LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder said the state has made great progress in his first three months, pointing to the legislation he had signed, which includes some dramatically controversial bills, and saying the state was successfully undertaking the process of reinventing itself. But at a press conference he held with the two legislative Republican leaders
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK has named a Silicon Valley economic developer as its new president and CEO replacing Michael Finney who left that post in December to head up the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Paul Krutko will join Ann Arbor SPARK on April 18 and will oversee the organization's continued efforts to expand
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue wrote a newspaper column published Tuesday that calls for the construction of a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, whether the government-run proposal or the one from the owners of the Ambassador Bridge. Donohue's column, published in the Washington Examiner, is a different stance
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's proposed use of $1 billion from the School Aid Fund to pay for state aid to community colleges and a big chunk of funding for public universities came under withering criticism Monday as Democrats called for a constitutional amendment to block such efforts in the future. Senate Minority Leader Gretchen
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Monday signed a measure that would extend current unemployment benefits up to 99 weeks, but cut the number of weeks a worker would eligible for state benefits starting in 2012. Snyder signed HB 4408 on Monday, saying in a press release that the bill would provide a lifeline of
LANSING - Those getting a new driver's license or state identification card will see a few differences from their current ID that Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said will make the cards harder to copy. The new cards will feature the holder's picture and birth date not only on the front, but also on the
LANSING - The potential change of government in Canada should have no effect on that country's promise to offer up to $550 million in support for construction of the proposed new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a spokesperson for Governor Rick Snyder and supporters of the project said. Since the proposed bridge is considered
LANSING - A top Wall Street rating agency has praised the state's new controversial emergency manager law, calling it a positive credit move for Michigan and local governments. Governor Rick Snyder signed the laws last week, following contentious legislative debate and large, loud public protests, that could give emergency managers broad powers to correct financial
LANSING - Michigan's new controversial unemployment benefits bill got some major national attention on Friday while another top Democrat called on Governor Rick Snyder to veto the measure. But a spokesperson for Snyder said he is expected to sign HB 4408 this week. The Washington Post featured a story about the legislation as its lead
DETROIT - The city of Detroit will likely succeed in adding several thousand residents to its population through its challenge to the Census count of 713,777, but the chances of adding enough residents to get the city's population above 750,000 are low, State Demographer Ken Darga said Friday. In an interview, Darga said there are