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 2004: December - November - October - September - August - July - June - May - April - March - February - January
  December
   •  27 - Bid-Rigging Investigation Launched
   •  22 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Authorizing Edison Sault Electric Company to Recover $323,599 in Power Supply Costs for 2003, U-13563-R
   •  22 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Jan. 7, in Lansing
   •  22 - Michigan's Regional Jobless Rate Shows Improvement Over Last Year
10 of 12 Regions Report Gains Over 2003
   •  21 - December 22, 2004 Special Commission Meeting Agenda
   •  21 - MPSC: Homeless Shelters Receive Assistance with Utility Bills
   •  21 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Allowing Mich Con and its Pipeline and Gathering Affiliates to Convert from a Thousand Cubic Feet Basis to Million British Thermal Unit Basis, U-14106
   •  21 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Authorizing Wisconsin Public Service Corporation to Incorporate a Uniform Gas Cost Recovery Factor into its Rates, U-14190
   •  21 - MPSC Grants DTE Oil & Gas and Samson Resource Company Authority to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14348 and U-14363
   •  21 - MPSC Appoints 2005 Motor Carrier Advisory Board Members
   •  21 - MPSC Issues Order Seeking Comments on Net Metering Program Consensus Agreement, U-14346
   •  21 - MPSC Amends Talk America Inc.'s License, Grants XO Communications Services, Inc. a Temporary License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14311 and U-14376
   •  21 - December 21, 2004 Commission Meeting Agenda
   •  20 - Citizens With Disabilities Protected by Commissioner:
Settlement Ensures Disability Insurers Pay Out Claims
   •  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
   •  17 - Race-Based Premium Settlement Reached
   •  16 - Loan to Fuel Broadband Boost For Macomb County
   •  15 - The Checks Are in the Mail: Fairbanks Settlement Provides Relief to Thousands of Michigan Consumers
   •  15 - Michigan's November Jobless Rate Increases Slightly
Unemployment Rate Remains Below 2003 Levels
   •  14 - MPSC Reminds Michigan Utility Customers to "Be WinterWise" and Highlights Financial Assistance Programs Available to Low-Income Customers
   •  14 - MPSC Issues Request for Proposals for Expedited Low-Income Energy Assistance Grants
   •  13 - Reminder to Consumers: Water Your Tree Daily; A Dry Christmas Tree is a Recipe for Disaster
   •  10 - This Holiday Season Be Practical - Give the Gift of Safety, Too; December, January & February are Deadliest Months for Fires
   •  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 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreements Authorizing Power Supply Cost Recovery Refunds and Collection of Under-Collections for Five Electric Cooperatives, U-13113-R and U-13558-R
   •  02 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Granting Consumers Energy Authority to Construct and Operate the West Oakland Pipeline, U-14032
   •  02 - MPSC Grants Broadwing Communications LLC and Allband Communications Cooperative Licenses to Provide Basic Local Exchange Services, U-14294 and U-14200
   •  02 - MPSC Approves Verizon North Inc. and Verizon North Systems Rate Increases for Business and Residential Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14281
   •  02 - Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet December 13, 2004, in Lansing
   •  02 - Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet December 13 in Lansing
  November
   •  30 - Minimum Retail Pricing - Spirits
   •  29 - $1.5 Million Loan Brings New Broadband Technology Services to Bay City, Midland, Mount Pleasant and Saginaw
   •  29 - Loan Helping Traverse City-Based Provider Expand Services to Small Businesses
   •  24 - October Jobless Rates Decrease in Most of Michigan's Major Regional Labor Markets; All Regions Record Jobless Rate Reductions Over Year
   •  23 - MPSC Suspends Effective Date of Michigan Movers Association Requested Rate Increase, Sets Pre-Hearing Date, T-1660
   •  23 - MPSC Authorizes Consumers Energy Company to Collect $63,214,364 in Stranded Costs for 2002 and 2003, U-13720 and U-14098
   •  23 - MPSC Grants Acceris Communications Corp. a License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14154
   •  23 - MPSC Grants $87,382,000 in Additional Rate Relief to Detroit Edison Company, Establishes Permanent Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund, U-13808
   •  23 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Dec. 3 in Detroit
   •  23 - New Michigan Workforce Director Named: Brenda Njiwaji to oversee Michigan's efforts to develop a skilled 21st century workforce
   •  22 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES LOAN FOR AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING IN GENESEE COUNTY
   •  22 - State Fire Marshal Issues Safety Tips for Holiday Decorations
   •  22 - Help Wanted: Michigan Focuses On Filling Demand For 100,000 Projected Health Care Jobs
   •  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
   •  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
   •  15 - Reduce the Chance of a House Fire, Use Supplemental Heat Sources Safely
   •  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
   •  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
   •  09 - MPSC Seeks Comments on SBC Michigan's Proposal to Classify Residential and Business Local Exchange Services as Competitive, U-14323 and U-14324
   •  09 - MPSC Grants Hudson Pipeline & Processing Co., LLC and Samson Resource Company Authority to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14298 and U-14307
   •  09 - MPSC Grants Broadwing Communications, LLC a Temporary License, Temporarily Amends Talk America Inc.'s License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14294 and U-14311
   •  08 - Michigan Career & Technical Institute Celebrates 60 Years with New Building Dedication
   •  08 - Affordable High-Speed Internet Coming to Marquette Area Low/Moderate Income Families
   •  05 - MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS
   •  05 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Nov. 12, in Lansing
   •  04 - STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES $2.1 MILLION LOAN FOR FAMILY HOUSING IN INGHAM COUNTY
   •  04 - STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES $1.6 MILLION LOAN FOR FAMILY HOUSING IN CLARE COUNTY
   •  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
   •  02 - Affordable High-Speed Internet Coming to Muskegon Area Low/Moderate Income Families
  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 - MPSC Approves $8 million in Low-income Energy Efficiency Grants, U-13129
   •  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 - MPSC Releases its Michigan Energy Appraisal for Winter 2004-2005
   •  20 - State's Jobless Rate Little Changed in September
   •  20 - 2004 Buyers' Guide to Home Insurance Can Be Used to Save Consumers Money
   •  15 - Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce Fiscal Year 2005 Transportation to Work Awards
   •  14 - MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark Announces Consensus on Michigan Net Metering Program at Alternative Energy Technology Conference in Traverse City
   •  14 - MPSC Authorizes Consumers Energy to Increase its Annual Gas Revenues by $58,124,000, U-13730
   •  14 - MPSC Approves $20 Million Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund Grants, U-13129
   •  14 - MPSC Issues Order Starting Investigation into Michigan's Future Electric Capacity Requirements, U-14231
   •  14 - MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier License to Lakeshore Energy Services, LLC, U-14286
   •  14 - MPSC Issues Request for Pre-Proposals to Promote Energy Efficiency, U-13129
   •  14 - MPSC Grants Authority to Jordan Development Company and Consumers Energy Company to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14258 and U-14276
   •  14 - MPSC Grants CBeyond Communications LLC License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14165
   •  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
   •  13 - MIOSHA Cites D'Alessandro Contracting Group for Willful and Serious Trenching Violations and Proposes $214,000 in Penalties
   •  11 - Grand Rapids Officially Celebrates Cool $100,000 Grant Awarded to Promote Creative Urban Development
   •  11 - STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES $2.5 MILLION LOAN FOR ELDERLY HOUSING IN ALLEGAN COUNTY
   •  11 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES LOAN FOR AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING IN GIBRALTAR
   •  11 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES LOAN FOR AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOUSING IN GARFIELD
   •  11 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES NEARLY $7 MILLION LOAN FOR AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING IN DELHI TOWNSHIP
   •  11 - STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION LOAN FOR FAMILY HOUSING IN OTTAWA COUNTY
   •  11 - Saginaw Officially Celebrates Cool $100,000 Grant Awarded to Promote Creative Urban Development
   •  08 - MPSC Seeks Comments on Consumers Energy's Renewable Resource Plan
   •  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 - Michigan Renewable Energy Program to Host Open Forum in Traverse City
   •  04 - MPSC Grants Peninsular Gas Company's Request to Reopen its 2004 Gas Cost Recovery Plan, U-13901
   •  04 - MPSC Approves Pigeon Telephone Company's Plan to Expand Local Calling for Four Exchanges, U-14195
   •  04 - MPSC Transmits Summary of Triennial Review Order Docket, Batch Hot Cut Process to Federal Communications Commission, U-13796 and U-13891
   •  04 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Awards More Than $5 Million For Independent Living to Serve Persons With Disabilities
   •  04 - New Law Takes Effect Requiring Immigration Clerical Assistants To Be Listed with the Department of Labor & Economic Growth
  September
   •  29 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, Oct. 1, in Lansing
   •  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
   •  24 - Deadline to Apply for Michigan Home Heating Credit Approaches, Says MPSC
   •  24 - Unemployment Rates Drop Seasonally in All of Michigan's Major Regional Labor Markets
   •  23 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Awarding of Adult Training Program Grants
   •  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 the Award of Statewide Additional Dislocated Worker Funding
   •  22 - MPSC Issues Request for Proposals for Low-Income Energy Efficiency Grants
   •  22 - Kalamazoo Officially Celebrates Cool $100,000 Grant Awarded to Promote Creative Urban Development
   •  21 - MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier License to Peoples Energy Services Corporation, U-14217
   •  21 - MPSC Approves, with Modification, Special Contract between Great Lakes Energy Cooperative and Lexamar Corporation, U-14141
   •  21 - MPSC Approves Partial and Immediate Rate Relief Increase of $35,311,000 for Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, U-13898 and U-13899
   •  21 - MPSC Approves Wholesale Costs For SBC, U-13531
   •  21 - MPSC Denies The Detroit Edison Company's Application to Defer Extraordinary Expenses, U-13935
   •  21 - MPSC Fines Consumers for Code of Conduct Violation, U-13830
   •  20 - Michigan Renewable Energy Program Open Forum Meeting
   •  16 - OFIS Posts 2003 Insurance Complaint Ratios
   •  15 - Governor Announces $1 Million in Grants for Workplace Safety and Health Training
   •  15 - Michigan's August Jobless Rate Edges Downward; Manufacturing Employment Rebounds From July Layoffs
   •  15 - Berrien, Van Buren, Cass and St. Joseph Counties to Benefit from Authority Loan
   •  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
   •  13 - Unistrut, Wayne Manufacturing Receives State Award for Outstanding Safety and Health Record
   •  08 - MPSC Now a wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) Hot Spot
   •  08 - Loan Giant Ordered to Stop Engaging in Illegal Mortgage Practices
   •  07 - MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark to Address National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Dearborn
   •  07 - MPSC Approves Expanded Local Calling for CenturyTel of Upper Michigan, CenturyTel of Northern Michigan, CenturyTel of Michigan and CenturyTel Midwest-Michigan, U-14157, U-14158, U-14159, and U-14160
   •  03 - Business People with Disabilities Honored by State Rehabilitation Agencies
   •  02 - Commissioner to Take Fight for Michigan Consumers to 6th Circuit
   •  01 - STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES OVER $1.9 MILLION IN MORTGAGE LOAN COMMITMENT FOR AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOUSING IN KALAMAZOO
   •  01 - DLEG Now Accepting Applications From Builders for Federal Grants to Build Energy-Efficient Homes
   •  01 - Michigan Homeowners to Receive $900,000 in Settlement with Mortgage Servicing Company
  August
   •  31 - MPSC approves partial and interim settlement agreement for Upper Peninsula Power Company, U-13553-R
   •  31 - MPSC Grants Nordic Marketing of Michigan, L.L.C. a License as an Alternative Electric Supplier, U-14168
   •  31 - MPSC Approves, with Conditions, First Call for Help of Jackson County as 2-1-1 Community Answering Point for Jackson County, U-14161
   •  31 - MPSC Issues Request for Proposals for Low-Income Energy Assistance Grants
   •  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 - OFIS Commissioner Watters Announces Michigan To Receive More Than $1 Million in Settlement
   •  26 - End of School Year and Model Changeover Raise July Jobless Rates in Many of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets
   •  25 - Michigan Energy Office Awards Biodiesel Infrastructure Grant to City of Ann Arbor
   •  25 - Michigan Energy Office Awards Biodiesel Infrastructure Grant to Capital Area Producers Cooperative
   •  24 - New OFIS Rules Help Safeguard Insurance Companies' Customer Information
   •  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
   •  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
   •  13 - Commissioner Watters Signs Settlement Agreement Providing Additional Benefits for Minority Policyholders
   •  13 - MIOSHA Renews Strategic Alliance with Michigan Road Builders Association
   •  12 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Awards 28 Grants to Serve Persons With Disabilities
   •  12 - DLEG Announces Funding Awards to Michigan Works! Agencies for Operation of Incumbent Worker Training Programs
   •  10 - MPSC Approves Recovery of $20.2 Million in Enhanced Security Costs for Consumers Energy Company, U-14126
   •  10 - MPSC Grants Jordan Development Company, L.L.C. Authority to Construct and Operate Pipeline, U-14199
   •  09 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES LOAN FOR AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING IN WASHTENAW COUNTY
   •  09 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES $3.6 MILLION IN LOAN FOR ELDERLY HOUSING IN KENT COUNTY
   •  09 - STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NEARLY $2 MILLION LOAN FOR ELDERLY HOUSING IN ROSCOMMON COUNTY
   •  06 - Sault Ste. Marie Officially Celebrates Cool - $100,000 Grant Awarded to Promote Creative Urban Development
   •  06 - Specialty Silicone Fabricators' Elk Rapids Plant Receives State's Highest Safety and Health Award
   •  05 - Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet August 16, 2004, in Iron Mountain
   •  05 - Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet August 16 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 - MPSC Schedules Consumer Forums Around the State in September
   •  03 - MPSC Approves Interconnection Agreement Between SBC Communications, Inc. and Sage Telecom, Inc., Subject to Conditions, U-13513 and U-14121
   •  03 - Office of Financial and Insurance Services Hosts National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Retreat
   •  03 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Seeking Applicants by September 14th for Workers' Compensation Board of Magistrates
   •  02 - DLEG Announces Grant to Michigan Works! Agencies
   •  02 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to Meet Friday, August 6 in Lansing
   •  02 - Office of Financial and Insurance Services Offers Free Seminars for Mortgage Licensees/Registrants
   •  02 - Governor Granholm and the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announce Additional Fiscal Year 2004 Work First Funding
  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 - DLEG Announces Distribution of Additional Trade Adjustment Assistance Funds
   •  29 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Additional Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Program Allocations
   •  29 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces Redistribution of Trade Adjustment Assistance Funds in Michigan Works! Service Center Operation
   •  28 - DLEG Announces Funding Grant to Western Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
   •  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 Oakland County Michigan Works! Workforce Development Division
   •  28 - DLEG Announces Funding Grant to Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) Michigan Works!
   •  26 - Michigan Makes Progress Toward Creating a 21st Century Workforce; Michigan Regional Skills Alliance (MiRSA) Grant Applications Encompass All 83 Michigan Counties
   •  26 - Detroit Edison's Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant Receives State's Highest Safety and Health Award
   •  23 - MPSC Chair Addresses Electric Power Conference in Mt. Pleasant
   •  23 - Court Approves Plan to Sell The Wellness Plan
   •  22 - MPSC Grants Two Licenses to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14134 and U-14119
   •  22 - MPSC Grants Authority to W.C. Pipeline Co., Don Yohe Enterprises, and Merit Pipeline Company to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14076, U-14163, and U-14156
   •  22 - MPSC Approves Consumers Energy's Special Contracts with Seven Health Systems, U-14144
   •  22 - MPSC Rejects Cherryland Electric Cooperative's Large Resort Service Tariff for Great Wolf Lodge, Approves Rate Temporarily, Levies $10,000 Fine, U-13716
   •  22 - Jobless Rates Increase Typically in June as Regional Labor Markets Expand for Summer Months
   •  16 - Office of Financial and Insurance Services Provides Consumers with Auto Repair Rights Information
   •  16 - Johnson Technology's Norton Shores Plant Receives State's Highest Safety and Health Award
   •  16 - Michigan Athletic Board of Control Initiates Formal Complaint Against Boxer Emanuel Augustus
   •  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
   •  07 - Commissioner Watters Announces Most Banks Will Pay Reduced Fees
  June
   •  30 - Land Bank Fast Track Authority Board to meet July 7
   •  30 - Andy Neumann Named New State Fire Marshal
   •  29 - MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier License to Shell Energy Services Company
   •  29 - MPSC Grants One License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, Amends Two Licenses, and Approves Expanded Calling for One Company
   •  29 - MPSC Authorizes Detroit Edison, Consumers Energy to Recover Retail Open Access Implementation Costs
   •  29 - MPSC Transmits Triennial Review Order Docket to Federal Communications Commission, Approves Temporary Batch Cut Migration Process
   •  29 - Michigan Announces Displaced Homemaker Program Awards
   •  25 - Seasonal Employment Gains and Workforce Growth Push May Jobless Rates Up Slightly in Michigan Regions
   •  25 - Broadband Authority Loan to Expand High Speed Internet Service in Central & West Michigan
   •  24 - Commissioner Watters Issues Bulletin to Protect Auto Insurance Coverage for Soldiers Serving Overseas
   •  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
   •  21 - Michigan Career and Technical Institute to Graduate 119 Students
   •  21 - Commissioner Watters Files Petition on The Wellness Plan
   •  18 - Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet June 25, 2004, in Lansing
   •  18 - Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's Newberry Plant Receives State's Highest Safety and Health Award
   •  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
   •  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
   •  10 - Commissioner Watters Announces Public Hearings on Proposed Rules to Cut Insurance Base Rates by Banning the Use of Insurance Credit Scores
   •  08 - 2004 Buyers Guide to Auto Insurance Makes It Easier for Consumers to Shop Around
   •  08 - Textron Fastening Systems Facility Recognized for Exemplary Workplace Safety & Health
   •  07 - Youth Leadership Forum Helps High School Students With Disabilities Become Leaders of Tomorrow
   •  07 - MIOSHA Informs All Construction Employers They Are Required to Provide Asbestos Awareness Training
   •  04 - MPSC Chair Highlights Increasing Use of Renewable Energy in Meeting Michigan's Energy Demands
   •  03 - MPSC to Hold Public Hearing in Springfield Township on Oakland County Pipeline Case
   •  03 - MPSC Grants Hilden Oil Company Authority to Construct and Operate Pipeline
   •  03 - MPSC Finds Detroit Edison's 2004 Summer Capacity Plan Deficient, Directs Company to Use a Higher Standard
   •  03 - MPSC Grants Two Licenses to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, Two Temporary Licenses
   •  03 - MPSC Authorizes MCImetro Access Transmission Services LCC to Increase Monthly Basic Local Exchange Rates for Customers of Certain Residential Calling Plans
   •  03 - MPSC Grants Request for Rehearing, Directs Detroit Edison to Make Refunds to Certain Choice Customers
   •  03 - MPSC Approves Gas Cost Recovery Plan and Factor for Michigan Con
   •  03 - MPSC Grants Detroit Edison Limited Authority to Purchase Electric Energy from Affiliates This Summer
   •  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
   •  27 - MPSC Releases Report on Status of Telecommunication Competition in Michigan
   •  26 - MIOSHA Honors Huntsman Corporation Auburn Hills Facility for Exemplary Safety and Health
   •  24 - MBDA Newsletter -The Broadband Connection
   •  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
   •  18 - MPSC Grants Spectrotel Inc. a License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service
   •  18 - MPSC Grants Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC Authority to Construct and Operate Pipelines
   •  18 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement in Consumers Energy Gas Cost Recovery Reconciliation Case, Orders Refund to Consumers Energy Gas Cost Recovery Rate T-1 and T-2 Customers
   •  18 - MPSC Orders Refund to Michigan Consolidated Gas Company's Sales and Transportation Customers
   •  18 - MPSC Directs Consumers Energy to Fund Renewable Energy Resource Program, Directs Staff to Develop a Net Metering Program for Implementation in Michigan
   •  17 - Governor Granholm Declares June as Youth Employment Month in Michigan
   •  13 - MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark Highlights Electric Reliability Improvements in Michigan Since Blackout, Remains Concerned about Vulnerability to Future Outages
   •  13 - Granholm, Hollister Announce Michigan Regional Skills Alliances Pilot Program; State Offers Grants to Re-engineer Workforce Development
   •  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.
   •  11 - Court Approves Plan to Sell OmniCare
   •  11 - AMERIGROUP Terminates Letter of Intent to Purchase The Wellness Plan
   •  10 - Cover the Uninsured Week Focuses Attention On the Problem and Help Available
   •  07 - Insurance Counselor: Frequently Asked Questions About Credit Scoring
   •  07 - MiTAPS on Target to Deliver Streamlined, Web-based Permit Process to Michigan's Businesses this Summer
   •  05 - MPSC Commissioner Nelson Nominated to Serve on FCC's Universal Service Board
   •  05 - Devon Named Director of MPSC's Regulated Energy Division
   •  05 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES LOAN FOR AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOUSING IN BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP
   •  05 - MSHDA ANNOUNCES LOAN FOR AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING IN MONROE
   •  03 - Court Approves Plan to Sell The Wellness Plan
  April
   •  30 - GOVERNOR GRANHOLM ANNOUNCES AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN; STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS
   •  28 - Hearing Continues on Friday for Rehabilitation of The Wellness Plan
   •  28 - MPSC Gives Consumers Energy, Detroit Edison Until May 7 to Make Filings on Handling of Retail Open Access Implementation Costs, U-12358 and U-12892
   •  28 - MPSC Orders SBC Communications, Inc. and Sage Telecom, Inc. to File Interconnection Agreement, U-14121
   •  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
   •  22 - $1.3 Million Loan Advances Governor's Broadband Goal
   •  21 - DLEG Announces Additional Food Assistance Employment and Training Grants
   •  21 - DLEG Announces Funding Grant to Michigan Works! Agencies
   •  21 - MIOSHA Cites CB&I Water for Fatal Water Tower Fall with Proposed Penalties of $110,000
   •  20 - MPSC Finds Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in Violation of Estimated Billing Rule in Complaint Filed by Detroit Resident, U-13894
   •  20 - MPSC Orders SBC Michigan to Continue Intrastate IntraLATA Toll Service to Hiawatha Communications Exchanges until MPSC Issues Final Order in Case, U-14021, U-14099, U-14100
   •  20 - MPSC Grants Temporary License to Affordable Voice Communications Inc. to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14047
   •  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
   •  14 - Michigan's March Jobless Rate Increases
   •  12 - MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark Announces MPSC Reorganization
   •  07 - Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet April 19, 2004, in Kalamazoo
   •  07 - Michigan Commission for the Blind to Meet April 19 in Kalamazoo
   •  06 - Emerson Tool's Menominee Plant Receives State's Highest Ergonomics Award
   •  06 - April is Investor Education Month
   •  06 - Commissioner Watters Slaps Ultimed With A $200,000 Fine for Late Filings
   •  05 - MPSC Issues Order Expanding Requirement of Electric Assessments to Include All Remaining Electric Utilities in Michigan, U-14087
   •  05 - MPSC Requires Electric Companies to Review and Make Any Necessary Changes to Avoid Power Disruptions, U-13859
   •  02 - Smart Consumers Avoid Tax Refund Loans
   •  01 - MPSC Sets Schedule in Proposed West Oakland County Pipeline Case, U-14032
   •  01 - February Jobless Rates Decrease Slightly In Most Of Michigan's Major Labor Market Areas
  March
   •  30 - MPSC Chair Lark Highlights State of Upper Peninsula's Electric Power Supply
   •  30 - MLCC Chairperson Samona Speaks at CSRM Press Conference
   •  30 - Chairperson Samona's Spring Safety Message to Schools
   •  30 - Commissioner Announces ICHEIC Mailing Holocaust Claims Checks to 105 Michigan Claimants
   •  29 - MPSC Grants MidAmerican Energy Company a License as an Alternative Electric Supplier, U-13928
   •  29 - MPSC to Hold Public Hearing on Decline in Low-Income Heating Energy Assistance Program Funds, U-14071
   •  29 - MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier Licenses to MidAmerican Energy Company, MxEnergy Inc. and Interstate Gas Supply Inc., U-14055, U-14066 and U-14075
   •  24 - MPSC Chair Addresses Status of Electric Choice in Michigan at Michigan Municipal League Conference
   •  24 - Michigan's February Jobless Rate Unchanged
   •  23 -