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 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
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - At the rate we've seen digital advertising grow in 2014, and the rate Borrell Associates is forecasting for 2015, it may just be that the proverbial train has either left the station or is moving too fast for anybody else to hop aboard. Digital advertising at the local level will grow by
DETROIT - In just two years, the ITInTheD.Com Live Internet radio show podcast has hit a major milestone - getting 10 million listens in just 103 episodes. What began as an outlet for two self-admitted geeks to record their ramblings has somehow become a two-hour podcast (www.itinthed.com) listened to by folks in all 50
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has added a clause to its rules that specifies drones aren't allowed in or around the football stadium during games at the Big House. Diane Brown, a spokeswoman for the school's Division of Safety and Security, says the new rule for drones is as follows: "The possession and
LANSING - Kyle Brow of Vassar has been selected as the 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Honorary Starter for the race Aug. 16, while Michael Harris, Executive Director of Paralyzed Veterans of America Michigan Chapter, has been named 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Grand Marshal. Brow, a 20-year-old with autism, developed a passion for NASCAR and racing
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 - 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 - 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
TROY - Automation Alley on Aug. 25 will bring aerospace and defense industry insight to the Southeast Michigan business community with a global business outlook event tailored to small and medium-sized businesses that are looking to diversify. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Automation Alley headquarters in Troy. "All too