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Downstate Man Shoots Mother Bear In Front Of Her Cubs

(FILE PHOTO) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is expected to arrest a man the agency says shot a mother black bear who had her cubs in tow. M-Live reports the man, in his mid-20’s, has a permit to hunt bear and was hunting legally however it’s illegal to shoot …

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Gov Snyder Taps U of M Attorney for Supreme Court Justice

An attorney for the University of Michigan has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Michigan Supreme Court. Joan Larsen, who will officially be a justice Thursday, has never been a judge before. She fills Mary Beth Kelly’s seat on the high court after she announced her resignation in …

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Governor, 4 Tops Still Meeting on Road Funding

The governor and the four legislative leaders met again Wednesday to try and hash out a compromise to fund road repairs in Michigan. The meeting between Rick Snyder and the four tops was the second time they met this week. They all got together last week too and plan to …

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Some Online Retailers Begin Collecting State Sales Tax

Michigan’s Main Street Fairness Act takes effect Thursday meaning some big online retailers will have to begin collecting state sales tax. The act requires sales websites like Amazon, which have facilities in Michigan, to begin collecting the state’s 6% sales tax. Tom Scott of the Michigan Retailers Association, which supported the …

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Study Lays Out Options For New KBIC Trail

LANSING, Mich. – Connecting a nearly 12-mile stretch of land that runs beside the southern rim of the Keweenaw Bay holds unprecedented promise for two Upper Peninsula communities viewing the creation of the new path as a major boost to the region’s economic development and quality of life. Findings from …

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