Gov’t Affairs News – Flint water, Chip & PIN and more
Flint water crisis dominates State of the State Address
Gov. Snyder gave his sixth and biggest State of the State speech on Tuesday, addressing not only Michigan residents but a national audience interested to hear his take on the Flint water crisis.
Warm weather helped cool holiday sales
LANSING – Heat Miser appeared to get the upper hand, as unseasonably warm weather helped push Michigan retailers’ holiday sales below forecasts. Sales increased 0.4 percent over the 2014 season despite retailers’ forecasts of a 2 percent rise,
Laws and regulations regarding credit card truncation
First, credit card truncation means that electronically printed credit card receipts will print only part of the card number, usually the last four numbers. This is to prevent lost receipts from being used for fraudulent transactions.
