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Governor Rick Snyder believes it will be a while before lawmakers have to address road funding in the state again. He tells the Michigan Radio Network a part of the funding plan approved by the House and Senate Tuesday calls for the gas tax to go up as inflation does. …

Over 20 universities, colleges and community colleges will benefit from a special program designed to reduce sexual assault on campuses in Michigan. Finlandia University and Michigan Technological University are among them. The schools will share $500,000 under the Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program, as part of Michigan First Lady, Sue …

The state Senate passed a bill designed to protect student information from being misused. The measure creates the Student Online Personal Protection Act, which bans operators of websites or mobile applications that are knowingly used for K-12 school purposes from selling student information or engaging in targeted advertising. Bill sponsor, …

Gun violence prevention advocates gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to voice their concerns for legislation that would expand Michigan’s concealed weapons law. The measure would allow concealed weapons on school property, in college dorms and classrooms, bars, day care centers, sports arenas, places of worship, certain entertainment facilities …

The chairman of a Michigan House committee will make another run at passing what’s becoming a controversial package of energy reform bills today. The House Energy Policy Committee met twice Wednesday but didn’t pass any of the three bills before it. The committee also didn’t tackle the dozens of changes …

A Hancock man has been charged with the death of his infant son. It’s just one of seven felonies he was charged with. In Houghton on July 2nd of this year, 27-year-old Benjamin Michael Reilly is accused of placing his child in an unsafe sleeping environment after allegedly providing him …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) voted no on a House and Senate Republican-backed roads plan because it favors the wealthy and leaves working families, particularly in the U.P., to pay disproportionately more in fees and taxes. “The increases in the gas tax and registration fees are going to …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) voted no on a House and Senate Republican-backed roads plan because it favors the wealthy and leaves working families, particularly in the U.P., to pay disproportionately more in fees and taxes. “The increases in the gas tax and registration fees are going to …

It can be hard to get kids on board with energy saving, but activities like these make sure families can find a fun way to get involved. A Family Energy Education Activity Night was hosted by the Portage Lake District Library and Co-Sponsored by the Houghton Energy Efficiency Team and …

A 3-D printer built at Michigan Tech will be used to help kids in one Central American country. British Columbia native Eric Friesen is a retired concrete finisher by trade and a self-described “citizen off the streets”. He was on the streets of Nicaragua when he noticed kids in that country …