LANSING - Supporters of the Reform Michigan Government Now petition drive expect to turn in on Monday well in excess of the 380,126 of signatures from registered voters needed to put this proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot - an amendment that would reduce the size of the Legislature and cut salaries. A key motivating
LANSING ? Despite tough economic times in Michigan, the latest Small Business Barometer survey finds that small business owners are more upbeat about the Michigan marketplace than they were six months ago. There?s even a slight up tick in the number of employers who say they hired more workers over the past half year. Small
SAN FRANCISCO - Word in the blogosphere is that T-Mobile USA will include a Google Android phone as part of its nationwide 3G wireless network launch later this year with service in Detroit and Chicago part of the package. Several blogs reported Monday that T-Mobile is set to offer service in some 20-plus cities starting
ANN ARBOR - Three more Michigan start-up companies received investment commitments in May, pushing the total investments made through the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund to $5.4 million for 25 Michigan companies. The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund is an equity fund that invests in technology-based companies to support business formation and acceleration. Each of Michigan's 12
MANISTEE - Jennifer Alverado, executive director of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, talks about recent legislation passed by the Michigan Senate to establish a renewable energy portfolio. The Senate version would mandate just 7 percent of the state's electrical grid come from renewable energy, while the House version would mandate 10 percent. A conference
LANSING - Michigan State University is putting the finishing touches on a proposal requesting $550 million in federal funding for massive upgrades and expansions to its isotope lab and unveiled the results of an economic study Tuesday that found the lab would benefit the state with $1 billion in new activity. The university has been
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Education has not put in strong enough controls over its funds to be sure that improper payments are not being made, according to a report Monday by Auditor General Thomas McTavish. The financial audit of the department, for the period October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2007, found that
LANSING - The nation's first commercial ethanol plant using a chemical process to convert wood waste products will be located in Chippewa County south of Sault Ste. Marie, state officials and Massachusetts-based Mascoma Corporation said Friday. The $250 million project will benefit from a $15 million state grant. The announcement of specific plans for the
LANSING - Michigan Energy regulation legislation sparked and temporarily shorted out, but then was regenerated and passed during a late night session in the Senate on Friday. Critics charged that the bill would drive costs up on residents by allowing utilities DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to re-monopolize the electric system in the state. Just
LANSING - Michigan Senate members have spent much of the week discussing energy policy, but not in public. With lawmakers hoping to finish work for the summer on Friday the chance that the Senate may act on energy bills looms large. Sen. Cameron Brown (R-Fawn River Twp.) told reporters Thursday there may be a series