LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder proposed a 6.1 percent, or $76.9 million, increase for the state's 15 public universities on Wednesday, boasting it is the highest increase since 2001. But some Democrats and universities are saying it still doesn't go far enough to offset the cuts from three years ago. New for the 2014-15 fiscal
LANSING - Legislation curbing the personal liability of business executives if their firm fails to pay taxes has been signed by Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder's signature of SB 337 (PA 3, immediate effect), comes after he vetoed a previous bill, SB 64 , over implementation concerns for the Department of Treasury. The new law pares
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed two bonds to be included in the Michigan Strategic Fund budget, one which develops engineering talent at universities with those programs and the other to address talent needs in skilled trades through community colleges. Overall, Snyder recommended $766.6 million ($210.3 million General Fund) for the Michigan Strategic
ANN ARBOR - A poll released Monday by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy found that 56 percent of Michigan's local government leaders agreed that filing for bankruptcy was the right thing for Detroit to do. Even so, a similar percentage of those polled, 54 percent, said they thought the state's reputation
LANSING - When you?re watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, you?ll see a familiar face. Gov. Rick Snyder has purchased advertising time for the big game to announce he is running for re-election. The ad kicks off a whistle-stop tour of the state next week. He has planned an announcement tour for Monday and Tuesday
LANSING - Michigan corn farmers today applauded the work of the U.S. House of Representatives for quickly approving the 2014 Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2014, with a 251-166 vote. The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration. Scott Lonier, President of the Michigan Corn Growers Association, said the efforts of Michigan Senator
LANSING - State Rep. Kevin Daley has been recognized with a Friend of Corn Award by the Michigan Corn Growers Association to honor him for his efforts in supporting our state?s corn industry. ?As a farmer himself, Rep. Daley brings a unique, firsthand understanding of Michigan?s agriculture industry to the Legislature,? said Scott Lonier, President
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's proposal to help protect Detroit pension holders by using $350 million in state funds over 20 years was criticized Monday by a top Wall Street rating agency as not showing enough protection towards bondholders and creating an "us versus them" attitude in terms of repaying debt. The short assessment by
DETROIT - Governor Rick Snyder is seeking federal approval of 50,000 employment-based visas over a five year period in hopes of bringing immigrants to live and work in Detroit. If approved by the federal government, and Snyder was headed to Washington after Thursday's announcement to lobby for the approval, immigrants receiving an EB-2 visa under
LANSING - Another new poll shows a statistical tie between Republican senatorial candidate Terri Land and the presumptive Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Gary Peters. In Rasmussen Reports' first poll of the race, Land had 37 percent to 35 percent for Peters. The poll of 500 likely voters was conducted January 14-15 via automated telephone interviews