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Snyder: Trump’s Comments About Women Revolting, Disgusting

LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder, in a break from his general refusal to discuss the presidential race, on Thursday sharply criticized Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters in Grand Rapids, Snyder, according to audio posted by WJRW-AM, called the presidential election "a huge mess." Trump is under siege after a 2005 video recorded

By |2016-10-14T10:05:24-04:00October 14th, 2016|Politics|

MEDC Corrects Renaissance Zone Problems

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has mostly addressed oversight issues in how its Renaissance Zone Program evaluates the impact on creating new jobs, retaining jobs and stimulating capital investment within the state and determines compliance, according to a follow up report from the Office of the Auditor General. Originally, Renaissance Zones were regions

By |2016-10-10T10:42:31-04:00October 7th, 2016|Politics|

Polls Give Clinton Substantial Lead Over Trump In Michigan Following Debate

LANSING - Bolstered by a strong performance in her first debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton now holds a substantial lead of 11 percentage points over the Republican, according to a poll released Thursday by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA. Not quite a month ago, Trump had drawn within 3 percentage points of

By |2016-10-07T09:48:16-04:00October 7th, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Could Hackers Highjack The 2016 Presidential Elections?

WASHINGTON DC - The 400-pound hacker Donald Trump warned about Monday night during the presidential debate can't ruin Election Day, experts told Congress Wednesday. As hacks continue to influence the 2016 election, Congress has been looking into whether cyberattacks could actually affect the ballot on November 8. A congressional subcommittee on information technology, inviting high-ranking officials

By |2016-09-29T20:15:47-04:00September 29th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Politics|

Vote On Proposal To Open TV Set-Top Box Market To Internet Competitors Delayed

WASHINGTON DC - Federal regulators on Thursday delayed a vote on a proposal to overhaul the market for TV set-top boxes, dealing a major setback to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on one of his top priorities for the year. The delay, coming so close to an election that will usher in a new

By |2016-09-29T16:25:45-04:00September 29th, 2016|Politics|

Chrysler Awarded $4.5 Million By State, Commits Another 700 Jobs In Michigan

LANSING - Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday was awarded a Michigan Business Development Program grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund to the tune of $4.5 million in exchange for the creation of 700 jobs when it begins production of the next-generation Ram 1500 pickup truck at its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. In July, the company announced

By |2016-09-27T21:10:15-04:00September 27th, 2016|Featured, News, Politics|

Audit Cites Treasury For Lack Of Business Tax Follow-Up

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Treasury Business Tax Division was not ensuring that businesses were filing all the necessary tax forms and was not following up when forms were tagged for errors, a report from Auditor General Doug Ringler said. The performance audit of the Corporate Income Tax and Michigan Business Tax in the

By |2016-09-23T12:45:03-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Politics|

Tesla Files Lawsuit Challenging Michigan’s Auto Franchise Sales Law – Wants To Sell Direct

LANSING - The showdown between Tesla Motors Incorporated and the state about whether the company can sell its vehicles in Michigan without a franchise dealer agreement, brewing for years, is on with the company filing a lawsuit Thursday. Tesla filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Western Michigan one week after the Department

By |2016-09-23T12:08:18-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Politics|

Michigan Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Total Employment Down

LANSING - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in August from July at 4.5 percent, but the state saw both its total labor force and number of people working fall in August. Governor Rick Snyder still praised the news, saying Michigan's jobless rate is below the national August unemployment rate of 4.9 percent. "As

By |2016-09-15T14:00:26-04:00September 15th, 2016|News, Politics|