LANSING - Online want ads showed a big increase in the state during August, up by 9.5 percent, figures by Michigan's Labor Market Information division. The increase reversed two months of decline in the ads, the report said, and was the second largest increase in online want ads this year. There were 174,920 online ads
LANSING - Michigan's overall economic competitiveness has improved at an "impressive rate," a study released Wednesday by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce showed, with the state jumping nine spots to be the 30th most competitive state in the union. The state saw improvements in all the factors the study measured, showing the biggest improvement in
LANSING - A poll released Wednesday showed Governor Rick Snyder up by 6 percentage points over his Democratic rival Mark Schauer, and GOP officials said the results show that Snyder's message that Michigan is coming back is resonating with the public. The poll also came out as the Michigan Republican Party hammered harder on the
LANSING - A televised town hall-style debate between Governor Rick Snyder and his Democratic rival Mark Schauer will be held on Sunday, October 12, meaning the candidates will face off at least once in a televised event during the 2014 campaign. The debate was announced late Monday, with a spokesperson for Schauer saying the event
LANSING - Bills that would allow terminally ill patients the right to try drugs that have only gone through the first phase of Food and Drug Administration testing were sent to the House floor on Tuesday by the House Health Policy Committee. SB 991 would create the Right to Try Act, allowing individuals with terminal
LANSING - After Governor Rick Snyder signed HB 4465 , current high school seniors suddenly were required to have two credits of foreign language rather than one. But on Wednesday, the House Education Committee reported a bill that would fix the inadvertent change. Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-Alto), sponsor of HB 5793 and chair of
LANSING - Republican Governor Rick Snyder has a small, but statistically insignificant, lead over Democratic challenger Mark Schauer, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Gary Peters leads Republican Terri Land in the U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll. Snyder received 43 percent to 40 percent for Schauer in the telephone interview survey of 600 likely
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder Thursday the state is moving swiftly to inform 32 communities in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula of their eligibility for assistance in repairing critical infrastructure damaged during last winter?s deep freeze. The communities, which applied last month for federal Community Development Block Grant program support, are being advised of
LANSING - Although it would still cost the state $6 million, a fix prompted by the Supreme Court's decision on IBM v. Treasury passed the House on Tuesday that could save the state another $1 billion. SB 156 , introduced by Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Township), already addressed the Michigan Business Tax, so the House
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan Small BIZ PAC has endorsed additional candidates for the Nov. 4 general election. Two are Democrats. The Small BIZ PAC endorses candidates based on incumbent voting records, past or current small business ownership, recommendations from SBAM members, candidate interviews, candidate questionnaires and other factors. ?These candidates have