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 …
Read More »Lawmakers Adjourn Late Wednesday Night Without a Roads Plan
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 …
Read More »Tigers Romp, Norris Hurt – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Blast Cubs The Detroit Tigers scored early and often, and pounded the Chicago Cubs 15-8 last night. Detroit starting pitcher Daniel Norris homered in his first professional at-bat. Nick Castellanos hit two home runs, including a grand slam. Rajai …
Read More »Governor Appoints Michigan Tech President to Michigan Education Trust Board
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has appointed Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz to the board of the Michigan Education Trust (MET). MET is a prepaid college tuition plan that enables families to pre-purchase tuition based on today’s tuition rates. The plan then covers the future cost of tuition when the child …
Read More »SHOPKO ANNOUNCES “KICK-OFF KID CONTEST” FOR GREEN BAY PACKERS’ HOME GAMES THIS FOOTBALL SEASON
August 19, 2015 – As excitement builds for the start of another professional football season, Shopko is giving children across the country an opportunity to serve as the “kick-off kid” at Lambeau Field, home to the Green Bay Packers, one of the most storied franchises in professional sports. Open to …
Read More »Bill Would Create A New Veteran’s Monument For Women
A bill introduced in the Michigan House would update the state’s veteran’s monument at the capitol and create a new monument honoring female veterans. State Representative Pam Faris is sponsoring the measure and says the veteran’s monument hasn’t been updated since the Vietnam War so it doesn’t include conflicts like …
Read More »Teachers Attend Computer Science Integration Workshop At Michigan Tech
Sometimes even teachers have to study over the summer. Twenty school teachers from across Michigan have been attending a workshop at Michigan Tech this week. The workshop, called CS4All, helps teachers learn to integrate computer science and computational thinking into their classrooms. Sponsored by grants from Google, the workshop is …
Read More »MacArthur Lock Is Open
The Soo Locks are fully functional again. The MacArthur Lock in Sault Ste.Marie had been shut down for maintenance since July 29th, but was reopened earlier this week. The problem centered around the lock’s gates, which were not closing correctly. The original estimate for the repairs was 10 days, but …
Read More »Progress Mi Says State Poorly Monitored Aramark
A liberal advocacy group says government documents show the state failed to address almost half the reported 3,707 issues with Michigan’s outgoing prison food vendor, Aramark Correctional Services. Lonnie Scott of Progress Michigan says state Department of Corrections documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show nearly 1,800 …
Read More »Courser-Gamrat Affair Investigation Update
As a House Business Office investigation into an affair between two state lawmakers extends in to its second week, the speaker of the House is defending his handling of the office romance. House Speaker Kevin Cotter says he heard the same rumors everyone else had – that State Representative’s Todd …
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