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Many Michigan leaders are attending the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Among them, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. What does she expect from a Trump administration? INAUGURATION2-A-JOHNSON(TH-MNN) Johnson says she’s looking forward to seeing friends at the inauguration and attending a couple of the inaugural balls.

General Motors has agreed to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. Here’s Autobeat reporter Jeff Gilbert GMSEC1-D-GILBERT

Members of the Michigan National Guard are in Washington D.C. this week, to provide security during the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The guardsmen were sent after a request for more help during Friday’s event. Captain Kyle Leese says they arrived Wednesday and will leave Saturday. As for any concerns …

Michigan is going to team up with Ohio and Pennsylvania to create more “connected highways.” Several miles of Michigan Highways can already send information to connected vehicles about roadway conditions. Matt Smith of the state department of transportation says a lot of this work is being done at Universities. SMARTBELT-A-SMITH

Knowledge is power–and when you know about healthy eating options, you’re more likely to follow them. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details of a new study. U OF M STUDY-V-LITES(MNN)

The United States and Canada are behind schedule on identifying chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes. That’s the results of a report from the agency, the International Joint Commission. The report says toxic substances such as PCBs appear to be declining, but several new and emerging chemicals such as fire …

Michigan’s December seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5 percent in December as the state saw an increase in the total labor force by 14,000. The increase was from 4.9 percent in November, and was the only time in 2016 the jobless rate stood at 5 percent. The increase was …

Legislation to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law has been introduced in Lansing. Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, along with Senators Dave Robertson of Grand Blanc and Pete MacGregor of Rockford, say the prevailing wages laws are an unnecessary burden on schools and local communities and it doesn’t make sense that …

Starting Sunday, it will cost you more to ship a package. The United States Postal Service says the cost of a stamp will increase from 47 cents to 49. There are increases on small, medium and large flat-rate boxes and changes to flat-rate envelopes including regular, legal and padded flat-rate …

IRON MOUNTAIN –The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan, recently established a new CPAP Clinic to offer Veterans who suffer with sleep apnea help in adapting to their continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment. Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder in which breathing is regularly …