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Wisconsin GOP leader Vos leaving office after reshaping the state

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Robin Vos, who has led the Republican charge in Wisconsin during his record-long stint as state Assembly speaker and blocked much of the Democratic governor's agenda, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the year. Vos, who also drew President Donald ...

Late prep for the jumps

Three athletes prepare to head up for another training jump Thursday at Pine Mountain. A field of 40 jumpers will compete this weekend in the Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic FIS Continental Cup. Official training jumps were scheduled today at Giant Pine, although snow and gusty winds were in ...

Tax incentive for commercial investment lapses, IM learns

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Michigan property tax abatement program adopted in 2005 to promote building improvements has sunsetted, but certificates in effect will continue until they expire, Iron Mountain City Council learned this week. The Commercial Rehabilitation Act ended Dec. 31 and was not ...

Wisconsin passes expanded post-birth Medicaid for moms

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth after near-unanimous passage of a measure Thursday by the Wisconsin Assembly that would leave Arkansas as the only state yet to expand such ...

House Speaker pitches $4B Michigan tax overhaul, $1B energy bill savings

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is developing a $4 billion tax overhaul plan in a bid to address rising housing costs and statewide ...

Regional spelling bee winners listed

KINGSFORD — Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Schools hosted the 2026 Upper Peninsula Community Education Association Regional Spelling Bee on Tuesday at Kingsford. The Regional Bee contestants represented Forest Park, Iron Mountain, Kingsford, North Dickinson County and Norway-Vulcan. The ...