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Consumer confidence took off in the first half of the year as consumers voiced the largest and most sustained increase in economic optimism since 2004. That’s’ according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. U-M economist Richard Curtin says that same feeling is held by households in the top …

Michigan residents covered by the Affordable Care Act and get insurance from the federal health care exchange could see their rates increase in 2016. Eleven of Michigan’s sixteen insurers that offer plans on the health care exchange have asked for a rate increase, according to the state Department of Insurance …

The Michigan House Agriculture Committee is holding the first of what may be many committee hearings on the road. The first stop – a dairy farm about 50 miles east of Saginaw in Snover. The committee will be talking about proper drainage today and will also discuss a bill to …

The state Senate is back at the Capitol this week and work is expected to continue on a plan to fund Michigan’s roads. State Senator Dave Hildenbrand, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, says he’s not sure what his chamber’s plan for roads will look like yet, but says it …

Kitchens will be busy throughout the Copper Country today as bakers prepare their best pasties for tomorrow’s Pastyfest. The annual event held in Agassiz Park in Calumet features professionally baked pasties and special recipe home cooked pies. The day begins with the Pastyfest Parade down historic 5th Street at 11:00am …

The head of the Michigan Democrat Party is in the running for the state’s 1st Congressional District. Democrat Lon Johnson announced his candidacy to represent Northern Michigan and the U.P. yesterday. He will be running against the incumbent, Republican Dan Benishek. Johnson blames the problems of the Upper Peninsula on …

One man is in custody after reportedly robbing a drug story in Ishpeming with a toy gun. Police say the Negaunee man held up the Snyder’s Rx Express on Main Street shortly before 9:00am Thursday. The suspect took two bottles of narcotics then fled the scene. Police used video footage …

Two Michigan Technological University faculty members have been selected as recipients of Insight Into Diversity Magazine’s 100 Inspiring Women in STEM Awards. Linda Ott, a professor in the department of computer science and Tolou Shokuhfar, assistant professor in mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics, were selected for this national honor. The award is presented as …

Michigan Technological University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics is one of five mechanical engineering departments nationwide selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate in a new diversity training program. The others are Purdue, Oregon State, Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma. The NSF program is called Transforming …

Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates in May rose in 16 of the state’s 17 major labor market areas. Only the Northeast Lower Michigan region saw a decline. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget says the jobless rate increases are due to more workers entering the state’s labor pool to …