Michigan film incentive, Lightworks Film Festival
director, cinematographer by Geoff George
Yesterday, Great Lakes Politics wrote:
The Michigan Senate is working overtime at the moment, accomplishing more than they have all year. This afternoon, they passed the Michigan Motion Picture…
Michigan in Pictures on Snowflakes & Crystals
Today on Michigan in Pictures there is a cool snowflake photo and links to some neat stuff on snowflakes including a link to an excerpt from It's Raining Frogs & Fishes on the white stuff we're supposed to have at this time of year titled Nature…
Time to rewrite Michigan's Constitution?
Capitol Reflected by Apocaplops
An article in yesterday's Freep reported the latest on the recommendations by Citizens for Michigan regarding our state's Constitution. Citizens for Michigan is a self-appointed, volunteer group includes…
The New Michigan Video Franchising Bill & Net Neutrality
Out the back door by Jill N. Hamilton-Krawczyk
Both the Detroit Free Press (New era arrives for cable customers) and the Detroit News (Senate clears way for cable TV reform) have articles on Michigan's new cable franchising bill which has…
Interview with cable pioneer Kay Koplovitz
Spartan Podcast has a cool interview with USA Network founder (and MSU alum) Kay Koplovitz. The USA Network was the first cable channel and in the interview Koplovitz discusses the generation of her idea, her efforts to fund women entrepreneurs…
Detroit's Object Orange goes national
Thanks to PSFK and their article on Detroit's Object Orange for the above video.
ddd2 by ghettobrooke
We initially went with this feature because of a nice NPR feature from WDET, Detroit Artists Paint Town Orange to Force Change.…
An end to term limits ... and part-time legislators?
Capitol and Tree by Aunt Owee
For My Amusement only... tipped us off to an excellent column, Part-time Legislature without term limits tops Christmas wish list by Peter Luke from Booth Newspapers. Luke argues that Michigan's lawmakers…
Michigan Film: Michigan's Green Energy Economy
Live in Michigan? If you do, chances are you've got a renewable energy source somewhere near you. From the tip-top of the U.P to Grand Rapids, Lansing and even Pigeon in the southwest corner, Green Energy is certainly a force to be reckoned…
Water, water everywhere ... now about those rules
White River by curlyson
The Muskegon Chronicle is reporting that Nestle (bottlers of Ice Mountain water) is seeking state permission to pump 70 million gallons of spring water annually from the headwaters of two of Michigan's finest trout…
Michigan Schools: Marching to the Edge?
no child left behind by Keith Emmerich
Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry interviewed the executive director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators, William Mayes, about the current crisis in school funding. Mayes agrees with…
The Peregrine Falcon in Michigan
Peregrine falcon near Old Harry Rocks,
Dorset by pompey_diver
The cuckoo-y tastes of peregrines at bootstrap analysis is one more post that makes me love blogs and bloggers. It begins:
Seeing a Peregrine Falcon is not very unusual in…
Granholm Challenges Renewable Fuels Commission
Diana Country Road by Matt Blackcustard
A story that we missed from Thursday was the challenge Gov. Granholm issued to members of the newly created Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission. The panel is charged with promoting the state's production…