LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders came to agreement Thursday on a framework to finalize the 2014-15 fiscal year budget that assures a hefty General Fund commitment to roads and funding increases throughout most of the government. Besides an overall agreement, House-Senate conference committees approved budgets for 11 of the 17 departments
SEATTLE - Amazon has made Kindles for years; is a phone next? Though Amazon continues to deny that it's building a smartphone, all signs point to yes. That's especially true now that Amazon announced it's holding a press event on June 18 to unveil a new device. The company released a video with the invite
LANSING - The Michigan Senate also passed a pair of bills (SB 924 and SB 925 ) to criminalize cyber revenge, or the posting of sexually explicit images on the Internet without the consent of an individual, and images given with consent in a private relationship. "In a split second a sexually explicit photo can
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association released their 2013 research report this week, which shows that $120 million was invested in 40 companies in Michigan, the highest number of deals since the MVCA began tracking this information, an increase of 111 percent over the last five years. Other highlights from this report show
DETROIT ? More than 100,000 people attended this year?s Movement Electronic Music Festival where they enjoyed the beat that played through the Memorial Day Weekend. Behind the music was an incredible amount of technology and some inspiring women who made the music come alive. The festival featured a 2,500 square foot technology showcase that demonstrated
LANSING - Most Michigan voters currently favor a ballot proposal to boost the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, including for tipped workers, and oppose the idea that a legislative initiative could make that initiative likely meaningless, a poll released Tuesday found. The poll by the Lansing-firm of EPIC/MRA was released several hours before lawmakers
LANSING - Now that the Republican-led Legislature and Governor Rick Snyder have swallowed a hard pill and enacted a minimum wage increase they preferred not to pursue, the big question Tuesday evening at the Capitol is whether doing so would assure Democratic support for a major increase in transportation funding. The early answer from the
LANSING - Pure Michigan and Coca-Cola are teaming up on two efforts to promote summer activities in Michigan. MyCokeRewards vacation package sweepstakes will be beefed up with the Cup Full of Savings in conjunction with Wendy?s at participating Michigan attractions. ?Coca-Cola keeps coming back to the table to work with us on new ways to
SOUTHFIELD ? Two teams from Melvindale High School and another from Hamtramck High School took the top three places in the third annual Engineering SMArT Michigan Competition, sponsored by The Engineering Society of Detroit. The competition was held Tuesday at Lawrence Technological University where first place went to Precursors from Melvindale High School. Another Melvindale
HOLLAND - Coastal Container and Coastal Automotive Corporation Tuesday announced that Paul Doyle has joined the company as chief executive officer. Doyle brings more than 20 years of manufacturing leadership experience to the company. ?We are very pleased to welcome Paul to our team,? said Brent Patterson, who is stepping down as Coastal CEO and