Politics

ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Angel Fund closed its second fund (MAF II) with $2.05 million. MAF II will make its first investment this spring, and plans to invest money in eight to 10 total deals within the next two years. "There's no doubt that MAF plays an important role in our entrepreneurial economy. Angel

SOUTHFIELD - Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin May 13 at Lawrence Technological University. Day, evening, weekend and online options are available, including many fast-track certificate programs in growing tech career fields. Lawrence Tech has associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs that can lead to careers in areas such as robotics

ROCHESTER - The Rochester City Council has approved the application for the 10th annual MI Earth Day Fest to be held April 24-26, 2015, at a great new location in the City Center on the banks of the Paint Creek. The festival site is much larger than last year and will accommodate many more exhibits,

WASHINGTON DC - Verizon Communications Inc. said its FiOS service will offer new TV packages aimed at giving customers flexibility to purchase only certain groups of channels they want to watch, the latest sign of how pay-TV providers are adapting to stepped-up competition, the Washington Post reported Friday. Starting April 19, consumers will be able

CUPERTINO, Ca. - The Apple Watch will make its debut on April 24, but already tech experts have had a chance to put it through its paces. The verdict is mixed at best. Some have labeled it the latest toy, but not really a "must have" tool. A CNET.Com columnist said he wore the watch

LANSING - Michigan, already a national leader in FIRST Robotics teams, has been named as one of two hosts for FIRST championship events from 2018 to 2020, bringing teams from around the world to Detroit. Gov. Rick Snyder applauded the announcement that FIRST Robotics has named Detroit as one of two cities to host international

DETROIT - Ohio Governor John Kasich is not a presidential candidate, yet, but he told the Detroit Economic Club at a luncheon Monday that lessons learned in the recoveries of Detroit and Cleveland can carry to improving the economy nationally. While he is not rushing to join the list of announced candidates, Kasich said he

LANSING - After adopting amendments making significant changes, rejecting 16 Democratic amendments, hearing an emotional personal story for one legislator and seeing heated debate between opponents and proponents of a bill drastically changing the state's auto insurance laws, the Senate voted 21-17 to send a largely revised bill to the House. When a Senate panel

LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed legislation allowing Michigan diplomas to be the nation's first to potentially include a science, technology, engineering and mathematics certification. The bills (SB 169 and SB 170 ), passed unanimously, would allow students to receive a STEM certification on their high school diploma and in their transcripts for