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Pilot project is using iPad technology to assist Secretary of State customers

Two Secretary of State branches are piloting a new tool to better serve customers: iPads.

In order to improve customer service, the tablets have been introduced alongside the MI-TIME Line systems at the Clinton Township SUPER!Center and Flint Area SUPER!Center.

The iPads were implemented on Feb. 13 and can be used by branch staff to log customers into MI-TIME Line, look up needed documents and locate other nearby branches.

Liz Young, manager of the Flint Area SUPER!Center, says the early indications are that the iPads are a useful tool for helping customers.

Secretary celebrates Reading Month

Secretary Johnson visited St. Gerard School in Lansing on March 23, reading "The Legend of Mackinac Island" with 3rd and 4th graders and taking their questions.

During National Reading Month in March, Johnson is making stops at elementary schools across the state to promote the importance—and fun—of reading.

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Kiosks hit milestone

Secretary of State Self-Service Stations had 49,294 tab-renewal transactions in February, which brought the total number of transactions past 3 million since the program began.

SOS welcomes new MFB president

Secretary Johnson welcomed new Michigan Farm Bureau President Carl Bednarski at her Richard H. Austin Building office in Lansing on March 10.

The visit took place during Michigan Food and Agriculture Month, which celebrates an industry that each year contributes more than $100 billion to the state's economy.

According to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the state has nearly 10 million acres of farmland and is home to 52,200 farms.

Johnson meets author of motorcycle book

Secretary Johnson met Michigan author Bill Murphy on March 10 and chatted with him about his book, "Ride Michigan."

Murphy is a retired employee of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and an avid rider of a Harley-Davidson Road King who has charted a back-roads guide to enjoyable ‪‎motorcycle trips within the Great Lakes State.

Johnson is a longtime motorcyclist and has gone on a motorcycle ride in May each year since taking office as part of efforts to promote Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.