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Lawmakers in the Michigan Senate have approved legislation adding $1 million to a fund that covers the cost of cancer treatments for first responders. The vote came a week after 150 firefighters filled the Senate gallery, pushing state senators to add money to the First Responder Presumed Coverage Fund. The …

The Republican leaders in the Michigan House and Michigan Senate are slow to jump on board with a plan to do away with a tax credit auto insurance companies have received the last two years. State Representative Al Pscholka, R-Stevensville, is running point on the plan to ditch the $80 …

Lawmakers in the Michigan House have given the green light to an emergency spending bill to help keep the lights on at Detroit Public Schools. The district says it will run out of money on April 8th. The $48.7 million will cover DPS’ operating costs for the rest of the …

A Flint lawmaker says Governor Rick Snyder continued to not take responsibility for the Flint water crisis during a congressional hearing Thursday. The governor told the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that he didn’t react to the spike in lead levels in Flint’s water until October 2015 …

Governor Rick Snyder testified during a contentious congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis Thursday. Several Democratic members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform called for Snyder to resign for mismanaging the water issues in Flint. But the governor held firm that he didn’t know about …

If you’re out hunting, fishing or trapping and a tribal conservation officer approaches you and asks to see your license, a new law in Michigan says you must present it. State Senator Tom Casperson sponsored the legislation which was recently signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder. Casperson said this …

HOUGHTON, MICH.- Last year the National Park Service (NPS) began considering a broad range of management actions as part of determining how to manage the moose and wolf populations at Isle Royale National Park for at least the next 20 years. Following public comments and additional internal deliberations, the NPS …

Voters in one Hancock City precinct will be casting their ballots in a new location next election. A motion to relocate the City polling place for Precinct 2 was approved at Wednesday’s regular monthly meeting of the Hancock City Council. The previous polling place was Barkell Elementary School. The new …

A webcam monitoring the peregrine falcons of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge will be up and running in the coming season. The falcons nested and successfully mated in nesting boxes on the towers of the bridge in previous years. The nesting boxes were originally installed as a natural method of …

MDOT will hold a community forum on the downtown streetscape project on Tuesday, April 5th. MDOT’s plans will be available to view and a construction contractor will be present. The event is for the public to ask any questions about the upcoming project. This forum is the official launch of …