LANSING - A tax credit to ease the cost of broadband internet service is among the recommendations of a state task force examining the status of broadband use in the state and ways to increase access. The report, the product of the Michigan Consortium of Advanced Networks, created through an executive order from Governor Rick Snyder,
LANSING - Gongwer News Service has updated its 2018 Michigan Elections app, available for iOS and Android devices, with new analysis for most races for state and federal offices where there is competition in the primary. The new analysis reflects the latest developments in those races as endorsements and reports of candidate activity continue to pour
LANSING - Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality failed to comply with the federal Lead and Copper Rule and were too slow to react when problems were found with the Flint water system, an EPA Office of Inspector General report released Thursday said. The report found that the DEQ, in
LANSING - Tests now being used by some to evaluate whether congressional and legislative districts have been gerrymandered do show that Michigan fails several of those tests, which could argue that the state's districts somewhat favor Republicans, a report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan said. The report came out as the U.S. Supreme
MACKINAC ISLAND - While Senate Republicans might have the votes to adopt and amend a marijuana legalization effort, House Republicans do not, and barring a "miracle," the issue is going to the ballot for voters to decide, House Speaker Tom Leonard said Thursday. "Nothing is dead in the Legislature until it is dead," Leonard (R-DeWitt) said during
LANSING - Recreational marijuana legalization is likely headed to the November ballot after House Speaker Tom Leonard said Thursday there's not enough support for the proposal to be approved in the House. The Board of State Canvassers on Thursday certified the proposal allowing it to be approved by the Legislature or go to the November ballot. There
LANSING - The Michigan House and Senate are well on their way to completing their versions of the budget, and there are some striking differences between the two. The biggest one is that while the House budget bills spend $164.6 million less General Fund than Governor Rick Snyder, the Senate budgets are just $9.4 million under
LANSING - The U.S. Small Business Administration on Friday approved physical and economic disaster declarations for Arenac, Berrien, Ingham and Kalamazoo counties following severe flooding that hit the counties in February. The SBA approved the request of Governor Rick Snyder for the declaration which allows businesses and residents in the counties to apply for financial aid from
LANSING - Gongwer News Service/Michigan Report's 2018 Michigan Elections app puts our one-of-a-kind candidate database to work in an easy-to-access portable format. Here's how the app can help Gongwer subscribers. Q: What's unique about the app? A: With the app, the wealth of information in Gongwer's elections database is at users' fingertips. As candidates continue to file
LANSING - Legislation that would allow companies looking to install new wireless technology infrastructure to utility poles and towers across the state easily passed the Michigan Senate on Thursday over the objection of one member who referred to potential health risks he said are associated with the expansion of wireless technology. SB 637 passed 33-3 and SB
