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The Michigan Board of State Canvassers Thursday approved language for the May 5th ballot proposal to raise the state sales tax. The language makes clear that the proposal increases the sales tax from 6% to 7%, replaces the sales tax on gas with a tax on the wholesale price and …

The Michigan Senate Thursday approved bills that trim $420 million from the current year budget. The cut in General Fund spending is part of a move to balance this year’s budget, as required by the Michigan Constitution. The bills will now head to the governor’s desk for his signature. The …

In the wake of the national debate over alleged police brutality, there are renewed talks at the state Capitol in Lansing about placing body cameras on police officers around Michigan. Some lawmakers are pushing for it, but others indicate the money is not there to do it. State Senate Democrat …

Detroit may be Hockeytown…but Houghton is looking to be named the first Hockeyville USA. Kraft Foods has been running the Hockeyville Canada contest for some time…but now U.S. cities will get their chance to take part in the annual event. Cities nominate their own ice rink and then compete for …

The Portage Lake Lift Bridge will be closed this Friday and Saturday morning between 2:00 A.M. and 4:00 A.M. You will not be able to cross the bridge during this time, though snowmobile traffic will be permitted on the lower bridge deck. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly urges drivers not …

A new hospital in Marquette has been given the green light by the state. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced the Strategic Fund approval of more than $55.7 million in local and school tax capture for the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to redevelop about 37 acres of property …

The Michigan Department of Transportation says that it’s aware of people going around the barricades when M-28 and other roads in the Upper Peninsula have been closed this winter. M-DOT spokesman Dan Weingarten in Ishpeming says that roads are closed only when absolutely necessary and people need to obey the …

With another bitter cold snap comes the danger of frozen water pipes. A Let Run Water Advisory continues in the Village of L’Anse for all village water customers. Village Manager Robert LaFave says the village requests that water customers run water in their home no thicker than a pencil lead …

  February 25, 2015 Immediate need for blood throughout Upper Peninsula ESCANABA/HANCOCK/MARQUETTE/SAULT STE MARIE–The U.P. Regional Blood Center, a service of UP Health Systems – Marquette, is in immediate need of O-negative and A-negative blood throughout the Upper Peninsula. The need is highest in Escanaba, Hancock, Marquette, and Sault Ste. Marie. …

Eighty-four Michigan communities may feel the impact of a deadlock in Congress if a deal isn’t reached to fund the U.S. Homeland Security Department. If Congress can’t come to terms and the department partially shuts down Friday, MLive reports 91 federal grants awarded to 84 Michigan communities to fund firefighter …