The Democratic-led Senate passed legislation Thursday rolling back the state’s tax law on pensions with some bipartisan support, rejecting amendments and calls by Republicans to provide an equal tax break for all seniors. Passing by a vote of 23-15 was SB 1 , which would roll back changes to the […]
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Whitmer urges ‘immediate’ tax relief, gun reforms in Michigan
Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for immediate tax relief to help Michiganians cope with rising prices and “commonsense” action to combat gun violence on Wednesday night in a speech that laid out her policy vision for the first year of her second term. Whitmer, a Democrat who was reelected […]
STORY UPDATED – Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force distributes story on missing Clare Co woman
UPDATE: Authorities with the Clare County Sheriff’s Office found a missing woman deceased in a wooded area on Saturday, January, 28. Sara Elizabeth Burns, 34, was reported missing on Jan. 17. She was last seen leaving her residence in the Houghton Lake-area on Jan. 9. According to the sheriff’s office, […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer open to charging tolls on Michigan roads
LANSING — Toll roads could be part of a broader plan to reimagine infrastructure funding as electric vehicles become more popular and limit fuel tax revenues, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday. Whitmer, who first won election in 2018 on a pledge to “fix the damn roads,” said the four-year, […]
Agriculture for Tomorrow Conference
Wednesday, March 8 in Escanaba
Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) will once again host the annual Agriculture for Tomorrow Conference in Escanaba. The event will take place March 8th, 2023 from 9:15am – 4:05pm ET at the Heirman University Center, Room 952 at Bay College in Escanaba, MI. A keynote address will discuss findings of […]
17 Lakers Receive Fall 2022 GLIAC Academic Honors
BAY CITY, Mich. – Seventeen Lake Superior State University student-athletes have been named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Teams for the Fall 2022 semester, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Criteria states the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster […]
Sault Police release statement on fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident
The Sault Ste Marie Police Department has released a statement regarding a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident that occured on 3 Mile Road on January 6, 2023. On January 6th, 2023 around 2255hrs, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department responded to a personal injury crash involving a motor home and […]
Michigan wolf population holding steady, 2022 survey shows
Michigan’s gray wolf population remains stable and might have reached its natural ceiling after mounting a decadeslong comeback in the Upper Peninsula, state biologists said after the latest survey. An analysis of data collected in 2022 produced an estimate of 631 wolves, give or take 49, the Department of Natural […]
Expansion Coming to St. Ignace Hospital Campus
ST. IGNACE – Mackinac Straits Health System (MSHS) is planning to add a new medical professional office building to help meet future needs for the delivery of health care services in the region. Building plans are underway for a new 20,000 square foot facility. MSHS has received $10 million in […]
Democrats eye Right to Work repeal, critics warn of consequences
Democratic Michigan lawmakers say repealing the state’s “right to work” law is at the “forefront” of their agenda this term. The 2013 policy bans making the payment of some union fees a condition of employment. It was a major Republican priority at the time. State Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) is […]