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‘Defeated’ inflation is slightly higher than a year ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn't know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation ...

Government shutdown leads to flight delays

Brian Strzempkowski, The Ohio State University and Melanie Dickman, The Ohio State University (THE CONVERSATION) Airports across the United States have been experiencing significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have been required to work ...

Plumbers, pipefitters, HVAC union expanding Escanaba facilities

ESCANABA — Seeking to expand and improve, the region's union for plumbers, pipefitters and HVAC workers is getting a new building to provide greater training capacity. A twist in the new construction is that parts of its walls will expose inner workings to demonstrate essential functions ...

Piers Gorge park to close on Michigan side starting Monday

NORWAY — The Menominee River Recreation Area’s Piers Gorge Unit will be closed to the public starting Monday for construction of a new bridge and boardwalk. The closure, which will extend through Dec. 15, includes the parking lot, walking trail and bike trail, the Michigan Department of ...

New Michigan school budget shifts more teacher pension costs to districts

As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the state’s new education budget, she also made official a number of changes to the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System, or MPSERS, which provides pension and health care benefits to public school teachers. One of the biggest changes to that ...

No Daily News on Monday

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on the federal Columbus Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Monday. The comics page for Monday's paper, including Tuesday's horoscopes, are on page A6 of today's edition. The Sudoku and Word Find for Monday will be in Tuesday's ...