LANSING - After weeks of reviewing the state's 2008 energy reform laws, the chair of the Senate Energy and Technology Committee said he isn't convinced the 10 percent cap on customer choice should be augmented. Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) said after hearing testimony from about 60 people, there are some minor changes with the
LANSING - The Michigan League of Conservation Voters is asking its supporters to contact Governor Rick Snyder and urge that he veto legislation barring state departments in most cases from issuing rules that go beyond federal regulations. Last week, Snyder's communications staff indicated the governor might veto HB 4326 , which would only allow emergency
EGHAM, U.K - Worldwide sales of mobile devices totaled 440.5 million units in the third quarter of 2011, up 5.6 percent from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Non-smartphone devices performed well, driven by demand in emerging markets for low-cost devices from white-box manufacturers, and for dual-subscriber identity module devices. Sales into the
LANSING - In what environmentalists view as a threat to efforts by Michigan and other Great Lake states to control the introduction of new invasive species to those waters, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a U.S. Coast Guard funding bill Tuesday that sets a lesser ballast water standard than Michigan and other states now
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Justice said today that it has uncovered a large, sophisticated Internet scam ring that netted $14 million by infecting millions of computers with malware designed to redirect their Web searches to sites that generated ad revenue. Six people have been arrested in Estonia and a Russian is being
LANSING - The Michigan House Commerce Committee took testimony from Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Thursday on his bill which directs how the state would divide $25 million in incentives to film, television and video game projects made in the state. Under SB 569 , productions would receive a 32 percent credit for Michigan
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's veto pen might get its first use with Snyder unsupportive of a bill sent to him Thursday by the Legislature that would largely prohibit state departments from issuing rules stricter than federal regulations. Before breaking for a two-week recess, both chambers were actively finishing a package of bills dealing with
LANSING - Michigan would comply with the federal health care reform law by setting up its health exchange - a website called the MIHealth Marketplace - under a bill passed by the Senate Thursday although Republicans then took the step of reaffirming their opposition to "Obamacare." Similar to Orbitz.com, under the legislation Michigan's website would
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Research Institute and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Thursday announced participation in a Dell-funded national initiative based on technology developed by VARI and tested in collaboration with Spectrum Health to support a personalized medicine trial for pediatric cancer. The Dell-funded research will be conducted by the Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research
KANSAS CITY - A recent poll shows that the so-called millennial generation ? those ages 18-34 ? are an entrepreneurial lot, but a few key barriers are holding them back, especially the economy. ?Fifty-four percent of the nation?s Millennials either want to start a business or already have started one. They recognize that entrepreneurship is