their companies would spend $1 billion each over the next
MACKINAC ISLAND - Recent municipal bankruptcies have not ended well, but the outcome of such a move would be different for Detroit because leaders are planning for it, Treasurer Andy Dillon said as part of a series of panels on the resurgence of the city. Dillon said the goal is still to keep Detroit out
LANSING ? The Michigan House Tax Policy Committee reported legislation Wednesday that would discontinue the charging of the sales and use tax on the value of a trade-in when buying a motor vehicle or watercraft. The legislation (HB 4234 , SB 89 and SB 90 ) was reported unanimously by the committee after hearing testimony
LANSING - Growing contributions to the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System are reducing what school districts can spend on other educational services and that effect is likely to continue for the near term, the Citizens Research Council said in a report released Wednesday. The report, Funding for Public Education: The Recent Impact of Increased
LANSING - Physicians will use one standardized form for obtaining prior authorization from a patient's insurer when a patient seeks coverage for prescribed medicine under legislation signed by Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder signed SB 178 (PA 30, effective 90 days after sine die adjournment) and SB 179 (PA 31, also effective 90 days after sine
LANSING ? Michigan House Republicans unveiled Thursday a bill setting conditions for expanding Medicaid to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, but their call for a 48-month limit on Medicaid benefits for some recipients alarmed Democrats and other organizations that had supported expanding the program without conditions. For HB 4714 , introduced by Rep.
LANSING - The Michigan House Education Committee on Tuesday reported two bills that are designed to provide more flexibility in a high school student's curriculum, particularly if the student is interested in career technical courses. The committee reported HB 4465 on an 11-2 vote, with Rep. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Rep. Thomas Stallworth (D-Detroit)
LANSING - The chances of a road funding plan passing the Legislature appear to have dipped with top Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature, along with Governor Rick Snyder, hitting a standoff in negotiations. With the partisan stalemate, House Republicans are now dangling the idea of trying to go it alone and pass a plan