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The package passed Thursday by the state House, designed to fix the financial problems in Detroit Public Schools, is being blasted by teachers. Interim President of the Detroit Federation of Teachers Ivy Bailey calls the bills “mostly despicable.” Meantime, here’s Speaker of the House Kevin Cotter… The $500 million plan …

Economists are predicting that employers added 200,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate remained at five percent. Business editor Murray Feldman says there’s one question companies will want answered—

EAST LANSING, Mich. – As the poultry industry continues to recover from the worst avian influenza outbreak in history, biosecurity remains a key tool in preventing the spread of the disease. To help area poultry producers and backyard enthusiasts learn more about the avian influenza epidemic and effective biosecurity practices, …

Preparations for this year’s Houghton County Fair are underway. If you’re looking to get involved, the next meeting of the Fair Board will be tonight at 7pm in the SISU Room of the Houghton County Arena. The deadline to register hogs for auction in the Junior Market Livestock Exhibition is …

A child is recovering after being hit by a car in Hurontown Wednesday afternoon. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened shortly before 4:00pm on Main Street near the Hurontown Fire Department and Horatio Street. A 9-year-old girl and her brother were waiting for traffic to clear so …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) today said he hopes that bills he has co-sponsored, House Bills 4579 and 5506, will soon have a hearing in the House Commerce and Trade Committee so legislators can address the issue of Amish children being severely injured, and sometimes dying, in accidents …

Men have the power to stop sexual violence. That was the message at a training seminar hosted by Finlandia University in Hancock. The Men of Strength Club covered topics that looked at how violence against women is committed and what men can do about it. Finlandia Head Soccer Coach Brent …

Michigan Tech’s Bioathlon is an annual event that brings high school students together for a little competition over science. Sixty students from 15 U.P. high schools worked together in teams at various biological challenges. In one lab, students were given fake fluid samples and a list of symptoms. Medical Laboratory Science …

President Barack Obama returned to Flint, getting an update on the city’s ongoing water crisis. The President met with Governor Snyder, federal and state officials as well as Flint residents. He assured Flint residents that federal response teams have been working around the clock to make sure their daily needs …

Republican Presidential Ted Cruz suspended his campaign after his loss in Indiana. And now John Kasich has done likewise. With Trump the likely nominee — what may be the tactics for Democrats? That was Dr. Matt Grossman, the Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan …