http://www.statenews.com Within the next few weeks, Michigan’s state government workers could have quite a bit of wiggle room in their work schedule, and East Lansing officials are considering similar scheduling changes. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:46:48 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19420 It seems they didn’t mention the impact this could have on the economy. More people will be taking advantage of their 3-day weekends or their extra day off. I imagine this will be a significant boost in economy, I may switch to that system just so I could go the bar on Thursday nights and accomplish more things on Friday that are of extreme importance, like golf. :) Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:04:05 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19420 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19436 “If the community survey shows support for the alternative work schedules, a leadership team will conduct a study of whether the transition would be beneficial. If advantages outweigh disadvantages, the leadership team will recommend the idea to the city manager, Lahanas said. “It’s still in the early stages of discussion,” he said. “We’re going to look at the survey and go from there.” And in true government form, we’ll have a new and improved work week about 4 or 5 years from now. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:03:34 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19436 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19467 This is a “great” idea. I called the Secretary of State’s new 1-800 number to get a simple question answered and I was on hold for almost 20 minutes before the operator answered. This was another great cost savings measure — removing all direct telephone numbers to local SoS offices. Now imagine having less state workers showing up for work to answer the phones. This is going to be a nightmare. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:47:07 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19467 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19524 Actually this would likely lead to expanded business hours for state buildings, etc. Also, these changes should begin soon, as early as August or September. Try getting news from sources other than just the SN for a complete picture. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:46:48 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/19524