LANSING - The two most talked about potential Democratic challengers to Governor Rick Snyder in 2014, former U.S. Reps. Mark Schauer and Bart Stupak, both manage statistical ties when matched against Snyder in a new poll released Monday. Schauer took 39 percent to 38 percent for Snyder in the survey from Lansing-based EPIC/MRA while Snyder
EAST LANSING - Forgoing the usual discussions by education experts, the Governor's Education Summit launched Monday morning with panels of business leaders and college students discussing how the various levels of education could better work with business to ensure students are prepared for in-demand careers. Governor Rick Snyder, opening the event, called out both the
LANSING ? The Pure Michigan campaign had its biggest impact to date in 2012, attracting 3.8 million out-of-state visitors to the state, who spent a record $1.1 billion at Michigan businesses according to a just-completed report by Longwoods International. The report, released at this year?s Pure Michigan Governor?s Conference on Tourism being held in Detroit,
LANSING - Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) on Wednesday introduced a bill (SB 322 ) to increase Michigan's Renewable Portfolio Standard from the current 10 percent by 2015 to 22 percent by 2022. The legislation comes after an election in which renewable energy proponents lost a battle to try to up that mandate to 25 percent
LANSING - With the anticipation that unmanned aerial drones will soon move from foreign battlefields to domestic police work as well as engineering and scientific applications, legislation to regulate the use of drones in Michigan drew both praise and concern before the Michigan House Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday. Rep. Kurt Heise (R-Plymouth Township), the
LANSING - A plan to raise $1.2 billion for roads through directing all taxes levied on gasoline purchases to transportation and then raising the sales tax from 6 to 7 percent to make whole schools, local governments and the General Fund still has life, one of the top lawmakers on road funding said Thursday. Sen.
LANSING - The Michigan House Appropriations Committee approved Thursday the omnibus budget, making no changes from what subcommittees approved for all state departments and agencies, and maintaining penalties for universities, colleges, local governments and school districts entering into contracts before the implementation of the right-to-work law. HB 4328 , the budget bill that includes all
LANSING - Overall approval of President Barack Obama's job performance has increased to its highest level since 2009 among Michigan residents, according to the latest State of the State Survey. The survey also found that approval ratings for Governor Rick Snyder declined slightly, but were statistically unchanged from results in the last survey. His approval
LANSING - Legislative Republicans are shopping a proposal that would link curbs in automobile personal injury protection insurance to fixing a shortfall in what the relatively new tax on health insurance claims raises. Under the proposal, motorists would no longer pay the annual Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association fee of $175, soon to rise to $186,
LANSING - What seemed the straightforward signing Wednesday by Governor Rick Snyder of legislation to provide emergency dredging aid found itself caught up in the debate about whether the state should provide the same legal protections to the LBGT community as it does for people based on their race, religion and other factors. The state