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Governor Rick Snyder’s administration and state lawmakers will have some extra money to play with thanks to some leftover money from last fiscal year. State economists on Thursday agreed on revenue estimates at their biannual conference. They say combined tax collections for the state’s two main funds are up nearly …

Now that the state government bean counters have settled on how much extra money the state will have left over from the current fiscal year, the governor and legislative leaders have to figure out what to do with it. House Speaker Kevin Cotter, R-Mt. Pleasant, says some of the additional …

Lansing, MI – Rep. Dan Benishek today endorsed Tom Casperson for U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. “Today, I am proud to endorse Tom Casperson to represent Michigan’s First Congressional District in Congress,” said Rep. Dan Benishek. “Tom has a proven record of fighting for Northern Michigan families, not only …

Each year, Americans fail to use 429 million vacation days according to Project Time Off. Some may use excuses like having too much work, or there not being enough options during the winter. In Michigan it is generally accepted that all vacation time is used during the summer months, however Vice …

There are many steps a homeowner can take to winterize their home. The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) has nine of those steps listed in their Winterization Challenge. Each month, residents are asked to complete one of the steps, like caulking in January. And if you aren’t sure how to …

For the full story, see http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2016/january/us-news-ranks-michigan-techs-online-graduate-engineering-programs.html Michigan Tech’s online graduate engineering program ranks in the top half of online graduate engineering programs nationwide, according to rankings just released by US News & World Report. Tech Today reports that the university’s online graduate engineering program ranked 41 of 83 programs listed, …

Some major road repaving could be done in Houghton soon. This would include a 1500 foot stretch of Razorback Drive from 400 feet south of Sharon Avenue to the intersection at Cedar Street, 3600 feet of East Sharon Avenue from Garnet to the Student Development Complex, and 2100 feet of …

The Houghton City Council says they will look into ways they can better enforce rules regarding rental properties in the city’s residential areas. Several residents attended a public hearing of the Rental Housing Board Wednesday, held just before the regular council meeting. At issue was a proposed rental license for …

The state is taking steps to make it easier for those who use service dogs to enter public facilities without being hassled. A new law takes effect next week that Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, whose brother uses a service dog, says clarifies rules regarding use of service animals and brings …

Genesee County has seen a spike in Legionnaires Disease over the last two years. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon says there’s no evidence the outbreak is related to the high lead levels found in Flint’s water, however the state is looking to see if there …