Michigan Technology related politics
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Foundation has hired Ashley Van Ek-Ten Brink as its new executive director. “On behalf of those business leaders who serve as board members, allow me to say we are all excited to welcome Ashley as the new executive director. She is the right person with the right talents to
WASHINGTON DC – Left out of the House Republican draft tax legislation last week was the Electric Drive Vehicle Credit and Michigan Senator Gary Peters wants to get it restored. On Thursday, Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, urging the committee to preserve the
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Treasury is going paperless and launching an E-lien recording process option for the state’s 83 counties. Through a partnership with Simplifile, all Michigan counties will be able to electronically receive a majority of state tax lien filings, lien releases and reinstatements online. Treasury will begin submitting documents electronically in
LOS ANGELES - A new interactive website pulls together data from over 2,700 financial reports by counties, cities, townships, villages, commissions, and authorities across Michigan to give taxpayers a simple, clear way to find and compare the unfunded pension and health care liabilities owed by their local governments at all levels, including, villages, towns, cities,
LANSING - Telecommunications industry representatives told Michigan lawmakers Thursday legislation to cap permit fees for right-of-way access to utility poles for placement of infrastructure or for work on projects along county roads would reduce barriers to installing technology upgrades and expanding service to new customers. Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore Lake) told fellow members of the Senate
LANSING - Michigan would use the U.S. Coast Guard standards for preventing introduction of invasive species through ballast water rather than its own current standards under a bill that passed the Michigan House Thursday. But HB 5095 passed 66-42. The bill would require the state stay at the current standard should the Coast Guard lessen its standard.
WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump signed a memo Wednesday establishing a pilot program to better integrate unmanned aircrafts into national airspace to deal with more than one million drones now in the hands of hobbyists and pressure from major eCommerce players like Amazon that want to deliver packages using the unmanned aerial devices. The
LANSING - More master craftsmen could teach in K-12 schools and certified teachers could count efforts to incorporate career and technical education into their classrooms under a package of bills discussed in the House Workforce and Talent Development Committee on Tuesday. All involved made clear that the bills are intended as a starting point for
LANSING - Conversations with Foxconn Technology Group over locating a plant in the state are continuing and a large incentive package is necessary to remain competitive for such large projects, Jeff Mason, the chief executive officer of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, said this week. Michigan missed out on an initial multibillion dollar plant that's
LANSING - A business group announced a legal challenge Tuesday in the Court of Appeals over the Public Service Commission's decision to allow for a local clearing requirement for energy providers beginning in 2022. The Michigan Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity filed a claim of appeal to the Court of Appeals earlier this month.
