LANSING - The bill to expand and reform Michigan Medicaid finally passed the Senate by a vote of 20-18 in a dramatic vote Tuesday night after supporters fell a vote short in a vote earlier in the day. All 12 Senate Democrats voted to support HB 4714 along with eight Republicans ? Sen. Tom Casperson
DETROIT ? A strengthening auto sector helped propel the Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index up 2.6 percent in June. The June index was 127.4., 55 points, or 77 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.1 during the 2009 recession. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association has named Emily Heintz as its new associate director. In this role, Heintz will work to actively create connections between venture capitalists and promote the state's entrepreneurial and investment communities. ?Bringing Emily on board strengthens MVCA?s position in the state?s entrepreneurial eco-system,? said Carrie Jones, MVCA executive
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SOUTHFIELD ? Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) have always been part of the Lawrence Technology University's curriculum, and now through a $20 million donation ? the largest ever received - LTU will create the Marburger STEM Center to expand those efforts. Earlier this week, LTU announced the $20 million anonymous donation and said the
LANSING - Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Thursday confirmed that a majority of the caucus desires to vote, whether that's yes or no, on the main Medicaid reform and expansion bill that has loomed over senators all summer. "I don't think we were ready last time," Richardville (R-Monroe) said in a phone interview, referring
SAN FRANCISCO - A Palestinian IT expert who claimed to have discovered a Facebook vulnerability said he took his bug report to Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page after being ignored by the social network's security team. The vulnerability allows anyone to post anything to anyone else's page, regardless of whether they are a Facebook friend of
SAN FRANCISCO - Distributed denial of service attacks have been used to divert security personnel attention while millions of dollars were stolen from banks, according to a security researcher. At least three US banks in recent months have been plundered by fraudulent wire transfers while hackers deployed "low powered" DDoS attacks to mask their theft,
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft co-founder Steve Ballmer will retire from his role as CEO within the next 12 months, the software giant announced Friday. Ballmer will remain as chief executive until the board chooses someone to succeed him. "There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time,"
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