Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
LANSING -- Michigan prison industries -- which manufacture license plates, furniture and clothing for sale -- operated at a net loss of about $8 million over the last four years despite a legislative mandate to be self-supporting, according to an audit released Tuesday.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
LANSING — Michigan will close three prisons — including one maximum security prison — and five minimum security camps, as part of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's plan to trim $120 million from the state budget.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/15/2009
LANSING -- Michigan doled out at least $900 million in tax breaks to various businesses, but the state has little idea whether the jobs those companies created were worth the tax revenue the state gave up, according to a new study.
Republican Michigander (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
More Bad News. LANSING -- Michigan's unemployment rate in February increased to 12 percent, the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth announced today. That rate is up 0.4 percentage points from January. Total employment declined by 29,000 over the month while unemployment rose by 21,000. The state's labor force recorded a moderate reduction of 8,000 in February. The U.S. jobless...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/24/2009
LANSING — Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is headed to Washington to lobby again for help for the nation's beleaguered auto industry.
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 03/17/2009
Magnetic train car for Detroit-Lansing line proposal. Image credit:Interstate Traveler Co. Detroit Free Press is reporting on plans in the US State of Michigan to install stainless steel track, 200mph, solar-powered "magnetic" rail line(s) along existing highways (as pictured). The prototype calls for an elevated track from Detroit to Lansing Michigan. See below for details and analysis....
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 03/17/2009
Magnetic train car for Detroit-Lansing line proposal. Image credit:Interstate Traveler Co. Detroit Free Press is reporting on plans in the US State of Michigan to install stainless steel track, 200mph, "magnetic" rail line(s) along existing highways (as pictured). The prototype calls for an elevated track from Detroit to Lansing Michigan. Conceptual details include cars built by the "Detroit...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
LANSING -- Michigan students would not be allowed to drop out of high school before they turn 18 unless they have a parent's written consent under terms of legislation passed today by the state House.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/04/2009
LANSING — Michigan businesses that need an environmental permit, more workers or some helpful advice now can find that online at a single site.
BBC NEWS | Ethical Man blog (Free subscription) | 02/27/2009
Detroit - Ever since the first Oldsmobile rolled off Ransom Olds' production line in Lansing Michigan in 1902, we have relied on a single technology to power virtually all our cars: the internal combustion engine. The design has been improved, it's been made more efficient and powerful over the years, but the basic process has remained the same; harnessing the explosive power of fossil fuels. On Tuesday...
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