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Washington, DC – Today Dr. Dan Benishek (MI-01) announced a new change in policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would reduce the amount of paper work local health care providers must complete when participating in the VA Choice program. This change is intended to decrease the payment delays that …

HOUGHTON – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital welcomed a new board certified physician, Dr. Tony Malik, to its excellent family medicine team. Dr. Malik is now accepting patients of all ages at Aspirus Houghton Clinic. Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Malik brings extensive experience in comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and urgent care …

Hancock, MI – The Portage Health Auxiliary is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to serve the health and well-being of elderly and youth causes in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties. The Auxiliary is pleased to announce that it will be awarding healthcare scholarship(s) to students pursuing a career …

The case against a Hancock man accused of shooting someone with a bow and arrow is moving forward. 58-year-old James Walters is charged with Attempted Murder. The Hancock man appeared in 97th District Court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. Police say Walters shot a 56-year-old man in the shoulder following …

Under a proposal unveiled Tuesday, schools are encouraged to develop positive behavioral support programs for students with behavioral problems. This was among recommendations recently from Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley’s special education task force. The proposal was prompted in part by the case of a student who died following prolonged restraint. …

Riding a motorcycle without an endorsement on your driver’s license could catch you a steeper fine, under a bill passed by the state Senate Wednesday. The current penalty is a $100 fine and/or up to 90 days in jail. But that fine would go up to $500 for a first …

Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon says documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show the Snyder administration used the Flint emergency manager law to lock Flint into drinking water from the Flint River when it agreed to grant the city a $7 million emergency loan. And it came …

The top Democrat in the Michigan House is the first state lawmaker to publicly call on the governor to resign over the Flint water crisis. House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel, D-Auburn Hills, says Rick Snyder should resign because of what he did and didn’t do about the Flint water crisis. …

Grade school students in Michigan would get their vision screened more often under legislation before a House committee Thursday. State Representative Amanda Price is sponsoring two bills in the three bill package and says the goal is to head off a reading problem at the pass. She says a drop …

Lawmakers on four different Michigan House and Senate committees will meet Thursday to bat around ways to ensure a veteran’s home in Grand Rapids continues to operate on the up and up. State Representative Ed McBroom, chairman of a House oversight committee, says a scathing audit of the Grand Rapids …