State Representative Joe Bellino has introduced legislation which would require retired state legislators to pay more of their own health care costs. The Republican from Monroe says the bill is part of a broader effort aimed at containing costs in public employee retirement systems, which are straining government budgets across …

As the state’s unemployment rate hovers just above five-percent, Bruce Weaver with the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget says the number of payroll jobs in Michigan has increased six-consecutive years. In 2016, jobs in the state rose by 82,000 — 1.9-percent increase. On top of that, Michigan’s unemployment …

Abolishing Daylight Saving Time–as people head to work an hour earlier this Monday, State Representative Peter Lucido is calling for elimination of Michigan’s twice-yearly time shifts. The Macomb County Republican says ending the time change would help make Michigan residents more productive while being beneficial and safer for students.

Volkswagen pled guilty to cheating the U.S. government by using software to skirt emission rules on hundreds of thousands of vehicles. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert with details.

State officials are meeting today in Lansing to discuss the controversial Enbridge Line 5, the pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. Advocates plan to show up early to the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board meeting to urge Governor Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette to decommission the line. Officials are …

Supporters of a Great Lakes cleanup program are taking their case to Congress. Preliminary budget figures suggest the Trump administration may try to cut nearly all its funding and that contradicts the Trump campaign’s pledge last fall to support the program. The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition represents nearly 150 …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics proudly welcomes Jill Kalcich, MD, to their excellent family medicine team. Dr. Kalcich is board certified in family medicine and functional medicine. As a functional medicine doctor, she helps patients get to the root cause of disease through natural interventions such as …

The Summer Bridge Program at Finlandia University will kick off on June 26 for its second year – allowing students to get ahead and better prepare themselves for college. “Our Summer Bridge Program offers a unique opportunity for our incoming students to ease into the demands of college coursework with highly coordinated …

TEMPORARY MODIFIED LOAD RESTRICTIONS BARAGA, HOUGHTON, KEWEENEW, and ONTONAGON COUNTIES Spring weight restrictions will be temporarily modified to allow normal legal loads on most county roads from Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 12:00 a.m. to Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.. Some roads will remain restricted, please contact your …

A video showcasing the work done to renovate the old Drill Shop in Calumet is now available. The Michigan Economic Development Alliance put out the video after the Copper Country Curling Club was successful last year landing an MEDC grant for renovations to the building. The Club’s Gary Lassila says …