Michigan Technology related politics
ANN ARBOR - More than 700 miles of shoreline in lakes Huron and Michigan are potentially vulnerable to oil spills if a 63-year old pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac ruptures, according to a new University of Michigan computer-modeling study released Thursday. Enbridge Line 5 pipeline moves up to 20 million gallons of light crude
LANSING - The task force that Governor Rick Snyder appointed to investigate how the Flint water crisis occurred takes a hammer to the message Snyder and his staff have emphasized for months that the crisis resulted from a failure of government at all levels. In reading the Flint Water Advisory Task Force's report on the
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund has issued four Requests for Proposals for contractors to assist the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Travel Michigan with business and travel marketing efforts regionally, national and internationally. The following RFPs were issued: Travel Marketing MEDC and Travel Michigan are seeking an agency to develop and implement a comprehensive,
ANN ARBOR - I’ve been traveling around the state recently, speaking to various community groups and service clubs. As usual, when I get in a room with Michiganders, I learn a ton by asking questions: How many are satisfied with the present state of politics in Michigan? How about in the country? (Zero hands go
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grants in the Upper Peninsula to be allocated between a dozen recipients. “This grant cycle was extremely competitive,” said Bill Scullon, DNR field operations manager from the Norway Field Office and grant program administrator. The Deer Habitat
LANSING - Michigan House Democratic Rep. Jeremy Moss and Republican Rep. Ed McBroom joined forces a year ago to develop a plan to open up legislative communications to the public, and on Wednesday the 10-bill package was introduced with an exemption for all constituent communications unless it is from a registered lobbyist. Eight of the
LANSING - The Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee is being asked to give authorization to nine new projects that, when constructed, would total $184 million. The projects include the four highest-scoring university projects and the top three community college projects. The two state projects were automatically added to the list. If approved, the institutions could begin
SAN FRANCISCO - Hacktivist group Anonymous declared "total war" on Donald Trump, urging hackers to knock the billionaire's websites offline as it put the Republican front-runner in its sights for the second time. In a video posted Tuesday, a representative of the group called on hackers to attack Trump's websites and reveal any personal information
SANTA MONICA, CA – Congress will put lives at risk if it rushes to grant self-driving robot cars a shortcut around safety rules to eliminate the requirement that humans be able to intervene, Consumer Watchdog said today as the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the developing technology. According to Google reports, a
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission is preparing a proposal that lays out new rules governing how broadband providers handle your online activity. The rules would put the FCC in charge of consumer privacy, a duty previously handled by the Federal Trade Commission. The proposal comes amid heightened concern about personal privacy, thanks to
