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LaFave Proposes Tax Cut Plan For Michigan Veterans, Families
State Rep. Beau LaFave advanced a bill he has been working on for six years to provide genuine tax savings for Michigan families, seniors, and veterans throughout the state. After being elected, but b...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Stabenow: Congress Worked 'Swiftly' To Address Baby Formula Shortage
Congress passed a bipartisan bill, the Access to Baby Formula Act, to make sure moms and babies who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) have the f...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Ishpeming, Forsyth Township To Receive Water Infrastructure Grants
Governor Gretchen Whitmer awarded more than $7.3 million in newly announced grants issued under the MI Clean Water Plan that will help 15 Michigan communities better ensure clean and reliable drinking...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Whitmer Asks Legislature To Approve $500 Tax Rebate 'Right Away'
GovernorGretchen Whitmer sent a letter to legislative leaders proposing MI Tax Rebate Right Now, a plan to return $500 to working families from the state's budget surplus as they face rising costs on ...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Bergman Says Extra FDA Funding: 'Won't Solve Baby Formula Shortage'
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman says that the House resolution 7790 designed to ease the baby formula shortage will do nothing to solve the problem. The Watersmeet Republican says there is no...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Local Food Pantry Asking for Help From Businesses As Demand Rises
A local food pantry is asking local businesses to join the front lines against the war on hunger in Marinette and Menominee Counties as demand and expenses rapidly increase. St. Vincent de Paul Food P...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Michigan Small Businesses To Receive $236 Million In Federal Help
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will be providing up to $236,990,950 to the state of Michigan as part of the State Smal...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

New Virus Cases Continue Rising Across U.P., Michigan
The number of new coronavirus cases continues to spike across the Upper Peninsula, as well as across the state of Michigan. The state Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 29,2...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Free Food Offered At Menominee Salvation Army Today
The Salvation Army will host a Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry on May 19th, 2022 at 10:00 am, central time. A Mobile Food Pantry contains 15,000 pounds of food sent on a truck in order to provide f...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

Michigan Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.3% In April
Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate receded by one-tenth of a percentage point between March and April to 4.3 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Techn...
Jack Hall May 19, 2022

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