Michigan Technology related politics
LANSING - The Midwest was well represented in the list of 20 finalist cities and regions for the second Amazon headquarters, but Detroit was not one of the Midwest cities chosen, and the primary reason was an issue Governor Rick Snyder has talked about all through his administration: talent resources. In a conference call, executives from the
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University will lead a team of experts in evaluating the economic and environmental impacts of a “worst case scenario” spill or release from the Line 5 Straits Pipelines. The State of Michigan announced Friday that it reached a contract agreement with Michigan Tech to have Guy Meadows lead an independent risk analysis of
LANSING - A $2.5 million grant from the state of Michigan will help even more students benefit from participating in FIRST Robotics. The grants, awarded by the Michigan Department of Education, are part of Gov. Rick Snyder’s continued investment in FIRST Robotics, which has students learning about applications of science, technology, engineering, arts and math
LANSING - The revenue estimate for the current and coming fiscal years signals a budget that will likely see few, if any, major changes from how it looks now. Revenues to the state's General and School Aid funds will see small growth this fiscal year and next, the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference determined Thursday, with
LANSING - Thirteen of the state's 17 labor market areas saw declines in seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates in November while total employment and labor force levels also increased in most regions. "November unemployment rates declined slightly in the state's southern areas, and rose seasonally in the northern regions," Jason Palmer, director of the Bureau of
LANSING - Despite the enrollment period being cut to just 45 days and cutbacks in federal promotion efforts, the number of Michigan residents who signed up for health insurance through federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was nearly 300,000, which shows the controversial law remains a viable option for many persons, one health care
WASHINGTON DC - You have to register your drone if you want to fly it outside. It costs $5, you can do it online here, and there are penalties if you take to the air without doing it. Now you know. Here’s some background. Not since Ross and Rachel on Friends has there been a more
LANSING — At Tuesday’s final scheduled meeting of 2017, the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved assistance to American Haval Motor Technology LLC is a subsidiary of Great Wall Motor Company Ltd., China’s largest manufacturer of SUVs. The company plans to establish a research and development center in Farmington Hills, investing $3.5 million. As a result, the
ANN ARBOR - A recent University of Michigan study says the state's energy efficiency programs are meeting legislative objectives, but are not providing equal benefits to those in low-income households compared to those in higher-income households. The study, from the Urban Energy Justice Lab at the University of Michigan, said on average nationally low-income households
WASHINGTON DC - Internet service providers got an early Christmas gift. As widely expected, the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules, handing the broadband and wireless industries a big victory in their battle against government oversight of the internet. The Republican-led FCC , chaired by a former Verizon legal counsel, voted 3-2 along party lines to
