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Michigan Legislature Looking At Providing University, Community Colleges $184 Million For New Construction Costs

LANSING - The Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee is being asked to give authorization to nine new projects that, when constructed, would total $184 million. The projects include the four highest-scoring university projects and the top three community college projects. The two state projects were automatically added to the list. If approved, the institutions could begin

By |2016-03-17T12:27:18-04:00March 17th, 2016|Politics|
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Hacktivist Anonymous Declares Trumpagaddon On Candidate Trump

SAN FRANCISCO - Hacktivist group Anonymous declared "total war" on Donald Trump, urging hackers to knock the billionaire's websites offline as it put the Republican front-runner in its sights for the second time. In a video posted Tuesday, a representative of the group called on hackers to attack Trump's websites and reveal any personal information

By |2016-03-18T14:30:58-04:00March 15th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured, News, Politics|
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Consumer Watchdog Tells Congress Not To Grant Safety Exemptions For Self-Driving Cars

SANTA MONICA, CA – Congress will put lives at risk if it rushes to grant self-driving robot cars a shortcut around safety rules to eliminate the requirement that humans be able to intervene, Consumer Watchdog said today as the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the developing technology. According to Google reports, a

By |2016-03-15T21:46:24-04:00March 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Politics|
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FCC Preparing Proposal To Take Charge Of Consumer Online Privacy

WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission is preparing a proposal that lays out new rules governing how broadband providers handle your online activity. The rules would put the FCC in charge of consumer privacy, a duty previously handled by the Federal Trade Commission. The proposal comes amid heightened concern about personal privacy, thanks to

By |2016-03-11T14:18:34-05:00March 11th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Politics|
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Michigan Universities Praise State Student Subsidy Increase, Argue More Needed

LANSING - In the final joint meeting between the Michigan House and Senate Appropriations Higher Education subcommittees, university officials urged adoption of Governor Rick Snyder's proposed increase for the institutions but said more was needed both to bring the universities back to where they were before the cuts and to bring the state in line

By |2016-03-11T08:41:57-05:00March 11th, 2016|Politics|
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Trump Wins Michigan Republican Presidential Primary Over Cruz

LANSING - Donald Trump delivered on expectations he would win the Michigan Republican presidential primary, putting together a coalition of working class Republicans and doing well enough among wealthier and evangelical voters to take a plurality of 36.5 percent of the vote. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas finished second with 24.9 percent of the

By |2016-03-09T07:58:12-05:00March 9th, 2016|Featured, Politics|
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Sanders Surprise Winner Over Clinton In Michigan Presidential Primary

LANSING - In the most stunning upset of the 2016 presidential election cycle thus far, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont won the Michigan Democratic primary on Tuesday in a tightly contested race over former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Virtually every expectation and virtually every poll showed Clinton winning the Michigan primary, and

By |2016-03-09T07:48:57-05:00March 9th, 2016|Featured, Politics|
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MISTEM Advisory Council Urges Academia-Industry To Partner For New State Science Standards

LANSING - In its first annual report, the MiSTEM Advisory Council recommended a variety of actions that involved developing partnerships both within the education community as well as with industry and being sure state-supported programs are aligned with new science standards. The report said Michigan is well situated to be a top competitor for science,

By |2016-03-04T13:40:07-05:00March 4th, 2016|News, Politics|
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Michigan Ranked 6th Best State For Corporate Buildings, Expansions

LANSING - Michigan has been named the No. 6 state in the nation for major new corporate buildings and expansions in 2015 by Site Selection magazine, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced. Site Selection verified 217 projects in Michigan that met capital investment, job-creation or size standards as part of its annual Governor’s Cup ranking.

By |2016-03-04T14:08:27-05:00March 4th, 2016|ESD, Politics|
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Trump Comes To Michigan As Favorite To Win Most Republican Delegates

LANSING - Donald Trump enters the six-day fight to win Michigan's Republican presidential primary the frontrunner in the race and the favorite to emerge with a victory from the state, Republican analysts said, but there is still plenty at stake. With Michigan awarding its 59 delegates to the Republican National Convention on a proportional basis,

By |2016-03-03T18:12:12-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Politics|
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