LANSING - Federal lawmakers' failure to renew extended unemployment benefits and a loss of about $500 million in the federal Medicaid assistance percentage funds will combine to tax Michigan's safety net to a point where even some of the most basic services may see cuts, Department of Human Services Director Ismael Ahmed said Tuesday. "As
LANSING - A 39 percent reduction in Michigan's federal Workforce Investment Act funding means few new applicants will be accepted into the state's No Worker Left Behind program, officials said Tuesday. Some Michigan Works! Agencies will be offering limited enrollment opportunities, but the bulk of available funding will go toward helping participants complete their training.
LANSING ? Area Development magazine has awarded Michigan a Silver Shovel, an award presented annually to states that have achieved significant success in terms of job creation and economic development. "This award is further evidence that our aggressive economic diversification plan is working, enabling us to successfully compete against other states and countries for new
NOVI ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday announced during the first day of the Michigan Energy Fair at the Rock Financial Center that Michigan will award nine small manufacturers $15 million in grants and $5 million in loans for a total of $20 million through the Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing program. Michigan's CEAM awards, funded
LANSING - Michigan needs to invest $7.04 billion in water treatment and stormwater management systems to bring those systems up to standards, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But the report, based on 2008 figures, showed the state has also made substantial gains on wastewater treatment, particularly in
NOVI - The fifth annual Michigan Energy Fair has moved from the Manistee County Fairgrounds to the Rock Financial Showcase. The Fair opens at 11 am Friday and runs through Sunday at 4 pm. Admission prices start at $10. Again hosted by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, the Fair is one of the way
DETROIT - Valerie Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., has been named permanent dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine by WSU President Jay Noren following a recommendation by the School of Medicine Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, an affirmative advisory vote by the school?s faculty and approval of the WSU Board of Governors.
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm and other state officials spent much of Thursday trying to help convince the U.S. Senate to approve legislation that would extend Medicaid funding, and stave off the potential for a "devastating" loss of some $500 million in anticipated revenues for the 2010-11 budget. On her own and with her fellow
WASHINGTON DC - A step toward banning oil and natural gas drilling within the Great Lakes or beneath the bottomlands was taken Thursday as the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee reported HJR GGG. The measure comes nearly two months after a deepwater wellhead began spewing oil throughout the Gulf of Mexico. While Michigan has
DETROIT ? NextCAT announced Tuesday that it has received an award from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program - $150,000, which has been matched by a $25,000 grant from the State of Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund. The money will be used to commercialize a biodiesel catalyst technology developed at the National Biofuels