LANSING - A report released by the House Fiscal Agency recently said the state's change from the Michigan Merit Award to the Michigan Promise Grant, which separates out financial aid to students based on finishing their coursework instead of giving them a lump sum at the start of their freshman year of college, could bring
LANSING - A report from an ad hoc Senate committee on the proposed Detroit River International Crossing will likely say the state should allow the study on the proposal to be completed, but then do nothing else on the proposal, sources have indicated. Making a decision on a the DRIC is the last main element
LANSING - As Michigan workers continue to lose their jobs and look toward re-training or additional education as part of their next career move, there are not many options for those people to receive financial aid to achieve their goals, says a new report by the Michigan League for Human Services. The league's report, released
LANSING - With just one dissent, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the result of the Court of Appeals decision to take the Reform Michigan Government Now! proposal off the November ballot, though with varied reasons. Supporters of the proposal said they have not yet made a decision on whether to seek federal court action in
LANSING - Michigan has rejoined the ranks of battleground states and a total of 14 states are now considered battleground states, according to the latest Outlook, created by the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. The latest iteration of the poll of polls again shows Democrat Barack Obama winning the electoral college vote over
LANSING - U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware), the presumptive Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is a safe, reinforcing pick that will not force the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, to change his criteria in choosing a running mate, said several political consultants contacted by Gongwer News Service. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's choice of Biden, announced
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm said Friday Michigan's focus on alternative and renewable energy is a reason she was asked to moderate a town hall forum at the Democratic National Convention on those issues. The state has not yet acted on an energy package she proposed earlier this year, but she ripped Senate Majority Leader
LANSING ? Citizens Protecting Michigan?s Constitution have filed documents with the court arguing the ballot proposal does not meet the constitutional definition of an initiated amendment and arguing two justices not recuse themselves from hearing the case. In its appeal, Reform Michigan Government Now asked Justices Stephen Markman and Robert Young Jr. to recuse themselves
LANSING - Proposal numbers and ballot language for proposals allowing for the medical use of marijuana and research involving embryonic stem cells have been selected, with opponents readying campaigns to defeat them in the November election. Dave Doyle with Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation said the proposed research amendment would allow unlimited use
LANSING - Michigan residents are a tiny bit more optimistic about the future of business conditions in the next year, but they have never been so gloomy about their own current state, a new survey shows. The latest results from the State of the State Survey, conducted by the Institute for Public Policy and Social