BARCELONA - Tom Wheeler, chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission, Wednesday defended his agency's move to regulate the Internet, ensuring that broadband players would be unaffected by his light touch approach to the rules. "This is no more regulating the Internet than the First Amendment regulates free speech in our country," Wheeler said in
DETROIT - Governor Rick Snyder pushed for more emphasis on career and technical education as he launched the first merger of the Governor's Education Summit and the Governor's Economic Summit. Noting that the education and economic development people had tended to segregate themselves in the room, he urged participants for the remainder of Monday's events
LANSING - Jobs from the film industry may be part-time, but wages generally surpass the average salary and provide benefits for many workers in the state, supporters of the $50 million film incentives told the Michigan House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday, but opponents said the lack of permanent jobs shows the program isn't working
LANSING - While many of the state's license fees, especially for alcohol permits, may no longer be considered sustainable revenue streams for their respective programs and so need to be increased, a portion of those increases also is expected to pay for IT upgrades, an official with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said
WASHINGTON DC - US Senate Republicans appear to have largely abandoned efforts to fight an FCC vote later this week that's expected to reclassify broadband as a public utility-like service. After years of grappling with how much or even whether the federal government should be involved in regulating the Internet, the commission is expected to
LANSING - A bill that would require a wireless phone company to provide location information from a person's wireless device to a police officer upon request in certain emergency situations was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Michigan House Criminal Justice Committee. HB 4006 also provides civil and criminal immunity to a wireless carrier that responds
LANSING - A revised estimate of what the Michigan Economic Growth Authority tax credits will cost the state shows an increase of nearly $3 billion to $9.38 billion through 2031, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation said Wednesday. During a House Tax Policy Committee meeting, MEDC CEO Steve Arwood said the increase in projected liabilities comes
LIVONIA - In just a few days, Michigan State University?s 26th class of the Michigan Political Leadership Program Fellows will be celebrating graduation at a dinner featuring two best-selling authors who?ve advised two U.S. presidents. They?ll be gathering, officially as a class one more time, for a special ceremony at MPLP?s 20th annual dinner Feb.
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Friday joined with Connect Michigan and Connected Nation Exchange to launch an interactive mapping application for locating Michigan?s fastest digital infrastructure. ?Ultra-high-speed infrastructure is critical for securing Michigan?s place in the digital economy,? said MEDC Chief Executive Officer Steve Arwood. ?The carriers on this map clearly recognize this
LANSING - The governor's proposed fiscal year 2015-16 budget for the Strategic Fund maintains funding for film incentives at $50 million for now despite Governor Rick Snyder using an executive order to slash current year funding for the program by $12 million, but at least one House Republican isn't keen on keeping that $50 million