LANSING - Michigan becoming a right-to-work state is either a positive development for the state's workers, businesses and families, or an attack on workers wrought by extremist legislators bent on vengeance for Republican losses at the November polls, the position one accepts being dependent on where one stands on the political and business divide. Businesses
LANSING - Calling it an "important day in Michigan" to assure "workplace fairness and equality," Governor Rick Snyder said Thursday he was endorsing legislation to enact a right-to-work law in the state affecting all private and public workers, except for police and firefighters, as the best course for the state both in terms of worker
LANSING - Once the decision was made to address the issue, both chambers of the Legislature deliberately, and relatively quickly on Thursday, passed first-House bills to end mandatory participation in union shops in Michigan. The action came after Governor Rick Snyder announced his support for right-to-work laws, and during a day of ongoing protests. Though
SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed suit Thursday against Delta Air Lines in her first enforcement action since she promised to crack down on companies that don't inform consumers about their policies for handling personal data collected by smartphone apps and other online services. The action is part of a high-profile campaign that
LANSING - A right-to-work bill is "on the agenda" for "thoughtful discussion," Governor Rick Snyder told reporters Tuesday night as he emerged from a closed-door meeting with legislative leadership. While making the comments raised the likelihood that a right-to-work bill could be passed during the lame-duck session, Snyder still refused to commit to supporting such
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing Chinese hackers who targeted the computers of retired Adm. Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the latest example of what current and former officials call a pattern of attacks on computers of former high-ranking U.S. officials. The hackers targeted
WASHINGTON DC - Former NSA director tells the Financial Times that a cyberattack could cripple the nation's banking system, power grid, and other essential infrastructure. The United States faces "the cyber equivalent of the World Trade Center attack" unless urgent action is taken. John "Mike" McConnell, who served as director of the National Security Agency
SAN FRANCISCO - A massive bug swept Tumblr Monday and infected some of the biggest blogs - including USA Today, Reuters, The Verge, and CNET - until Tumblr resolved the issue shortly before 10:30 a.m. PT. GNAA, a hacker group, claimed responsibility for the attack. The group's Twitter profile earlier today said 8,600 unique Tumblr
LANSING - A new, potentially significant development adds to speculation that a legislative effort to pass a right-to-work bill could take place, as the Michigan Chamber of Commerce announced late Monday that it now supported passage of a bill. Prior to the announcement, the chamber had taken a largely hands-off attitude on backing right-to-work, with
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation announced Wednesday it has closed an $11 million Series C financing round, including full participation from its existing investor syndicate. Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance the company?s development programs for herpes labialis (cold sores), cystic fibrosis and nanoemulsion-based vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and genital