Politics/Government

LakeShore Advantage Report On Advanced Energy Storage And Material Manufacturing Production

HOLLAND - A new report projects ‘high’ potential for business growth in West Michigan for advanced energy storage and material manufacturing production. The West Michigan Advanced Energy Storage Ecosystem Report was compiled to illustrate the region’s current industry assets and highlight its growth potential. Lakeshore Advantage President Jennifer Owens joins MITech TV to provide details.

By |2024-03-18T18:10:56-04:00March 18th, 2024|Government/Politics, mitechtv, Politics, Politics/Government|

MSBDC Celebrates Eighth Annual SBDC Day March 20

GRAND RAPIDS - In concert with the nearly 1,000 Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) across the nation, the Michigan SBDC will celebrate SBDC Day Wednesday, March 20, 2024. SBDC Day is a national, collective proclamation of the impact America's Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) have on the success of our nation’s dreamers, innovators and doers

By |2024-03-15T11:18:00-04:00March 15th, 2024|Entrepreneurs, Politics, Politics/Government|

Chinese EV Seagull Priced Below $10,000 Has Senators Urging Biden To Boost Import Tariffs

WASHINGTON DC - A group of US Senators has written to President Biden's administration to urge the increase of tariffs on Chinese cars, with the ultimate goal of stopping potential imports altogether. In the letter, Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, ask the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade

MPSC Says Work To Reduce Power Outages, Improve Grid Reliability Is Focus

LANSING - The MPSC’s 2023 Annual Reportv highlights actions the Commission took after a round of ice and snow storms spanning February 22 to March 4 left more than 1 million Michiganders without electricity, some for more than a week, as crews worked to repair more than 13,000 downed wires reported just for the state’s

By |2024-03-09T17:24:54-05:00March 8th, 2024|Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

Biden Missing Opportunity To Sway Young Voters On Legalizing Cannabis

WASHINGTON DC - Cannabis advocates say President Biden is missing an opportunity to sway young voters with his reluctance to take bigger steps to legalize marijuana at the federal level. The Biden administration has opened several avenues for marijuana reform including issuing federal pardons for simple possession and starting the process of potentially rescheduling marijuana’s status under

By |2024-02-24T12:35:52-05:00February 24th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

MEDC Doesn’t Want Recipients Pre-Picked for Startups

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the state's business incentive arm, doesn't want the Governor's proposed $60 million innovation fund to be created with predetermined grant recipients in mind. "That's not the structure which is being proposed here," Amy Rencher, MEDC's vice president of small business services, told MIRS when asked about the possibility

$7,500 EV Tax Credit Available Before Tax Season

WASHINGTON DC - Consumers no longer have to wait to file their annual tax returns to get a tax break for the purchase of a new electric vehicle. At the start of 2024, the federal “new clean vehicle” tax credit became available as a point-of-sale discount — worth up to $7,500 — at car dealerships.

By |2024-02-11T14:54:21-05:00February 11th, 2024|Featured, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

New Look Michigan Driver’s Licenses And IDs Mandated By Feds Rolling Out

LANSING - Michigan has started to roll out new driver’s licenses and IDs, with enhanced security technology. The new look is based on security best practices and new technology aimed at reducing the risk of counterfeiting and fraud, according to the Michigan Secretary of State. The font and color theme have been updated to clearly

By |2024-02-12T16:41:56-05:00February 8th, 2024|Featured, Politics/Government|

$87.5 Million In Grants Announced To Help State Win Transformative Projects

LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing approval of $87.5 million in grant funding for 18 projects across the state of Michigan through the Strategic Site Readiness Program to support the state’s efforts to compete for and win transformative projects. Through this funding for strategic site readiness and collaboration

By |2024-01-30T19:28:23-05:00January 30th, 2024|Featured, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

UC Berkeley Graduate Students Use AI To Track Insider Trading By Congress

BERKELEY, Ca. - Fifth Year Master of Information and Data Science students Matthew Dodd, Aditya Shah, Jocelyn Thai, and Ethan Yen are the winners of the 5th Year MIDS Capstone Award for their project, PoliWatch. Their project addresses a common issue in Congress: insider trading. Despite a fifth of trades by Congress being reported as problematic, little has been done to hold

By |2024-01-30T19:08:53-05:00January 30th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Politics/Government|