Politics

DETROIT - Cobo Center will once again host the North American International Cyber Summit on Oct. 25. Last year, the day-long event, focusing on the latest cybersecurity trends, was held at Cobo Center as well. This year's event will bring together experts from across the globe to address a variety of cybersecurity issues impacting the

LANSING - A poll released Monday by EPIC/MRA, paid for by Energy Choice Now, which advocates for deregulation of the electric market, showed broad opposition by a margin of 74-11 to legislation that would eliminate electric choice. Among that, six in 10 people polled were strongly opposed, and 53 percent of those polled said electric

TROY - Automation Alley has partnered with WorkFountain to offer a talent platform that uses matching technology to connect employers to the talent they need to grow their businesses. Posting job openings costs just $39 each; internship posting is free. If a company does not find a match within 30 days, they receive a full

LANSING - Claims under the law prohibiting oppression of members in a limited liability company expire three years after the claims arise, not after the membership was entered, the Court of Appeals said in a case this week.     When ePrize LLC was sold in 2012, the proceeds were not sufficient to repay all

LANSING - Sen. Mike Shirkey has long been known as a proponent of a "full competition" type of electric market, and he's at it again this year with new legislation that moves in the opposite direction of one of his colleagues when it comes to electric choice. Shirkey (R-Clarklake) has introduced legislation that would, among

WASHINGTON DC - A jury found Chrysler responsible in the death of a 4-year-old Georgia boy in a fiery Jeep crash and ordered the auto maker to pay $150 million in damages.   The verdict caps a trial that renewed scrutiny of older sport-utility vehicles with fuel tanks that regulators spotlighted as vulnerable in rear-end