LANSING - If Congress fails to approve $525 million in Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage funds to assist with Medicaid costs, cuts would not fall on Medicaid, but other general fund programs, a top Medicaid official said. Steve Fitton, the state director of Medicaid, said the state will have to look elsewhere for cuts because federal
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan private equity finance group called Momentum, founded by Rick DeVos, will be showcasing its latest batch of start-ups at its 2nd annual Demo Day on July 26 at Grand Valley State University's downtown campus. Momentum?s 12 week bootcamp provides web start-ups with mentorship, intellectual capital and pre-seed funding to
LANSING - The medical marijuana law only allows a defense for possession to those people in possession of the drug after the law took effect, a Court of Appeals decision said on Wednesday. In the unpublished case (People v. Campbell, COA docket No. 291345) appellate judges reversed a trial court opinion that lifted charges against
LANSING - An 11-year-old state requirement that school districts collect information like pupil counts and financial data and submit it to the Center for Educational Performance and Information violated the Constitution's prohibition against the state placing unfunded mandates on local governments, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The ruling disposes of the last piece of
LANSING - The anticipated loss of Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage funds could leave the state with a general fund deficit of more than $525 million in the 2010-11 fiscal year, a memo from the Senate Fiscal Agency warns. The memo based its estimate on the proposed budget that has so far passed the Senate and
GRAND RAPIDS ? With Michigan's unemployment rate still among the highest in the nation, Davenport University is helping the unemployed prepare for new careers by offering them a 25 percent reduction in tuition. The recent demise of the Michigan Works retraining program and funding has prompted Davenport University to step forward and provide support to
MUSKEGON - ACD.net has opened a collocation site in Muskegon that can provide low-cost data and voice services in West Michigan over industry standard T1 lines for as little as $199 per month. Customers also can order phone service at prices below rates charged by incumbent telephone carriersm, such as AT&T. As part of its
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman will co-chair a new council formed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to spark economic development through technology and early-stage business ideas, an Obama administration cabinet member said Tuesday in Ann Arbor. Coleman will co-chair the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, U.S. Secretary
MANISTEE ? Huge wind turbines could pop up in Manistee farmlands in 2012, generating enough electricity to power 30,000 homes, while employing nearly 300 workers in a rural county hard hit by the recession. Duke Energy of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been quietly contacting farmers in Manistee and Benzie counties to see if they would
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation has analyzed dozens of data recorders from Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles involved in accidents blamed on sudden acceleration and found that at the time of the crashes, throttles were wide open and the brakes were not engaged, people familiar with the findings told the Wall Street Journal.