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UPCC invites students to apply for Construction Connect UP

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MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Construction Council is accepting applications from current high school juniors for Construction Connect UP during the 2026–27 school year. Construction Connect UP is designed to help students move seamlessly from the classroom into a career in the skilled ...

Stocks drop sharply over worries about AI effects

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 sank 1.6% for its second-worst day since Thanksgiving, though it's still near its all-time high set late last month. The Dow ...

GOP senator open to compromise on Federal Reserve nominee

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggested Thursday he could support a compromise that would allow the Senate Banking Committee to start hearings on Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve. "What I heard being floated could ...

Whitmer pitches $88B budget; GOP signals it wants cuts

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(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday unveiled a record-setting $88 billion state budget plan, proposing to tap the state’s ...

County sheriff’s office commits to $465K for dispatch upgrade

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County will stand by its selection of a vendor for a computer-aided dispatch 911 system upgrade, committing to a cost of $464,905 paid over a five-year period. A previous estimate for the CAD project was $70,000 less, but a consortium of Upper Peninsula and ...