LANSING - Proponents of legislation that would remove a requirement for lakefront property owners to obtain a permit to groom their beaches criticized Thursday the Department of Environmental Quality's effectiveness in managing the current permitting process. Beachfront owners told the Senate Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes Committee they should not be required to get
LANSING - It is not the complete removal of the cap the Senate wanted, nor is it the incredibly large cap a House committee approved, but what passed the House unexpectedly Thursday was just enough of an expansion of cyberschools to win support on a 56-54 vote. "House Republicans today approved pro-student, pro-parent education reforms
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a controversial Internet surveillance bill, rejecting increasingly vocal arguments from critics that it would do more to endanger Americans' privacy than aid cybersecurity. By a vote of 248 to 168, a bipartisan majority approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, which would
LANSING ? Michigan had two more signs Thursday the economy is improving with the release of Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index and the Michigan Housing Index. Both indexes saw improvement in the state's economy, with the housing index, by the Michigan Association of Home Builders, showing builders saw improvements in the first quarter and
GRAND RAPIDS - When Mark Sellers bought Grand Rapids Brewing Co. last year, he thought he bought all of its assets. But it turns out he had a cybersquatter parked on his website who refused to relinquish the domain name until the squatter, a Grand Rapids Internet promotions company, was paid $2,000. Now Sellers owns
LANSING - March sales were positive, and retailers are expecting that trend to continue the next three months, the Michigan Retailers Association said in releasing its latest Michigan Retail Index on Wednesday. The March performance index, created in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, was 57.8, a result of 49 percent of retailers
LANSING ? Michigan House Democrats want to see action on a package of bills that would place a two-year moratorium on the practice of hydraulic fracturing in Michigan and force the companies to disclose what chemicals they will use in the process. The final bill in the package (HB 5565 , HB 5151 , HB
TRAVERSE CITY - The Great Lakes Bioneers announced this year's Great Lakes Youth Ambassador awards will go to six students for their interest and actions in support of people and the planet. Each student will receive $100 to be used for higher education or an earth-and-people-friendly project. The awards will be announced during the Northern
OXFORD - Relume Technologies, which makes light-emitting diode products and smart grid control systems for outdoor lighting applications, has announced the launch of its new multimedia website. The redesigned site is the final phase in the company's rebranding effort that also included a new logo, marketing materials and social media presence. Relume?s new site features
MOSCOW - Russians, as a nationality, were the best hackers in 2011, grabbing a $4.5 billion share of the global cyber crime market, double what they stole the year before. And we?re talking a big worldwide black market for purloined credit card numbers, intellectual property, and just plain cash, $12.5 billion last year, says Moscow-based