LANSING - Though the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has seen some big successes in job creation, exports and tourism, the state could still stand to grow foreign direct development and talent, MEDC President and CEO Michael Finney said in a recent interview with Gongwer News Service. Finney said Michigan is targeting eight countries and regions,
LANSING - Both food growing and processing is expanding in the state, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will be working in the next year to ensure that trend continues, Director Jamie Clover Adams told Gongwer News Service in a recent interview. The agency will also be working to ensure the food is
LANSING - The next four years will be more about fitting programs to people than is current practice, Governor Rick Snyder said after being sworn in for his second term Thursday. He said the state would become a leader in encouraging students into career and technical education programs. Snyder said he would release more details
LANSING - Though the numbers are close on both questions, voters appear to like Governor Rick Snyder, but are split on the job he is doing, an EPIC/MRA poll released Tuesday showed. But the poll showed an overwhelming majority see the state improving. Snyder garnered a 52 percent to 40 percent favorability rating, but 50
LANSING - House Minority Leader Tim Greimel said on Tuesday the ballot proposal to amend the Constitution and raise the sales tax rate by one penny has a "decent shot" at passing, but certainly is not a "sure thing." The transportation package passed by the Legislature last week is contingent on the voters approving the
LANSING - Republican National Committeewoman Ronna Romney McDaniel wasted no time in declaring her bid to succeed departing Party Chair Bobby Schostak, and now the question is who in the party has the cachet and support to defeat McDaniel. That McDaniel cuts so formidable a profile is a credit both to the power of her
LANSING - The early major components of Governor Rick Snyder's legislative agenda for 2015 are passing a new energy policy for the state and addressing the persistent troubles of K-12 education in Detroit. Snyder, in an interview with Gongwer News Service, said he has "a pretty good idea" of what he will propose on the
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Tuesday rejected by a wide margin a bill that would reduce Michigan's 164,000-pound gross weight limit for trucks to 80,000 pounds, but Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said the bill isn't quite dead yet. There was much debate about SB 1150 , but in the end, it was defeated
LANSING - Michigan has new agreements on automotive industry cooperation with China and several businesses have new customer and distributorship possibilities as a result of Governor Rick Snyder's most recent trade trip to China. This fourth trade mission to the most populous nation included visits to Beijing, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Hangzhou and included opportunities
LANSING - Chairs of some of the more prominent committees in the House, including the Regulatory Reform and Commerce committees, will not be returning next term and replacements are unclear as the Committee on Committees works to make recommendations to House Speaker-elect Kevin Cotter. Rep. Al Pscholka (R-Stevensville) has already been named chair of the