LANSING - Negotiations between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Senate leaders are underway in what has been described as difficult, but potentially promising discussions to find a resolution to Michigan's fiscal crisis. That was just one development as Michigan is now less that one week from the potential of having no budget and being forced into
CUPTERTINO, Ca. - Apple issued a statement Monday afternoon warning users of unlocked iPhones that the next software update it ships will probably break their phones. It's not clear how many people have unlocked their iPhone to run on networks other than AT&T's, but there has definitely been some interest among early adopters who want
LANSING ? Michigan House leaders blamed each other early Friday for the repeat failure to pass an income tax increase as part of the solution to the fiscal year 2007-08 budget as another marathon session ended without result at about 8 a.m. The finger pointing came shortly after the voting board was cleared on the
LANSING - Michigan could see up to 3,512 new jobs because of developments and expansions announced Tuesday, including the new North American headquarters of Spanish aeronautics manufacturer Aernnova Engineering Incorporated. Aernnova is planning, in Pittsfield Township (Washtenaw County), a $10 million aerospace engineering facility that is planned to have 600 employees. The company expects to
LANSING - Late Wednesday afternoon there are still no agreements between lawmakers and the administration on budget and tax proposals for the Michigan 2007-08 budget. The Senate finished a brief session earlier Wednesday and Senate leaders said the chamber would be in session on Sunday to act on bills the House passed Tuesday night. The
LANSING ? A Michigan income tax increase would cost the average family $1.33 a week, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said, but that amount would keep the state from gutting social services, public safety and education in Michigan. She also said the state can only afford to cut "a bit more" than $300 million from the upcoming
LANSING - The party lines were set Monday on the issue of a continuation Michigan budget for 2007-08, with the Senate passing two bills creating a one-month continuation budget and Gov. Jennifer Granholm saying she will veto such a budget unless a tax increase is passed as part of the proposal. The state has been
LANSING - The Michigan Senate recessed Monday waiting to see if the House has a plan to resolve the 2007-08 budget - if the House does not, Senate Republicans will attempt to push a plan of their own. Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) told reporters that based on comments made Monday by House Speaker
KANSAS CITY - U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel said on Monday it would offer a new Microsoft Web and local business search application on its phones using a technology that pinpoints a caller's location. Starting Tuesday, the No. 3 U.S. wireless company is offering customers a download of a new voice-recognition search product from Microsoft
TROY - Automation Alley on Friday announced the winners of its Seventh Annual Awards Gala at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. Winners included Charles "Chip" McClure of ArvinMeritor Inc., as Legend CEO, and George W. Jackson Jr. of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation as CEO of the Year. Legend CEO (Lifetime Achievement Award) was