LANSING - Median income in Michigan improved in 2011, figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau showed, and the rate of poverty declined in the state. The improvements in the state's income came as incomes nationally fell slightly when adjusted for inflation. U.S. median income in 2011 was $50,054, down from $50,831 in inflation
LANSING - The legal and bureaucratic wrangling over a slew of ballot proposals is finally over after the Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for all but one of them, notably approving the one addressing collective bargaining rights, to appear on the November ballot. Only the proposal to add eight new casinos failed to win
DEARBORN ? MIT Enterprise Forum, Great Lakes Chapter, will be hosting a live web video interactive session Sept. 11 at 6 pm with HTM Industries, a bioscience company and MSU tech spinoff that is gaining commercial traction with biodegradable plastic products and solutions. Their Technologist Founder, CEO Commercial Leader, and Lead Early Customer/Partner, and MSU?s
HONG KONG - Apple's next iPhone, currently being manufactured by Asian component makers, will use a new technology that makes the smartphone's screen thinner, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal, as the U.S. technology giant strives to improve technological features amid intensifying competition from Samsung Electronics and other rivals. Apple's next
LANSING - A new report highlights the deep cuts Michigan has made to education since the recession, the Michigan League for Human Services said on Tuesday, and the cuts are deeper than 28 other states. The report, released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan policy research organization in Washington, found that
LANSING - If the Supreme Court allows it on the November ballot, supporters of enshrining the right to collective bargaining in the Constitution have a tough road ahead, a new poll by Public Policy Polling shows. It was among three ballot issues polled, the others being the emergency manager law and the proposal to amend
LANSING - A new poll from Public Policy Polling - the firm's first among likely voters - shows President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow are the clear favorites at the moment. PPP's poll shows Obama with a 7 percentage point lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney, 51 percent to 44 percent. The same
LANSING - A Texas-based gas company wants to convert from transporting natural gas to the more lucrative business of transporting crude oil, but Consumers Energy, the Public Service Commission and Governor Rick Snyder are appealing to the federal government to block the request, saying it will increase costs for residents and businesses across the state.
LANSING - The U.S. Travel Association and the National Council of State Tourism Directors this week honored Pure Michigan with five Mercury Awards. Pure Michigan was recognized as having the best state tourism television advertising, best state radio advertising, top social media presence, best partnership advertising program and top public relations effort, won jointly with
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film Fractured has been approved for a $31,613 film incentive from the state. The film is a psychological thriller shooting in metro Detroit and directed by Michigan filmmaker Lance Kawas. Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables) and Jake Busey (Starship Troopers, Home Fries) have signed