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No new taxes, emphasis on literacy in Michigan budget
LANSING — Michigan’s fiscal year 2027 budget that was passed Friday morning includes new investments in student literacy and continued funding for other priorities, according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, in a news release Friday said the budget locks in ...
New study traces PFAS in Great Lakes food webs over 40 years
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed the most comprehensive look yet at how PFAS moves through the food web in the Great Lakes. The study published this spring in the Journal of Environmental Quality analyzed 42 years of studies and combined nearly 2,500 samples of ...
Democrat McMorrow suspends US Senate campaign in Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, abruptly reshaping the party primary just a month before the election and leaving a two-person contest between moderate Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul ...
Bark River Knives’ personal property to be sold
ESCANABA — The remaining personal property of the now-shuttered Bark River Knives will be sold after a Delta County Circuit Court judge authorized the move Thursday as part of the company’s ongoing receivership. Judge John Economopoulos approved the sale of the assets inside the former ...
Councils, boards to meet this week
Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes a Michigan Tax Tribunal petition filed by Flagstar Bank. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Felch Township Board will meet at 6 p.m. today at Felch Township Community Center, ...





