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 2008: May - April - March - February - January
  May
   •  14 - Pfizer Kalamazoo Facility Receives State's Highest Safety and Health Award
   •  14 - Michigan's April Jobless Rate Declines; Continued Layoffs Due to Labor Dispute Reduce Manufacturing Jobs
   •  13 - DLEG Energy Office Announces Biofuel Highway Sign Incentives to Public Service Stations
   •  13 - With Help from OFIR, SEC Halts $72 Million International Internet Fraud Scheme
   •  13 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification for LogHaven Bed & Breakfast Facility Earns Steward Certification
   •  13 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification for Khardomah Lodge Facility Earns Steward Certification
   •  09 - Advisory - Pfizer of Kalamazoo County to Receive Star Award for Workplace Safety & Health Excellence
   •  08 - MPSC Approves $7 Million in Low-Income Energy Assistance Grants
   •  08 - MPSC Approves Nearly $6.5 million in Michigan Energy Efficiency Grants
   •  08 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participatihng in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  07 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  06 - DLEG Offers Tips for Teens Hunting for Jobs This Summer
State & National Teen Labor Market Expected to Remain Competitive
   •  06 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  06 - Granholm Allocates More Than $3 Million in No Worker Left Behind Funding to Michigan Works! Agencies; Providing Job Training for JET Participants
   •  05 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  01 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  01 - VISIONS 2008 Vendor Fair in Ann Arbor May 14 Demonstrates Latest Technology for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
   •  01 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  01 - Arson Awareness Week in Michigan
  April
   •  30 - Building Safety: Where You Live, Work and Play
   •  29 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  28 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  25 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to meet on Friday, May 2, 2008 at the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
   •  24 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  24 - March Unemployment Rates Decline Seasonally in Most of Michigan's Regional Labor MarketsRates Up in Several Areas Due to Impact of Labor Dispute
   •  23 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  22 - MPSC Reconciles Consumers Energy Company's 2006 Power Supply Costs, Authorizes Utility's 2007 PSCR Factor
   •  22 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Reconciling Michigan Consolidated Gas Company's 2006-2007 Gas Cost Recovery Revenues and Expenses
   •  22 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Authorizing Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op
   •  22 - MPSC Reconciles Detroit Edison's 2006 Power Supply Costs, Pension Equalization Mechanism
   •  22 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  21 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  18 - For Earth Day and Every Day: Cut Your Energy Bills through Energy Efficiency
   •  18 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  18 - DLEG Director Encourages Businesses to use FILEOnline to Beat the Filing Deadline
   •  17 - State Fire Marshal Reminds Consumers to Add Clothes Dryer Vents to Spring Cleaning Checklist
   •  17 - State Recognizes First MIOSHA Training Institute (MTI) Graduates
   •  17 - Is Your Group Looking for a Speaker? Check Out DLEG's Speaker's Bureau
   •  16 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  16 - DLEG Director Reminds Veterans and Their Families That Job and Health Care Help is Available Services & Incentives Also Available to Employers to Hire a Vet
   •  16 - Michigan's March Jobless Rate Unchanged
Layoffs Due to Labor Dispute Reduce Manufacturing Jobs
   •  15 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification For Holiday Inn-Troy Facility Earns Partner Certification
   •  14 - MI Opportunity Partnership Successful, to Become Part of New Bureau of Workforce Transformation and No Worker Left Behind
   •  11 - MIOSHA Resumes Enforcement of Respirator Annual Fit Testing Requirements for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis (TB)
   •  10 - MPSC Issues Three Requests for Proposal for Low-Income Energy Assistance, Low-Income Energy Efficiency, and Michigan Energy Efficiency Grants
   •  10 - OFIR Warns Consumers about "Credit Repair" Scams
   •  10 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  09 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  09 - Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's Newberry Plant Receives Renewed MIOSHA Recognition of their Workplace Safety and Health Excellence
   •  08 - DLEG Offers Tips to Protect Consumers for Spring Home Improvement Projects
   •  08 - Advisory - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  07 - OFIS Renamed Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR)
   •  04 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Job Connections Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  04 - OFIS Commissioner Orders Payday Loan Companies to Stop Overcharging Consumers
   •  03 - Governor Granholm Signs Bills Protecting Consumers From Mortgage Fraud, Unfair Lending Practices
   •  02 - Granholm Announces More Than $350,000 to Five Michigan Works! Agencies to Offer Supportive Services for Working Families
   •  02 - GOVERNOR GRANHOLM SIGNS LEGISLATION TO HELP CITIZENS THREATENED WITH MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
   •  01 - February Unemployment Rates Increase Slightly in Most of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets
   •  01 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreements for Six Electric Utilities Authorizing 2008 Power Supply Cost Recovery Factors
   •  01 - MPSC Grants Licenses to Two Alternative Gas Suppliers
   •  01 - Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm and DLEG Director Keith W. Cooley Award Federal Grants to Five Builders to Construct Energy-Efficient Houses
  March
   •  31 - Michigan Commission for the Blind Receives Quality Council Award
   •  31 - DLEG to Present Builders with Federal Energy Star Home Grants on Tuesday, April 1st in East Lansing
   •  28 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to meet on Friday, April 4, 2008 at Saginaw City Hall
   •  28 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  27 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  26 - State Department of Labor & Economic Growth Participating in Opportunity Expo for General Motors Workers
   •  26 - Michigan's February Jobless Rate Edges Upward
   •  26 - Town Hall Meetings 2008
   •  26 - Annual Report 2007
   •  26 - OFIS, SIPC Offer Answers to Investors Concerned About the Safety of Brokerage Accounts
   •  25 - Michigan Liquor Control Commission Releases 2007 Annual Report Includes Sales, Licensing and Enforcement Information and Full Statement Section
   •  25 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs Seeking Public Input on Strategic Plan
   •  24 - Liquor Control Commission Representatives Join in Town Hall Alcohol Awareness Talks; Explain Complaint Process and Offer Contact Information
   •  21 - MPSC Issues Two Requests for Proposal for Low-Income Energy Assistance and Michigan Energy Efficiency Technology Grants
   •  19 - January Unemployment Rates Increase Seasonally in All of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets; Area Jobless Rates Little Changed Over Year
   •  14 - OFIS Commissioner: Refund Anticipation Loans Are a Bad Deal for Consumers
   •  12 - Country Fresh, LLC Garage Facility Receives State Award for Outstanding Safety & Health Record
   •  11 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreements for Four Electric Utilities, Authorizing 2008 Power Supply Cost Recovery Factors
   •  11 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Authorizing SEMCO Energy Gas Company to Reconcile its 2006-2007 Gas Cost Recovery Revenues and Expenses
   •  11 - MPSC Approves 9-1-1 Surcharges for 22 Michigan Counties, Adjusts Surcharges for 46 Other Counties
   •  11 - MPSC Initiates Pilot Program to Integrate Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles into the Electric Grid, Positioning State to Become a Technology and Jobs Leader
   •  11 - MPSC Designates "Michigan 2-1-1" as Statewide 2-1-1 Coordinating Agency for 2008-2009
   •  11 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification For Country Inn & Suites Facility Earns Steward Certification
   •  11 - CREATIVE CITIES SUMMIT 2.0 IS GOING FOR THE GREEN
   •  11 - Country Fresh, LLC Garage Facility to Receive State Award for Outstanding Safety & Health Record
   •  10 - MIOSHA Tell Employers "The Falls Must Stop!" MIOSHA Launches Campaign to Reduce or Eliminate Accidents Caused by Falls
   •  07 - MPSC: Lifeline Week Raises Awareness of Program to Help Ensure Everyone Has Access to Phone Service
   •  06 - GRANHOLM APPLAUDS SENATE ACTION ON BILLS TO COMBAT MORTGAGE FORECOSURE
   •  05 - GOVERNOR GRANHOLM ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR BLIGHT ELIMINATION INITIATIVE
   •  05 - Michigan's January Jobless Rate Declines
   •  05 - GOVERNOR GRANHOLM ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR IDLEWILD DEMOLITION PROJECTS
   •  05 - GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES FUNDS SUPPORTING FORECLOSURE PREVENTION COUNSELING
   •  05 - Federal Court Upholds OFIS Rules Barring Discretionary Clauses in Insurance Policies
   •  04 - Governor Granholm Allocates More Than $3 Million to Michigan Works! Agencies; Offering supportive services for working families
   •  04 - Governor Granholm Announces $296,000 in No Worker Left Behind Funds For Dislocated Workers in Macomb and St. Clair Counties
   •  04 - Governor Granholm Targets $100,000 in No Worker Left Behind Funds for Dislocated Workers in Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac and Tuscola Counties
   •  03 - MPSC Issues 2007 Annual Report
   •  03 - MCB to Host Blind Consumer Groups at March 14 Meeting in Lansing
  February
   •  29 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to meet on Friday, March 7, 2008 at Van Buren Intermediate School District
   •  27 - OFIS Warns Michigan Citizens of Foreclosure Rescue Scams
   •  26 - DLEG Corporation Division Invites Leaders to Register for Nonprofit Seminars
   •  26 - MIOSHA and Six Green Industry Organizations in Michigan Form Alliance to Protect Green Industry Workers
   •  26 - Governor Granholm Awards "No Worker Left Behind" Funds to Aid Dislocated Workers
   •  22 - MPSC Denies ITCTransmission's Application for Construction of Major Transmission Line in Macomb and Oakland Counties
   •  22 - MPSC Begins Formal Investigation into Marketing Practices of Universal Gas & Electric Corporation , Rescinds Its License as an Alternative Electric Supplier
   •  21 - DLEG Energy Office Awards "Rebuild Michigan" Community Partnership Grants Totaling $77,849
   •  20 - OFIS Examiner Shelley McCarthy Named to CSBS Education Program
   •  19 - OFIS Acting Commissioner Prohibits Arbitrary Vehicle Inspection Clauses
   •  15 - Michigan Energy Office Awards Ethanol Infrastructure Conversion Incentive Grant to Clean Energy Coalition
   •  14 - MPSC: FCC Says Digital Television Transition Coming Next Year, Viewers Have One Year to Prepare for the Change
   •  14 - Governor Granholm Announces Detroit Will Host International Creative Cities Summit in October
   •  12 - MPSC Approves Power Supply Cost Recovery Factors for Three Electric Utilities
   •  12 - MPSC Issues First Report on Video Services Competition in Michigan
   •  12 - MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Reconciling Northern States Power Company's 2006-2007 Gas Cost Recovery Costs
   •  12 - MPSC Authorizes Detroit Edison to Increase Securitization and Tax Surcharges
   •  12 - MPSC Appoints 2008 Motor Carrier Advisory Board Member
   •  12 - State Reminds Consumers of Tips to Be Safe in the Snow Michigan is Progressive in Ski Area Safety
   •  12 - Gestamp Automoción of Lapeer Receives State Award for Outstanding Safety & Health Record
   •  12 - DLEG Sending Notices to Prepare Builders & Contractors for New Consumer Protection Laws Taking Effect on June 1
   •  11 - OFIS Warns Michigan Citizens of Bogus "IRA and IRS Approved" Investment Schemes
   •  08 - Gestamp Automoción of Lapeer to Receive State Award for Outstanding Safety & Health Record
   •  08 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification for Grace Grange Lodge and Stable Facility Earns Steward Certification
   •  07 - Liquor Control Commission Chairperson Samona Speaks at Michigan Local Government Management Association Winter Institute Outlines Licensing Issues at Local Level
   •  07 - Michigan Career and Technical Institute to Graduate 152 Students
   •  06 - Michigan Commission for the Blind Board to Hold Special Meeting February 20 in Lansing
   •  04 - OFIS Consumer Alert: Making the Insurance Claims Easier
   •  01 - MPSC Releases Annual Electric Competition Report Showing 33 Percent Decrease in Choice Customers
   •  01 - MIOSHA Reminds Employers to Post Job-Related Injuries and Illnesses
   •  01 - DLEG Announces Highest Green Lodging Certification For Crystal Mountain Resort; Facility is First Resort to Achieve Leader Status, First to Move Up From Current Level
  January
   •  31 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs Meeting Originally Scheduled for Friday, Feb. 1 is CANCELLED
   •  30 - OFIS Reminds Michigan Investors That Scams Often Hide Behind The Headlines
   •  29 - MPSC Investigates Shut-Off Case Involving Elderly Indiana Michigan Power Company Customer
   •  29 - MPSC Improves Electric and Natural Gas Rules for Business Customers, Lowering Deposits Required and Establishing Complaint Resolution Process
   •  29 - MPSC Denies Request by Hartland Township, Area Homeowners for Rehearing in ITC Transmission Case
   •  29 - MPSC Reconciles SEMCO Energy Gas Company's 2005-2006 Gas Cost Recovery Revenues
   •  29 - MPSC Approves 2007-2008 Gas Cost Recovery Factor for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
   •  29 - MPSC Designates Community Access Line of the Lakeshore, Inc. as the 2-1-1 Community Resource Information and Referral Answering Point for Mason and Oceana Counties
   •  29 - MPSC Requires Electric Utilities to File Assessments of Their Ability to Meet Peak Summer Demand
   •  29 - MPSC: Home Heating Credits Now Being Processed
   •  29 - MPSC Approves New Alternative Energy Economic Development Service Tariff for Alpena Power Company
   •  29 - MPSC Approves Renewable Energy Program for Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op
   •  29 - MPSC Conditionally Grants Universal Gas & Electric Corporation a License as an Alternative Electric Supplier
   •  28 - Illegal Importation Report
   •  25 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to meet on Friday, February 1, 2008 at Department of Human Services
   •  25 - DLEG Introduces New and Expanded Online Licensing Services Making It Easier For Real Estate Professionals To Do Business In Michigan - New Real Estate Salesperson Applications Now Available
   •  25 - December Jobless Rates Increase Seasonally in Most of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets; 2007 Annual Jobless Rates Up Slightly in Most Areas
   •  24 - Michigan Commission for the Blind Honors Clients, Employers, & Community Partners
   •  24 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification for Kettunen Center Facility Earns Partner Certification
   •  24 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification for The Betsie Bay Inn Facility Earns Steward Certification
   •  24 - DLEG Announces Green Lodging Certification for Peaches Bed & Breakfast Facility Earns Leader Certification
   •  22 - "Free Lunch" Seminars Can Cost Seniors Big Bucks
   •  18 - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ARE TAXABLE State of Michigan mails out jobless benefit statements for 2007
   •  17 - State Announces New Bureau of Workforce Transformation Unprecedented re-design will drive change to a system of lifelong learning; Radically restructures workforce efforts
   •  17 - Statement From OFIS Acting Commissioner Ross On The Death Of Former Financial Institution Bureau (FIB) Commissioner Dick Francis
   •  16 - Michigan's December Jobless Rate Edges Upward
2007 Annual Rate Increases
   •  16 - OFIS Acting Commissioner Announces Jason Moon as New Public Information Officer
   •  15 - DLEG Bureau of Fire Services Teams Up with Detroit Red Wings to Distribute Smoke Detectors to Low Income Metro Detroit Families
   •  04 - Michigan Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs to meet on Friday, January 11, 2008 at Ottawa Building
   •  03 - November Jobless Rates Edge Up Seasonally in Most of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets
   •  02 - MPSC to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Standards on Net Metering, Fuel Sources and Fossil Fuel Generation Efficiency
   •  02 - MPSC: Winter Heating Bills to be Lower, Thanks to Warmer than Expected Temperatures, High Natural Gas Storage Levels
   •  02 - 2007 HMDA Statement
   •  02 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Awards $225,000 Grant to Peckham, Inc. of Lansing
   •  02 - Scam Targets Corporations DLEG alerts Michigan businesses of scheme to pay fee to fake national registry to avoid dissolution


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