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While a final decision is still up to the Board of State Canvassers, a group opposing an effort to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law says the effort to collect signatures for a ballot proposal, has fallen short. The claim is disputed by the group Protecting Michigan Taxpayers, which is pushing …

Crews continue to investigate a reported discharge of an unknown substance from the site of a sunken barge near Kelley’s Island Shoal in Lake Erie. The U.S. Coast Guard first discovered the leak Saturday. The Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Ohio EPA, says it is …

The Michigan Farm Bureau has joined in a lawsuit with the states of Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee targeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the implementation of its rule redefining “Waters of the U.S.” in the Clean Water Act. The opposition comes following the implementation of the rule in …

The chair of the House Education Committee is wasting little time trying to dig deeper into the recently released M-STEP exam scores. State Representative Amanda Price says she’ll have plenty of questions for the Michigan Department of Education at a hearing Thursday, including a better breakdown of scores within each …

The Republican-led chamber spent much of the day Tuesday gauging where its members were on the plan that includes diverting $600 million from the General Fund, increasing the gas tax by 3.3 cents and the diesel tax by 15 cents, and jacking up vehicle registration fees, on average, by $40. …

One Upper Peninsula school district has found the leader they were looking for…another school district will be just starting to. Current Superintendent of L’Anse Area Schools Carrie Meyer has been offered the same position in the Ishpeming Public Schools District. Meyer said she became interested in the job when it …

Hockey can be a very expensive sport. Copper Country Junior Hockey Association Auxiliary is inviting boys and girls to Try Hockey for Free as part of Come Play Hockey Month. The Clinic starts at 11am on Saturday, November 7 at the Houghton County Arena. Local youth, ages 4 to 9, …

Travelers heading to Wisconsin won’t have to worry about detours on US-2 in Ironwood for a while. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the two-year construction project of the road is complete and all lanes are now open. The 15-million dollar project was intended to improve a motorist’s first impression …

Michigan Tech has been named as having the #6 up and coming undergraduate psychology program in the Midwest. The ranking, by bestpsychologydegrees.com, considered many factors including the presence of graduate degree programs, research opportunities, internships, student organizations and “wow” factor. The Department of Cognitive and Learning Science at Michigan Technological …

A Baraga man is headed to prison after pleading guilty in June to one count of assault by strangulation. 35 year old Jacob Charles Maki was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment in U.S. District court. Judge R. Allan Edgar additionally sentenenced Maki to serve 3 years of supervised release following …