LANSING - Backers of a ballot proposal increasing Michigan's minimum wage start out in a strong position, according to a new poll released Thursday. The survey, conducted by the Lansing polling firm EPIC/MRA, showed 60 percent of likely voters would vote yes on increasing the minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $10 an hour
BIRMINGHAM - Bob Ackerman, a VC at Allegis Capital wrote what could be considered a self-serving piece on the security tech bubble published on VentureBeat. Of course an investor in security companies is going to stoke the flames of exuberance, especially in light of the ridiculous valuation of FireEye at IPO of $6 billion ($FEYE
TENAFLY, N.J. - The House Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed a substitute bill for the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 last week. The bill now heads to the full House for a floor vote. Broadly supported by both parties, the current version of HR 3696 gives the Department of Homeland Security
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's budget recommendation for K-12 schools makes a variety of changes, including pushing back the submission date for annual financial reports from November to October every year, and providing more flexibility in districts' spending of funds for at-risk students. The House Appropriations School Aid Subcommittee heard an overview of those recommendations
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University's Career Service and Military Support teams are offering a free resume workshop for veterans, military personnel, and their spouses on all Davenport University campuses on Feb. 17. A knowledgeable Career Services representative will be available to assist veterans in translating their military service and work history into an effective resume
LANSING - Rep. David Knezek, Rep. Theresa Abed and Sen. Jim Ananich announced a proposal on Tuesday that would cover tuition for low-income students in universities and community colleges that would allow students benefiting from the program to pay back into the fund to keep the program going. The group called the proposal, announced at
LANSING - Leading business groups have begun pouring money into a committee that will aid efforts to pass the proposal on the upcoming August ballot earmarking a portion of the state's use tax revenues to local governments as a partial replacement for revenues they will lose as part of the related reduction in the personal
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google Inc says its Android mobile operating system is open. But newly discovered documents reveal the strings attached. The documents show that Google has imposed strict restrictions on device makers that want access to its search engine, YouTube or the more than one million apps in its Play Store, The Wall
LANSING - In discussing the amount of money proposed by Governor Rick Snyder to go to the Department of Transportation this fiscal year, Sen. John Pappageorge suggested upping the ante for what he and others expect will be a long season of filling potholes. Pappageorge (R-Troy) off-handedly proposed to Senate Appropriations Committee members on Wednesday
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Rep. Gary Peters has introduced a measure designed to ensure the federal government funds the U.S. customs plaza at the proposed bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and won praise from Governor Rick Snyder. Dubbed the Customs Plaza Construction Act of 2014, the measures calls for the federal government to construct