The expansive waters of Lake Superior will be the site of a sailboat race this weekend. The 53rd Annual International Race begins in Thunder Bay, Canada and sails through the north entry of the Portage Canal. The race is organized by the Thunder Bay Yacht club and includes boats from …
Read More »Sisu Challenge Takes Place Saturday
Sisu means perseverance and determination and participants in this weekend’s obstacle course are going to need a lot of it Over 100 contestants will participate in the Sisu Challenge on Saturday. The inaugural event is being put on by the City of Houghton and CrossFit Haakapeliitta. It’s five kilometers of …
Read More »Benishek Among Lawmakers Calling For Actions Against Planned Parenthood
Following the release of videos seeming to reveal the sale of organs from aborted babies at Planned Parenthood clinics, Congressman Dan Benishek has helped author legislation to completely prevent any taxpayer resources from going to the abortion provider. The Defund Planned Parenthood Act would immediately halt all sources of Federal …
Read More »MI Cities TRIP Road Rankings
Five cities in Michigan have some of the worst roads in the country, according to a report released Thursday. The Road Information Program details two lists, ranking large cities and mid-sized cities. It shows Detroit with the fourth worst roads among the larger cities in the US. Grand Rapids ranked …
Read More »Senate Committee Endorses new Director of Department of Insurance and Financial Services
A Senate committee has endorsed the governor’s choice to head the state Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Patrick McPharlin was in the hot seat answering lawmaker’s questions about his experience and the direction he plans to take the department. McPharlin says the focus has been to regulate, but believes …
Read More »Bill to Improve Early Literacy Will be Introduced Soon
A bill will formally be introduced in the Michigan House next month that will create a kindergarten through 3rd grade reading program. Great Lakes Education project executive director Gary Naeyeart says the program is needed. Results from the 2013 Michigan Education Assessment Program tests show 34 percent of fourth graders …
Read More »Bill to Penalize Drivers who Don’t Pull Over for Emergency Vehicles Introduced in Senate
Drivers could face fines and even prison time if they don’t move over for a police car, fire engine or ambulance and cause an accident. State Senator Curtis Hertel is sponsoring the bill. He says the fines and prison time would increase if you’re found guilty of causing a crash …
Read More »State Senator Backing Bill to Speed Up Autism Diagnoses and Treatment
A state lawmaker is pushing a bill aimed at getting autism patients diagnosed and treated more quickly. State Senator Margaret O’Brien says the problem is that some insurers will only pay certain medical centers to diagnose autism and some of those places have a two year waiting list. She says …
Read More »Group Planning Ballot Iniative to Increase Corporate Income tax
A new coalition has formed to begin collecting signatures in an effort to ask voters to raise the state’s Corporate Income Tax from six percent to eleven percent. The backers call themselves “Citizens for Fair Taxes.” The Gongwer News Service reports the plan would raise 900 (m) million dollars for …
Read More »Heroin In Houghton, Safer Crosswalks And Recycling Among Topics At Houghton City Council Meeting
Heroin use in the Upper Peninsula continues to grow and the city of Houghton is no exception. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly shared his concerns with the city council and noted that prescription pills used to be the biggest problem but they are now seeing more incidences of meth and …
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