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The state Senate has approved a bill that would give Michigan judges their first pay increase in 15 years. Currently, the salaries for judges of the state’s Court of Appeals, circuit court, probate court and district court are based on a percentage of the salary paid to a justice of …

The Michigan House Thursday passed a measure to allow drivers to present “electronic” proof of insurance during a traffic stop, instead of being required to have a paper copy of it. The bill is the result of complaints from some insured motorists who say they’re penalized just because they forgot …

The state House has passed legislation that would cut off welfare to families with a repeatedly truant child. The bill would codify a policy already used by the Department of Human Services that allows families removed from assistance to reapply after a child attends school for 21 days. Bill sponsor, …

The City of Houghton is pleased with the job City Manager Eric Waara has been doing.  So much so, they gave him a raise following a very favorable review of the manager’s first year. Mayor Pro-Tem Robert Megowen said Waara has done well filling the shoes of long-time city manager …

For many children in the Copper Country, the meal they get at school is the only one they get for the day. So, when there is no school, such as on weekends and holidays, those children simply go hungry. With 9 days off coming up for Spring Break, 31 Backpacks …

Michigan Works!, Finlandia University, and The Finlandia CEO Club will be hosting the second annual Keweenaw Job Fair in a little under two weeks. The job fair will be held at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock on Tuesday, April 7th from 11am to 2pm. The fair will feature regional …

SmartStart, MTEC SmartZone’s entrepreneurial coaching program, continues to create local jobs by launching high-tech startups. Life Cycle Solutions, LLC, and PublicWorksTraining.com are the most recent graduates of SmartStart. They join other growing companies enjoying the benefits of MTEC SmartZone, which provides access to affordable office space, business counseling, networking, and …

State Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson say they are pleased with the Michigan Strategic Fund Board decision to give final approval to the Superior Trade Zone Next Michigan Development Corporation. The creation of the Next Michigan Zone was approved when Governor Rick Snyder signed into law in 2013 bills introduced by …

Fourteen people are under arrest in the city of Escanaba for Felony Delivery of Buprenorphine. The arrests Wednesday came after multiple investigations conducted by The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team into the sale and distribution of Buprenorphine. Three other people were arrested on charges unrelated to the investigations. Names of …

The Great Lakes shipping season officially started Wednesday morning at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie. Lockmaster Jason Wojnaroski says the Edwin H. Gott, a 1,004-foot freighter, was the first ship to enter the Poe Lock at 11:05 a.m. It was followed by the Roger Blough also going upbound …