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Major Michigan Budget Progress: Supplementals Pass, Talks On Ad Board

LANSING - The months of nail-biting and worry among those affected by a budget standoff between Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican legislative leaders might finally be coming to an end. Negotiations between Ms. Whitmer, House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) gained enough momentum Wednesday that the House and Senate quickly and overwhelmingly passed

By |2019-12-11T09:18:51-05:00December 9th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Budget Negotiations Remain At Impasse

LANSING - Republican legislative leaders are moving ahead with plans to finalize the details of all remaining budgets Thursday and then vote the following week to send all budget bills to Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer with the question of whether she will sign them, veto them or sign them with line-item vetoes very much unknown. Tuesday

By |2019-09-17T19:33:05-04:00September 17th, 2019|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Bills Require Consumer Notification 45 Days After Data Breached

LANSING – Banks, businesses, government agencies and nonprofits that suffer a data security breach would have 45 days to inform all of their impacted customers, under a pair of bills reported out of the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday. HB 6405 and HB 6406, sponsored by Committee Chair Diana Farrington (R-Utica) and Rep. Joseph Graves

By |2018-12-06T20:17:13-05:00December 6th, 2018|Cyber Defense, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Major Data Center Rumored To Be Heading To Grand Rapids Metro Area

LANSING - Switch, a Nevada-based data storage center with international appeal, may be finding a place to locate at least a portion of its business on the west side of the state, and it may have help from the Michigan Legislature to do so. Six bills, three in the Michigan House and three in the

By |2015-11-16T08:37:57-05:00November 16th, 2015|Featured, News|