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Members of the Michigan House return from the campaign trail to the state capitol for a brief six day session this month. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports on one of the main topics of discussion.  

We expect some word from the U.S. Supreme court this week regarding an election issue. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick, with details.

Governor Rick Snyder led off the Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk on Monday. He says he meets a lot of people on the walk. Snyder says they’ve added 475,000 jobs in Michigan since it became a “right to work” state. He says more organizations are looking at the state because of …

With the new school year beginning this week, Business Editor Murray Feldman takes a look at some healthier foods to pack in the lunchbox.

You soon may be saying good-bye to those “antibacterial” soaps and dishwashing liquids. Health Reporter Doctor Deanna Lites.

Michigan college tuition costs are sixth highest in the nation while state college funding has dropped $262 million since 2003. That’s according to a Back To School Report from the Michigan League for Public Policy. Vice-president of the League, Karen Holcomb-Merrill, says there are things state policy makers can do. …

The City of Houghton Police Department has received numerous complaints of telephone communication scams. The telephone scams include people posing as a member of the City of Houghton Police Department requesting a telephone call on prior complaints, the IRS and Rachel Card Services. Police warn residents to be careful of …

Cure, Not Care—that’s the slogan for the Spinal Cord Society, an international organization for cure research and treatment of spinal cord injury and related neural problems. That’s something Tim Elmblad knows about first hand. Tim broke his neck in an automobile accident in 1979, he is now a quadriplegic, confined …

Former Calumet youth hockey player Ben Johnson will remain free on bail at least until he is sentenced on sexual assault charges. Johnson was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the restroom of a Windsor, Ontario nightclub in March, 2013. He was a member of the Windsor Spitfires …

You’re invited to get up, get out and get walking this Labor Day for the 13th annual UP Health System – Portage Labor Day Bridge Walk. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. Monday at the Kestner Waterfront Park in Houghton, with the five-mile walk beginning at 8:30 a.m. U.P. Health System’s …