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One way to tackle high student debt is to get a job that pays you a lot of money right from the start. Graduates from Michigan Tech can expect the second highest starting salary in the state. That’s according to data compiled by SmartAssests, a New York-based financial technology company. …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has sent 17 firefighters to help battle wildfires in California, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. The firefighters serve in various capacities as part of incident management teams, including fire-line management, public information responsibilities, and heavy equipment bosses and operators. Seven of the 17 firefighters …

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will be co-chair of GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s campaign in Michigan. Schuette says Bush has the ability the serve the country in a distinguished way if he were elected president. He also thinks Bush stands the best chance of bearing Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, …

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in July, down two-tenths of a percentage point from June. Michigan’s rate is the lowest it’s been in 14 years and now matches the national unemployment rate. The overall labor force and the number of unemployed people also went down. July …

Testimony opened in Lansing Wednesday on a proposal to increase fines on landfill owners who don’t obey regulations. It’s in response to a landfill in southwest Michigan, which residents say is stinking up the area. Current fines can be up to $10,000 a day and $25,000 for repeat violators. The …

Opponents and supporters of proposed energy reforms in Michigan came to Lansing to tell lawmakers in a Senate committee what they think about the suggested changes. Alan O’Shea of CBS Solar says the reforms would change the state’s program that gives credits to solar panel users that give their excess …

Solar panel supporters gathered in Lansing in opposition of proposed reforms to Michigan’s energy policies. About 60 people came together on the Capitol lawn for the Stand For Solar rally to express concern to changes being considered in a Senate committee they say would eliminate the state’s net metering program. …

Bills to reform Michigan’s civil asset forfeiture laws are headed to the state Senate. Currently, police departments in Michigan can seize and keep the property of someone even if there is no conviction, which critics say incentivizes seizures. Holly Harris of the group Fix Forfeiture says the law is an …

Lawmakers in the Michigan House voted late Wednesday to form a special committee to determine if State Representative’s Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat are fit to be state lawmakers. The two had an affair. An internal investigation is underway to determine if they used taxpayer dollars or resources to cover …

A plan to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads seemed to collapse under its own weight Wednesday forcing lawmakers to depart Lansing without an agreement. For starters, the governor didn’t like the idea of pulling $600 million out of the general fund to fund road repairs and House Minority Leader Tim Greimel …