| 2004 - December - November - October - September - August - July - June - May - April - March - February - January |
| December |
| 27 - | Bid-Rigging Investigation Launched |
| 22 - | Michigan's Regional Jobless Rate Shows Improvement Over Last Year
10 of 12 Regions Report Gains Over 2003 |
| 22 - | Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Jan. 7, in Lansing |
| 20 - | Lanzo Construction Company Found Guilty in Landmark Worker Safety Case First Brought by Gov. Granholm as AG
Company's Criminal Sentencing Expected at 1 p.m. on Jan. 4th in Oakland County |
| 20 - | Applicants Sought for Workers' Compensation Appellate Commission Vacancy |
| 20 - | Citizens With Disabilities Protected by Commissioner:
Settlement Ensures Disability Insurers Pay Out Claims |
| 17 - | Race-Based Premium Settlement Reached |
| 15 - | The Checks Are in the Mail: Fairbanks Settlement Provides Relief to Thousands of Michigan Consumers
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| 15 - | Michigan's November Jobless Rate Increases Slightly
Unemployment Rate Remains Below 2003 Levels |
| 13 - | Reminder to Consumers: Water Your Tree Daily; A Dry Christmas Tree is a Recipe for Disaster
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| 10 - | This Holiday Season Be Practical - Give the Gift of Safety, Too;
December, January & February are Deadliest Months for Fires
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| 10 - | Statement From OFIS Commissioner Watters On The Death Of Former OFIS Commissioner Frank Fitzgerald |
| 08 - | Commissioner Announces Andy Schor as new Public Information Officer |
| 07 - | State Fire Marshal Advises to Clean Dryer Vents to Prevent Fires |
| 03 - | MIOSHA and Michigan AGC Renew Alliance to Protect Construction Workers |
| 02 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet December 13 in Lansing |
| 02 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet December 13, 2004, in Lansing |
| November |
| 30 - | Minimum Retail Pricing - Spirits |
| 24 - | October Jobless Rates Decrease in Most of Michigan's Major Regional Labor Markets;
All Regions Record Jobless Rate Reductions Over Year |
| 23 - | New Michigan Workforce Director Named: Brenda Njiwaji to oversee Michigan's efforts to develop a skilled 21st century workforce
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| 23 - | Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Dec. 3 in Detroit |
| 22 - | Help Wanted: Michigan Focuses On Filling Demand For 100,000 Projected Health Care Jobs |
| 22 - | State Fire Marshal Issues Safety Tips for Holiday Decorations |
| 17 - | Michigan Jobless Rate Declines in October
Total Employment Increases for Third Straight Month |
| 16 - | State Law Mandates Special Assessment to Replenish the Homeowner
Construction Lien Recovery Fund to Protect Consumers & Licensees
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| 15 - | Follow-Up to Michigan's Sold-Out Creating Cool Conference
to Focus on Creative Economic Development; "Tipping Point" Author Malcolm Gladwell Guides Communities
in Next Steps Linking Culture, Community and the Economy
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| 15 - | Reduce the Chance of a House Fire, Use Supplemental Heat Sources Safely
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| 10 - | Gov. Granholm Announces Two More Grandville Public Schools Buildings Achieve ENERGY STAR Label; Grandville One of Only Three Districts in State to Achieve Star Status
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| 10 - | Governor Declares Nov. 14-20 as Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week |
| 10 - | Gov. Granholm Announces Two More Grandville Public Schools Buildings Achieve ENERGY STAR Label; Grandville One of Only Three Districts in State to Achieve Star Status
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| 08 - | Michigan Career & Technical Institute Celebrates 60 Years with New Building Dedication |
| 05 - | Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Nov. 12, in Lansing |
| 04 - | DLEG Offers Tips to Consumers to Watch Out for Unscrupulous Mechanical Contractors' Hot Air Advice |
| 04 - | MIOSHA Fines Maverick Metal Stamping $363,750 for Failure to Correct Workplace Safety Hazards Following Double Amputation |
| October |
| 28 - | September Unemployment Rates Little Changed in Michigan's Major Regional Labor Markets |
| 28 - | Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce Additional $1.2 million for Education and Job Training |
| 26 - | Michiganians with Disabilities Finding More Jobs |
| 22 - | DLEG Employee Named "Fire Inspector of the Year" |
| 21 - | Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce $97 Million for Education and Job Training |
| 20 - | 2004 Buyers' Guide to Home Insurance Can Be Used to Save Consumers Money
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| 20 - | State's Jobless Rate Little Changed in September |
| 20 - | State's Jobless Rate Little Changed in September |
| 15 - | Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce Fiscal Year 2005 Transportation to Work Awards |
| 13 - | MIOSHA Cites D'Alessandro Contracting Group for Willful and Serious Trenching Violations and Proposes $214,000 in Penalties |
| 13 - | October Consumer's Corner Focuses on Disability Awareness |
| 13 - | DLEG Director David Hollister To Be Keynote Speaker at Oct. 20 "Creating Competitive Advantage and Job Growth In Michigan" Presentation |
| 08 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Awarding of Career Center Grants |
| 07 - | Ad-Tabs Ruled Illegal Lottery |
| 06 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet October 18, 2004, in Monroe |
| 06 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet October 18 in Monroe |
| 05 - | "It's Fire Prevention Week - Test Your Smoke Alarms" |
| 04 - | New Law Takes Effect Requiring Immigration Clerical Assistants To Be Listed with the Department of Labor & Economic Growth |
| 04 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Awards More Than $5 Million For Independent Living to Serve Persons With Disabilities |
| September |
| 29 - | Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Oct. 1, in Lansing
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| 29 - | MIOSHA Director Kalinowski Appointed to OSHA Advisory Committee |
| 27 - | Granholm, DLEG Announce Entrepreneurship Education Initiative |
| 27 - | DLEG Announces Food Assistance Employment and Training Grants |
| 27 - | Webasto Roof Systems Receives State Award for
Outstanding Safety and Health Record
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| 24 - | Unemployment Rates Drop Seasonally in All of Michigan's Major Regional Labor Markets |
| 23 - | Michigan Announces Workforce Investment Act Funding Award to Provide On-the-Job Training for New DaimlerChrysler Employees |
| 23 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Awarding of Adult Training Program Grants |
| 23 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces the Award of Statewide Additional Dislocated Worker Funding |
| 22 - | Kalamazoo Officially Celebrates Cool
$100,000 Grant Awarded to Promote Creative Urban Development
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| 16 - | OFIS Posts 2003 Insurance Complaint Ratios |
| 15 - | Michigan's August Jobless Rate Edges Downward; Manufacturing Employment Rebounds From July Layoffs |
| 15 - | Governor Announces $1 Million in Grants for Workplace Safety and Health Training
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| 14 - | Michigan Business Entity Documents Now Available Online; New Service's Popularity Soars With 50,000 Hits From Businesses and Consumers in 10-Day Test Run
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| 13 - | Unistrut, Wayne Manufacturing Receives State Award for Outstanding Safety and Health Record
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| 08 - | Loan Giant Ordered to Stop Engaging in Illegal Mortgage Practices |
| 03 - | Business People with Disabilities Honored by State Rehabilitation Agencies |
| 02 - | Commissioner to Take Fight for Michigan Consumers to 6th Circuit |
| 01 - | DLEG Now Accepting Applications From Builders
for Federal Grants to Build Energy-Efficient Homes
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| 01 - | Michigan Homeowners to Receive $900,000 in Settlement with Mortgage Servicing Company
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| August |
| 26 - | DLEG Director Hollister Announces More Than $1 Million To Promote 21st Century Jobs in Michigan; Regional Skills Alliances to Link Workers and Emerging Job Opportunities |
| 26 - | End of School Year and Model Changeover Raise July Jobless Rates in Many of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets |
| 26 - | End of School Year and Model Changeover Raise July Jobless Rates in Many of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets |
| 26 - | OFIS Commissioner Watters Announces Michigan To Receive More Than $1 Million in Settlement
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| 25 - | Michigan Energy Office Awards Biodiesel Infrastructure Grant to Capital Area Producers Cooperative |
| 25 - | Michigan Energy Office Awards
Biodiesel Infrastructure Grant to City of Ann Arbor
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| 24 - | New OFIS Rules Help Safeguard Insurance Companies' Customer Information
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| 20 - | MIOSHA Reminds Construction Employers - Employee Training Can Reduce or Eliminate Excavation and Trenching Accidents |
| 19 - | Commissioner Watters Announces Public Hearing On Proposed Changes to Credit Union Rules
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| 18 - | Michigan's Jobless Rate Increases Slightly in July Due to Short-Term Auto-Related Layoffs |
| 16 - | Commissioner Watters Issues Bulletin About Escrow Companies to Protect Consumers
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| 13 - | MIOSHA Renews Strategic Alliance with Michigan Road Builders Association |
| 13 - | Commissioner Watters Signs Settlement Agreement Providing Additional Benefits for Minority Policyholders
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| 12 - | DLEG Announces Funding Awards to Michigan Works! Agencies for Operation of Incumbent Worker Training Programs |
| 12 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Awards 28 Grants to Serve Persons With Disabilities |
| 06 - | Specialty Silicone Fabricators' Elk Rapids Plant Receives State's
Highest Safety and Health Award
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| 05 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet August 16 in Iron Mountain |
| 05 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet August 16, 2004, in Iron Mountain |
| 04 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Awarding of Dislocated Worker Funds |
| 04 - | State of Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority Board Meeting Notice |
| 03 - | Office of Financial and Insurance Services Hosts National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Retreat
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| 03 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Seeking Applicants by September 14th for Workers' Compensation Board of Magistrates |
| 02 - | Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce Additional Fiscal Year 2004 Work First Funding |
| 02 - | DLEG Announces Grant to Michigan Works! Agencies |
| 02 - | Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, August 6 in Lansing
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| 02 - | Office of Financial and Insurance Services Offers
Free Seminars for Mortgage Licensees/Registrants
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| July |
| 30 - | DLEG Announces Grants to Serve Low-Income Youth |
| 30 - | DLEG Revokes Proprietary School License of CNA Academy |
| 30 - | Michigan Announces Workforce Investment Act Allocations in Michigan Works! Service Center Operation |
| 29 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Redistribution of Trade Adjustment Assistance Funds in Michigan Works! Service Center Operation |
| 29 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Additional Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Program Allocations |
| 29 - | DLEG Announces Distribution of Additional Trade Adjustment Assistance Funds |
| 28 - | DLEG Awards $40,000 in Federal Funding for Employment Services in Central Upper Peninsula |
| 28 - | DLEG Awards $400,000 in Federal Funding for Employment Services in Detroit |
| 28 - | DLEG Announces Funding Grant to Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) Michigan Works! |
| 28 - | DLEG Announces Funding Grant to Western Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! |
| 28 - | DLEG Announces Funding Grant to Oakland County Michigan Works! Workforce Development Division |
| 26 - | Michigan Makes Progress Toward Creating a 21st Century Workforce; Michigan Skills Alliance (MiSA) Grant Applications Encompass All 83 Michigan Counties |
| 26 - | Detroit Edison's Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant Receives State's Highest Safety and Health Award |
| 23 - | Court Approves Plan to Sell The Wellness Plan |
| 22 - | Jobless Rates Increase Typically in June as Regional Labor Markets Expand for Summer Months |
| 16 - | Michigan Athletic Board of Control Initiates Formal Complaint Against Boxer Emanuel Augustus |
| 16 - | Office of Financial and Insurance Services Provides Consumers with Auto Repair Rights Information
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| 16 - | Johnson Technology's Norton Shores Plant Receives State's
Highest Safety and Health Award
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| 14 - | Michigan's Jobless Rate in June Little Changed |
| 14 - | Local Cool City Pilot Program Grant Recipients Meet with Governor Granholm |
| 13 - | Northern Concrete Pipe of Bay City Receives State Award for
Outstanding Safety and Health Record
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| 07 - | Commissioner Watters Announces Most Banks Will Pay Reduced Fees
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| June |
| 30 - | Land Bank Fast Track Authority Board to meet July 7 |
| 30 - | Andy Neumann Named New State Fire Marshal |
| 29 - | Michigan Announces Displaced Homemaker Program Awards |
| 25 - | Seasonal Employment Gains and Workforce Growth Push May Jobless Rates Up Slightly in Michigan Regions |
| 24 - | Commissioner Watters Issues Bulletin to Protect Auto Insurance Coverage for Soldiers Serving Overseas
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| 23 - | Commissioner Watters Signs Consent Order to Correct Past Injustice of Race-Based Pricing of Life Insurance Policies |
| 22 - | Alcoa Howmet Castings' Whitehall Operations Receives State's
Highest Safety and Health Award
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| 21 - | Michigan Career and Technical Institute to Graduate 119 Students |
| 21 - | Commissioner Watters Files Petition on The Wellness Plan |
| 18 - | Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's Newberry Plant Receives State's
Highest Safety and Health Award
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| 18 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet June 25, 2004, in Lansing |
| 18 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet June 25 in Lansing |
| 16 - | Michigan Employment Up 12,000 in May; Jobless Rate Increases As Job Seekers Enter the Workforce |
| 15 - | Louisiana-Pacific's Newberry Plan to Receive Star Award for Workplace Safety & Health Excellence |
| 14 - | Commissioner Watters Encourages Banks and Credit Unions to Increase Efforts to Help Protect Vulnerable Adults
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| 14 - | State of Michigan Awards $90,000 in Grants to Assist Michigan Farmers With Wind Energy Development |
| 11 - | Michigan Energy Office Awards Biodiesel Infrastructure Grant to City of East Lansing |
| 08 - | 2004 Buyers Guide to Auto Insurance Makes It Easier
for Consumers to Shop Around
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| 08 - | Textron Fastening Systems Facility Recognized for
Exemplary Workplace Safety & Health
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| 07 - | Youth Leadership Forum Helps High School Students With Disabilities Become Leaders of Tomorrow |
| 02 - | High School Students With Disabilities Will Be Linked With Careers In Technology |
| 01 - | Workshops on Cultural Economic Development Announced |
| May |
| 28 - | Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet June 3 in Lansing |
| 28 - | April Jobless Rates Fall in All of Michigan's Major Labor Market Areas |
| 26 - | MIOSHA Honors Huntsman Corporation Auburn Hills Facility for Exemplary Safety and Health
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| 20 - | 2004 Michigan Teen Summber Job Market Will Be Competitive |
| 19 - | TRW Brighton Plant Honored for Exemplary Safety and Health |
| 19 - | April Jobless Rate Drops to Lowest Monthly Rate for Michigan Since August 2002 |
| 17 - | Governor Granholm Declares June as Youth Employment Month in Michigan |
| 13 - | Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce Fiscal Year 2004 Job Access and Reverse Commute Award to Career Alliance, Inc. |
| 13 - | Granholm, Hollister Announce Michigan Regional Skills Alliances Pilot Program;
State Offers Grants to Re-engineer Workforce Development |
| 11 - | Court Approves Plan to Sell OmniCare |
| 11 - | AMERIGROUP Terminates Letter of Intent to
Purchase The Wellness Plan
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| 10 - | Cover the Uninsured Week Focuses Attention
On the Problem and Help Available
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| 07 - | MiTAPS on Target to Deliver Streamlined, Web-based Permit Process to Michigan's Businesses this Summer |
| 03 - | Court Approves Plan to Sell The Wellness Plan |
| April |
| 28 - | Hearing Continues on Friday for Rehabilitation of The Wellness Plan |
| 28 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind Announces Visions 2004 Technology Fair for the Blind May 5 in Ann Arbor |
| 23 - | March Jobless Rates Increase Slightly In Most Of Michigan's Major Labor Market Areas |
| 21 - | DLEG Announces Funding Grant to Michigan Works! Agencies |
| 21 - | DLEG Announces Additional Food Assistance Employment and Training Grants |
| 21 - | MIOSHA Cites CB&I Water for Fatal Water Tower Fall with Proposed Penalties of $110,000
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| 16 - | Belding Area Schools District Receives ENERGY STAR Building Label |
| 14 - | Belding Area Schools to Become Third District in State to Receive ENERGY STAR |
| 14 - | Commissioner Watters Petitions Court on
Wellness Plan and Omnicare
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| 14 - | Michigan's March Jobless Rate Increases |
| 07 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet April 19 in Kalamazoo |
| 07 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet April 19, 2004, in Kalamazoo |
| 06 - | Commissioner Watters Slaps Ultimed With A $200,000 Fine for Late Filings
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| 06 - | April is Investor Education Month |
| 06 - | Emerson Tool's Menominee Plant Receives State's Highest Ergonomics Award
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| 02 - | Smart Consumers Avoid Tax Refund Loans |
| 01 - | February Jobless Rates Decrease Slightly In Most Of Michigan's Major Labor Market Areas |
| March |
| 30 - | Chairperson Samona's Spring Safety Message to Schools |
| 30 - | Commissioner Announces ICHEIC Mailing Holocaust Claims Checks to 105 Michigan Claimants |
| 30 - | MLCC Chairperson Samona Speaks at CSRM Press Conference |
| 24 - | Michigan's February Jobless Rate Unchanged |
| 23 - | Auto Insurers Failing to File Data Face Penalties |
| 23 - | Automobile Insurance Rate Information |
| 23 - | E & E Manufacturing of Plymouth is the First Stamping Plant in the Nation to Receive the Prestigious VPP Star Award |
| 19 - | January Jobless Rates Increase Seasonally In All Of Michigan's Major Labor Market Areas |
| 17 - | New Features Added to Michigan Talent Bank Improve Services to Job Seekers and Businesses |
| 17 - | Insurance Producer and Agency Appointments Go Online April 1st |
| 17 - | State Awards Grants to Five Builders to Build Energy-Efficient Houses |
| 16 - | DLEG Director David Hollister to Present Builders with Five Star Home Grants on Wednesday, March 17 in East Lansing |
| 10 - | January Jobless Data Shows Mixed Economic Indicators |
| 09 - | MIOSHA Fines M2, Inc. $159,500 Following Double Amputation in Mancelona Stamping Plant |
| 04 - | Commissioner Goes to Bat for Consumers in Federal Court
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| February |
| 27 - | Commissioner: Submit Home Insurance Data or Face Penalties |
| 26 - | Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce Fiscal Year 2004 Work First Incentive Awards for Fiscal Year 2003 Performance |
| 23 - | OFIS Offers Free Seminars for Mortgage Licensees/Registrants and Investment Advisers |
| 23 - | MIOSHA Reminds Employers to Post Injury/Illness Summary |
| 20 - | Smart Consumers Avoid Tax Refund Loans |
| 17 - | Watters Slams Door on Unscrupulous Mortgage Company
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| 13 - | Commissioner Watters Launches Inquiry Into Rising Auto Insurance Rates |
| 12 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet February 17 in Flint |
| 12 - | Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet February 17, 2004, in Flint |
| 10 - | OFIS Revokes Metrowide Mortgage License and Assesses $6,000 Fine
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| 09 - | OFIS Releases 4th Annual HMO Consumer Guide and 2003 PRIRA Recoveries
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| 06 - | Upper Peninsula Workers to Get Improved, Tailored Training |
| 05 - | MIOSHA Announces Enhanced Enforcement of Respiratory Protection for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis (TB) |
| 05 - | Central Upper Peninsula Workers to Get Improved, Tailored Training |
| 05 - | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Awards Dislocated Worker Funds to Michigan Works! West Central |
| January |
| 30 - | CONSUMER ALERT: New Banking Scams |
| 29 - | Seasonal Fluctuations Cause Slight December Jobless Rates Increases; Year's National Economic Recovery Not Yet Reaching Michigan |
| 26 - | Michigan Career and Technical Institute to Graduate 108 Students |
| 26 - | Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth Awards Dislocated Worker Funds to Saginaw-Midland-Bay Michigan Works! |
| 23 - | Michigan Tax Tribunal Releases Cogeneration Utility Decisions in Manistee and Midland Counties |
| 23 - | Michigan's December Jobless Rate Increases Slightly; 2003 Annual Average Unemployment Rate Rises |
| 15 - | Commissioner Watters Begins Inquiry into
Rising Home Insurance Rates
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| 14 - | OFIS Links Consumers with Insurance Resources and Support |
| 14 - | OFIS Releases "Top 10" Investment Scams, Schemes and Scandals |
| 14 - | Consumers Urged to Review Insurance Coverage |
| 12 - | DLEG Director David Hollister to Tour Upper Peninsula Jan. 14-16 to Help Encourage Local Economic Development; Media Representatives Invited to Attend UP Tour Stops |
| 12 - | MIOSHA Cites Lawrence M. Clarke, Inc. for Willful and Serious Trenching Violations and Proposes $289,600 in Penalties |
| 08 - | November Jobless Rates Decrease Slightly in Most of Michigan's Major Labor Market Areas |
| 07 - | Cryonics Institute Now Licensed as Cemetery to Settle Dispute with State of Michigan |
| 06 - | OFIS Launches Comprehensive Financial Literacy Web Site |
| 05 - | Commissioner Names Ross as Chief of Staff |
