LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder has come under heavy criticism from some quarters of the Republican Party for spearheading the expansion of Medicaid, but a new poll released Thursday shows he still enjoys a strong favorability rating among those expected to participate in next year's statewide Republican primary. The survey, from the Republican polling firm
WASHINGTON DC - The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Rifle Association have bonded in their fight against the National Security Agency's mass spying program that came to light in June. The NRA joined the ACLU's lawsuit against the government agency on Wednesday by filing a "friend of the court" legal brief. "The mass
WASHINGTON DC - A full 50 percent of Internet users surveyed say they're concerned about the growing amount of personal information revealed about them online. A study released Thursday by Pew Internet found that more people are worried about certain information now available online, including photos, videos, e-mail addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, home addresses,
ANN ARBOR - Toyota Technical announced Wednesday it is investing more than $28 million to expand its powertrain operations at two facilities in Ann Arbor. The new growth will support powertrain development capability, specifically in the areas of design, evaluation and calibration on new engine and transmission projects. Toyota has been in Ann Arbor for
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network and the Michigan Cyber Range Thursday announced the new Merit Secure Sandbox service, a virtual environment that lets users practice, train, and test cybersecurity techniques, is now operational. Merit Secure Sandbox is designed for instructors to set up their own virtual environments for cybersecurity training. It is also aimed at
WARREN - The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a dramatically negative impact on small businesses, according to a survey by the Michigan Business and Professional Association, but the majority of respondents plan to continue to offer health care insurance separate from the federal exchange regardless. "In recent years, our members have
LANSING - U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow on Wednesday announced legislation to provide a federal match for the state's current program funding community college and business partnerships to train workers for high-skilled jobs. The New Skills for New Jobs Act would double the state's current program, and help fill vacant high-skilled jobs that pay at least
SOUTHFIELD ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is sponsoring its eighth Annual Website Design Competition for high school girls. This year?s theme is Ancestors: OMG to encourage creativity, thoughtfulness and a little research. Girls are encouraged to create a website that reveals surprises about three of their ancestors. These surprises may be shocking,
SOUTHFIELD - Chrysler is the latest company to join the growing list of exhibitors at The Engineering Society of Detroit Engineering and Technology Job Fair September 9 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. So far more than 40 companies and almost 2,000 jobs will be available in a
PORT HURON - The Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development, Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, and Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership, in collaboration with numerous Michigan and Ontario partners, will host the first Bi-National Blue Water Regional Collaboration Conference Oct. 2. Roy Norton, Consul General of Canada, will be the lunch