WASHINGTON D.C. - State and federal authorities follow the movements of thousands of Americans each year by secretly monitoring the location of their cellphones, often with little judicial oversight, in a practice facing legal challenges, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Electronic tracking, used by police to investigate such crimes as drug dealing and murder,
LANSING - The State of Michigan's Martin Luther King-Cesar Chavez-Rosa Parks Initiative has been awarded a seven-year, $46 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support 10,000 low-income students in 49 school districts throughout Michigan to enter and succeed in college. ?For Michigan to thrive, we must tap the intellectual resources of all
LANSING - Detroit International Bridge Company owner Manuel "Matty" Moroun could see jail time after his company was found in contempt Thursday for its failure to complete required work on the new approach ramps to the Ambassador Bridge. Wayne Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards found the company not only had not completed the changes to the
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index rebounded in October to 59.7 from 53.1 in September, a sign the economy is rapidly expanding. An index above 50 indicates an expanding economy. The higher the index grows above 50, the faster the economy appears to be growing. "The PMI increase in October marks 21 straight
BEIJING - China asserts it was not behind a series of hacks against U.S. environment-monitoring satellites a few years ago. Speaking at a news briefing Monday, China Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said claims that China was behind the hacks, which occurred in 2007 and 2008, are "untrue." The spokesman added, according to Reuters, which
LANSING - Three non-legislative options the Snyder administration could pursue to complete the New International Trade Crossing involve handing the project over to the Canadian government, federal or city of Detroit government, or any combination of those entities, sources tell Gongwer News Service. Those options were weighed, although briefly, by the administration of Governor Jennifer
SOUTHFIELD - Governor Rick Snyder called for overhauling how the state funds and maintains its road system Wednesday, to generate $1.4 billion in new revenue most say the transportation system needs. It could result in $120 more per year in vehicle registration fees. Snyder's plan delves into the three fundamentals of the system: where the
LANSING - Although it's a scaled back incentive, Michigan would still be competitive for film and television projects under legislation that also puts more emphasis on in-state workers, proponents said Wednesday. SB 569 , which would guide how the state's $25 million film incentive appropriation is handed out, was the subject of testimony before the
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday issued a Request for Proposals to solicit proposals from high-performance business incubators or accelerators in Michigan to support entrepreneurs in launching and growing start-up companies throughout the state. Electronic versions of each business plan proposal must be sent separately to the MSF
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute officials Thursday announced the appointment of Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of the Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair in Parkinson Research. Dr. Brundin is an internationally renowned expert in the field of Parkinson?s and neurodegenerative disease research, and currently Professor of Neuroscience at the Faculty of