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Lawmakers on four different Michigan House and Senate panels picked through a scathing audit of a veteran’s home in Grand Rapids Thursday. The audit, released last month, shows employees and supervisors at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans lied about checking on patients who may have fallen, higher ups didn’t …

Donald Trump has a ten-point lead over his nearest rival for the Republican presidential nomination in Michigan in a new poll. The survey by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA shows Trump with a 10 point lead over Senator Ted Cruz. Trump is at 29 percent and Cruz is at 19 percent. Running third …

Frontrunner Donald Trump spent much of Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate, hosted by Fox News, in the cross-hairs of Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Rubio and Trump routinely tussled in shouting matches that had to be broken up by moderators, while Cruz leaned on recent polls …

Despite being held 70 miles from Flint, the Republican presidential debate Thursday night in Detroit – hosted by Fox News – made little mention of the city’s water crisis. Only one candidate, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, was asked a direct question about Flint’s lead contaminated water. In his response, Rubio …

A pair of leading political scholars from Finland will share their expertise with a presentation regarding how the Finns are handling the more than 32,000 asylum seekers from the Middle East and Afghanistan. Historian Juhana Aunesluoma from the University of Helsinki and Matti Jutila, a political scientist from the University …

A bond proposal, if approved, would mean major renovations at Houghton-Portage Township Schools. The school district held a Community Forum Wednesday to outline the $8.69 million project. The project would include upgrades to instructional technology, security improvements and building enhancements, energy conservation measures and a complete overhaul of the outdoor …

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 …