EAST LANSING - Michigan could lead the nation in economic growth if it can be the first state to properly connect education and careers, Governor Rick Snyder said on opening the 19th Governor's Education Summit on Thursday. The event, Snyder's fourth, was themed "Collaboration, Creation, Connection," promoting the idea that all levels of education and
LANSING - The severity of damage to Michigan's roads from the harsh winter has reduced the urgency to pursue tax relief this year, Governor Rick Snyder said Wednesday. Earlier this year, Snyder proposed a partial restoration of the reduction to the Homestead Property Tax Credit that started in the 2012 tax year. The change would
LANSING - Immigrants are starting businesses in Michigan at a rate three times that of native-born residents, and are three times as likely to major in technical fields in college as are native-born students, which is just part of the reason the state is making a major push to encourage immigration to Michigan, officials said
LANSING ? Some $3.5 million in grants and tax abatements will result in $41 million in new investment in Michigan. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approved four business expansion and community revitalization projects around the state that are expected to add 302 new jobs in Michigan. ?These projects will strengthen
LANSING - Carrying a box of petitions from his native Calhoun County, Governor Rick Snyder formally filed Thursday to run for re-election, and said the volunteer effort to gather more than 26,000 signatures was a "wonderful message to say let's keep the reinvention of Michigan going." Snyder was joined by his wife Sue, who carried
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday applauded that Michigan had officially become one of only two states in the nation with a state-run EB-5 Regional Center to help attract foreign investors. The EB (employment based) 5 preference visa program allows investors and their families to obtain permanent residency by investing in an enterprise that
DETROIT - An agreement with three large holders of general obligation bonds in Detroit was announced Wednesday, a move that the city's Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr said could provide major assistance in assuring some lower income city pensioners do not fall into poverty. The agreement is also one of the first major steps taken to
LANSING - What does $3.7 million in grants and tax abatements buy you? About $10.2 million in new investments in the state that could generate 165 new jobs. The news came Wednesday from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation when it announced the Michigan Strategic Fund approved four Community Revitalization program awards for historic renovation and
LANSING - Michigan was among 20 states given a B for their online budget and spending transparency by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. Budget transparency has been a big issue for Gov. Snyder. Among the 50 states, Michigan ranked 15th with 86.5 points. Indiana was the top state with 94 points. Wisconsin,
LANSING - Michigan already spends more on schools than most of the rest of the nation, but it spends less than the top achieving state, the State Board of Education heard in separate presentations Tuesday. Among other measures, Michigan ranks ninth in education spending as a portion of per capita income, Audrey Spaulding, education advisor