LANSING - Future court actions are not ruled out, but it appeared on Monday the quickest venue for action to prevent Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes would be Congress after the U.S. Supreme Court again refused to take up motions to close locks connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River. The Carp
LANSING - A preliminary look at the potential fiscal impact on the state from the newly enacted national health care law suggests the state could see some early savings as the federal government picks up expanded Medicaid match rates, the Senate Fiscal Agency said, but with time those savings could vanish. The study cautiously pointed
LANSING - The state's main economic development program, already under heavy criticism, failed to adequately determine whether businesses receiving tax breaks to locate or stay in Michigan delivered on the wages and jobs promised, according to an audit released Monday. Auditors for the legislative auditor general found that in 15 of the 27 audits of
AUBURN HILLS - Factory automation software provider Plex Systems cut the ribbon this week on its new 40,000 square foot facility and announced the addition would house software developers, project managers and support staff, some 90 employees, about half of them new hires. But when you take the math used by the Michigan Economic Growth
GRAND RAPIDS ? More than 180 Michigan bioscience leaders gathered at Grand Valley State University for MichBio's Annual Wednesday night. In his annual address, Stephen Rapundalo, Ph.D., MichBio president and CEO, said that Michigan's biosciences industry is responsible for over 43,000 direct jobs and 56,000 indirect jobs, with an economic impact of about $10 billion.
LANSING - A ban on text messaging while driving moved close to becoming law Tuesday as a primary offense, but some legislative hurdles remain before the measure goes to Governor Jennifer Granholm's desk. The House originally passed HB 4394 making texting while driving a secondary offense in December (94-13), meaning a police officer would have
RESTON - Automaker discounts and incentives compelled millions of Americans to visit auto manufacturer sites to seek information and investigate possible purchases. Political news and information sites also saw sizeable gains in traffic as Americans tuned into the debate over passage of the congressional healthcare bill. "Auto manufacturers relied on incentives and promotions to boost
DETROIT - More problems for Toyota. It's agreeing not to contest the record fine that NHTSA slapped on it. It faces yet another hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives next month about unintended acceleration, this time by Henry Waxman. And it got hit by yet another recall. The company says the cable that holds
ANN ARBOR - Three Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $115,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, bringing the total amount invested through the Fund to over $1 million. CYJ Enterprises, Ix Innovations and NextCAT, received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. CYJ Enterprises, based in Detroit, received microloan funding
DETROIT - The three Democratic candidates for governor tried to distinguish their backgrounds and visions for the state of Michigan on Sunday during a mild forum at Cobo Center. There was no major proposals announced and the blows were few and far between Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith and House Speaker Andy