LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday vetoed four bills that would have dissolved the state foresters registry, despite that it was a recommendation from the Office of Regulatory Reform, saying he disagreed with its total elimination. "Michigan has over 4 million acres of public forest land and professional foresters are an important part of
LANSING ? Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger announced on Wednesday 124 special road projects being tackled with $115 million during this year's construction season and boasted that $40 million of the funds are being used in Democratic districts. The last batch of $115 million in road projects nearly was entirely in Republican districts. Mr. Bolger
LANSING - School districts across the state planned their budgets on a minimum $83 per student increase, and those receiving only $50 are now asking the governor and legislature to restore that minimum increase. The officials said the $50 increase is essentially a $10 cut because, while the state put more money into the Michigan
LANSING - The state spent $21.2 billion in federal funds during the 2012-13 fiscal year, but in some cases it did not ensure that the right people or agencies received the funds or that only the right people had access, an audit report released Monday said. The single audit for the state for the fiscal
LANSING -The U.S. Labor Department said it's giving Michigan $6.175 million under a national program to help laid-off workers train for jobs in high-demand industries. The department said today that it's making about $155 million in grants to 32 states and the Cherokee tribe to start or expand job-training programs for laid-off workers. Michigan is
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University's long-term bond rating was increased on Tuesday by Standard & Poor's as the university prepared a $250 million commercial paper offer. The offering comes just a few days after the university set its budget for the 2014-15 school year, which raised tuitions by a composite rate of 2.8 percent
LANSING - A traditional, defined benefit retirement plan will provide a more secure retirement to employees than a defined contribution plan, according a new study from Great Lakes Economic Consulting. The study was commissioned by the Michigan Coalition for Secure Retirement, and the results were announced at a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday.
LANSING - All levels of education in Michigan will see increases for the coming school year under the budget signed Tuesday by Governor Rick Snyder. And one more class of students will see the Michigan Educational Assessment Program test under provisions of the budget. The budget (HB 5314 , PA 196) provides $50 per student
LANSING - A new state-by-state analysis shows how little the nation supports and protects working mothers and fathers when a new child arrives ? and Michigan is among the states with the worst records. The study, Expecting Better: A State-by-State Analysis of Laws That Help New Parents, is the most comprehensive analysis to date of
LANSING ? Michigan and Israel signed a bilateral cooperation agreement Monday to promote joint industrial research and development projects and to develop request for proposals from business collaborations between Michigan and Israeli companies. ?This is a breakthrough opportunity between Michigan and Israel, two centers of global leadership in technology research and development, in a moment