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Michigan’s Top Cybersecurity Official Highlights State’s Practices To U.S. Senate Committee

WASHINGTON - The state of Michigan’s Chief Security Officer Chris DeRusha shared how the Great Lakes State collaborates with public and private sectors on cybersecurity to keep citizens’ data safe in a daunting digital environment to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs today.  DeRusha talked about the many facets of the state’s cyber defenses and described the close collaboration between the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the Michigan State Police, and

By |2020-02-11T16:47:01-05:00February 11th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Featured, Politics|
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Cable TV Providers In Michigan Lost Another 313,000 Customers In 2019, Fourth Yearly Decline In A Row

LANSING - Cable TV cutting is gaining momentum in Michigan, according to a new report from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The MPSC found that the number of customers in 2019 decreased by 313,066 to a total of 1,686,006, the fourth year of decline reflecting a national trend of consumers shifting to streaming video over

By |2020-02-05T19:11:55-05:00February 5th, 2020|Internet, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Report: Infrastructure, K-12 Performance, Growing Working-Age Population Key Challenges For Michigan

LANSING –  Huge gaps remain in efforts to expand Michigan’s economic progress that include investing in infrastructure, boosting K-12 educational performance and growing a working-age population, so says Business Leaders for Michigan. “We have a great picture of where Michigan stands today on the national scale: better, but still not best,” said Doug Rothwell, President

By |2020-02-05T19:11:56-05:00February 5th, 2020|Politics, Politics/Government|
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Sky Is The Limit For How Much Governor Could Bond For Roads

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could go ahead and bond for $2.5 billion -- or really, any amount she wanted – for new road revenue through the gubernatorial-appointed State Transportation Commission, based on updated information from numerous sources. Whitmer could, theoretically, bond against the revenues from future gas taxes and registration fees for any amount

By |2020-02-05T10:41:14-05:00February 4th, 2020|Politics, Politics/Government|
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Highways Win, Local Streets Left ‘In The Dust’ By Whitmer’s $3.5 Billion Roads Plan

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is scaling back her plan to “fix the damn roads,” unveiling a $3.5 billion bond proposal that would help rebuild Michigan highways without a tax increase but saddle the state with decades of new debt. The first-term Democrat announced her latest plan Wednesday night in her second State of the

By |2020-01-30T19:50:00-05:00January 30th, 2020|Politics, Politics/Government|
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Helicopter Services Provider Expansion Gets State Aid

LANSING—Construction Helicopters Inc., aka CHI Aviation, has received a $400,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a $4.55 million expansion of its operations in Livingston County’s Howell Township, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced. The project is expected to create 60 new jobs over a three-year period with wages near $45 per hour.

By |2020-01-30T18:04:17-05:00January 30th, 2020|ESD, Politics, Politics/Government|
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GVSU Hosting Free Tax Assistance Program

GRAND RAPIDS - Free tax help is available for people who make $56,000 or less, have a disability or consider English as a second language. Grand Valley State University is a host site for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program through United Way that offers free tax return preparation and filing for qualifying individuals. 

By |2020-01-25T17:18:51-05:00January 25th, 2020|Politics, Politics/Government|
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Travel Michigan Wins Platinum Award for Outstanding Travel Marketing

NEW YORK CITY – At the 63rd annual Adrian Awards, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) last night honored Travel Michigan with a Platinum Award for Public Relations Innovation for the creation of and supporting campaign around the Pure Sounds of Michigan album, in 2019. Pure Sounds of Michigan is an ambient album,

By |2020-01-25T17:18:52-05:00January 25th, 2020|New Products / Contracts, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Lt. Gov. Gilchrist Explains His MITechNews Column “Driving Data to Drive Reform.”

LANSING - In his latest column on MITechNews.Com, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist explains how he used data to drive 18 reforms for Michigan government. One example: The state's 83 counties have 81 separate county jail databases, complicating keeping track of inmates. https://youtu.be/rvX5ysXavLc

By |2020-01-25T08:26:13-05:00January 25th, 2020|News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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