LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder has signed the Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget with essentially no changes from what passed the Legislature. The omnibus budget (HB 5313 , PA 252) provides $37.38 billion gross, $8.59 billion General Fund. Among the highlights is $194.8 million for Detroit as part of its bankruptcy settlement; $46.6 million for 100
LANSING - The state spent $21.2 billion in federal funds during the 2012-13 fiscal year, but in some cases it did not ensure that the right people or agencies received the funds or that only the right people had access, an audit report released Monday said. The single audit for the state for the fiscal
LANSING - Following a sharply critical audit of the state's Medicaid Home Help Program for elderly and vulnerable adults, two top state officials said Monday the state would begin background checks for home help workers. However, the only individuals who would be automatically barred from working as home care workers under the program would be
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan Small BIZ PAC has endorsed Rick Snyder for reelection as governor. "The Governor?s relentless, positive action to eliminate the Michigan Business Tax, create the Healthy Michigan system, promote regulatory reinvention and foster economic gardening has created a culture in Michigan where small businesses have the opportunity to
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association received $987,850 in grant funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for its Venture Upstart programs to grow and sustain a vibrant venture capital community in Michigan by supporting talent attraction efforts at venture capital firms and their portfolio companies. MVCA?s Venture Upstart programs funded by the
SAN FRANCISCO - Having your email account hacked can be violating and panic-inducing. Here's what to do when it happens, and what you can do to prevent future attacks. You usually don't know your email has been hacked until a friend lets you know, by which point you've already emailed dozens of friends, family members,
SAN FRANCISCO - A team of anti-surveillance activists from Greenpeace, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Tenth Amendment Center came together to protest the US government's mass surveillance programs on Friday by flying an airship over a National Security Agency data center in Utah. The 135-foot-long thermal airship emblazoned with the words "NSA illegal spying
SAN FRANCISCO - California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Saturday that legalizes the use of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, reversing what backers called an outdated prohibition against use of alternative currencies. The bill, dubbed AB 129, ensures that various forms of alternative currencies such as digital currencies, coupons, and points are legal for
LANSING - State budget cuts in a variety of key areas have cut into the state's ability to attract new jobs, a report released Monday by the Michigan Economic Center said. The report, Michigan Dream at Risk, highlighted cuts to education, transportation, environmental programs and local revenue sharing, and the effects of those cuts on
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has been awarded $500,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for continuation of the Michigan Angel Fund (I), and to establish the Michigan Angel Fund II. "The success of the Michigan Angel Fund shows that there's a real need for this type of very early stage capital in the