LANSING - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a wide lead over her Republican opponent, businessman Donald Trump, a survey by Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research showed Wednesday. Though Trump has room to grow in the final days before next week's election, the margin of support for Clinton, at 47
LANSING - Absentee ballots completed and turned in are up significantly, by more than 36 percent, compared to the same period in 2012, state officials said Thursday. That equates to nearly 165,000 more ballots being cast absentee with 12 days before the election compared to the same time in 2012, said Department of State spokesperson
LANSING - State Sen. Mike Nofs, chair of the Senate Energy and Technology Committee, has conceded that in order to get Democrats on board with his energy policy proposal, there will be an increased renewable energy standard of 15 percent by 2021, which would put Michigan ahead of some states in the Midwest but well
LANSING - Gongwer News Service has reduced the price of its 2016 Michigan Elections app by 57 percent with less than a month to go until Election Day. Now for just $2.99, those with iOS and Android devices can download the app to keep on top of the latest analysis in races for the Michigan
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
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
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan, which has seen mixed court responses to its affirmative action programs in recent years, announced a new diversity program Thursday that would spend $85 million over the next five years to bring more minorities to the campus. Rob Sellers, vice provost for Diversity, Equity and Academic Affairs, who
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
LANSING - As part of the rollout of the redesigned Gongwer News Service website, Gongwer highlights new features so that subscribers can get the most from their subscriptions. One of the enhancements is to the Schedules page, which contains the day's legislative committee hearings, meetings of state boards/agencies/commissions and other events like fundraisers. There are
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
