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It’s National Consumer Protection Week, and Attorney General Bill Schuette has released his annual Consumer Complaint list. Spokesperson Andrea Bitley says it was compiled by analyzing nearly 8,500 written complaints filed in 2016. Telecommunications, cable and satellite TV, along with automobiles, retail and Internet complaints rounded out the top five. …

General Motors sells off its European brands in a $2.3 billion deal. So what does this mean for General Motors going forward? Here’s AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

In Genesee County, two former state-appointed emergency managers will be before a district judge today, facing charges from the Flint water crisis. Darnell Earley, who served when the city switched its water source in 2014, and Jerry Ambrose, the EM that served before Earley, have a probable cause hearing at …

(March 6, 2017) – Member owned Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union recently announced David Rautiola as its new President/CEO. David is a local community member with nine years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a Michigan Technological University graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration …

The fourth year of the Western U.P. Regional Prosperity Initiative has been funded and is now underway. The Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI) was begun by the State of Michigan in 2014 as a means to encourage regional collaboration of organizations in a time of dwindling resources, overlapping goals, and competing …

By Jennifer Donovan, Director of News & Media Relations University Marketing & Communications Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University participated in a national pilot project that helped the federal government revise its regulations to make a major reduction in the number of federal certification forms and the administrative follow-up paperwork …

The Portage Lake District Library will host a Town Hall meeting on congressional redistricting in Michigan on Saturday, March 11, from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Members of the group Count MI Vote, in partnership with Voters Not Politicians, invite the public for an education and policy discussion about redistricting in …

The 2017 running of the CopperDog 150 concluded with the closest finish in the race’s history. The three-stage sled dog race began in Calumet Friday evening, with the mushers heading to Eagle Harbor, then up to Copper Harbor on Saturday. Race Director Meredith Labeau says the weather turned out to …

Senator Gary Peters is one of a group of lawmakers urging the Trump administration to invest in autonomous vehicle technologies. Peters visited Michigan Tech’s Advanced Power Systems Research Center to see the cutting edge innovation taking place in automotive tech. Members of Congress recently sent a letter calling for a …

Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra is waiting to see if he will land a job with the Trump administration. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick with more.