TROY - Walsh College will host a Spring Open House at the Troy campus on May 14 to provide information on Walsh bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs and student organizations. The afternoon program will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. in the Jeffery W. Barry Center on the campus, located at 3838 Livernois Road,
LANSING - Accepting that the hard budgetary medicine was the best course to take, the two legislative Appropriations Committees approved an executive order that will cut the 2008-09 budget by about $350 million. State officials said they hoped these cuts would be the last needed for the current fiscal year, but they could not offer
LANSING - The impact of the state's prolonged economic recession has legislators moving forward on a hire/buy Michigan-first package of bills, which were sent to the full Senate on Tuesday by unanimous votes in the Commerce and Tourism Committee. The action came about a month after Senate Democrats failed to force almost all of the
LANSING - A measure that would allow Michigan to draw down $139 million more in federal stimulus dollars for unemployment benefits, but would require the state to offer those benefits to people seeking part-time work or those who are ineligible for further benefits, but are enrolled in a job training program, is set to be
DETROIT - U.S. vehicle sales turned out even worse than expected in April, muting optimism that the auto market is poised to rebound. Auto makers blamed the high-profile troubles at General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC for dragging down sales last month across the industry. Chrysler sought bankruptcy protection on Thursday. "We've been fighting all
MIDLAND - Mid-Michigan Energy, an affiliate of LS Power Group, has dropped plans to build a 750-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Midland. A company official, in a Saginaw News article, cited economic and regulatory barriers to the project, as well as legislation enacted last year limiting customers who would draw power from the plant. But
DETROIT - It's official. Fiat is making a bid for General Motors Europe. If it can do that, the Italian automaker plans to merge Fiat Auto with Chrysler and General Motors Europe and spin that off as a new automaker that will have 80 billion Euros in annual sales, or about $105 billion. But I
SEATTLE, Wa. - Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday plans to unveil a new version of its Kindle e-book reader with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical and academic textbook publishers, according to people familiar with the matter. Beginning in the fall, some students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will
LANSING - Yet another new day of reckoning hit Michigan's economy on Thursday as Chrysler Corporation announced it would be forced to file for federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it was unable to reach agreement with bondholders on a negotiated arrangement. But officials said the bigger story was that the automotive manufacturer was now
LANSING - On a straight party line vote, the Senate decided on Thursday to delay any action on legislation that would end Michigan's civil immunity on prescription drugs until June 2, arguing the state needed to focus on fixing its budget before acting on the controversial issue. Senate Democrats failed last week to discharge HB