Category Archives: News

DNR Says Progress Being Made On Iron Belle Trail
Momentum that has been building over the past couple of years to develop Michigan's Iron Belle Trail - The Trail State's roughly 2,000-mile centerpiece trail system - continued to gain steam over the ...
Jack Hall Oct 31, 2019

Peters Announces Extra $9 Million For Great Lakes Programs
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today announced that he successfully secured an additional $9 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) for Fiscal Year 2020. The funding - which is an in...
Jack Hall Oct 31, 2019

Governor Signs Bills To Raise Adult Criminal Age To 18
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed 18 bills as part of the "Raise the Age" legislative package, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, to raise the age of who is considered an adult un...
Jack Hall Oct 31, 2019

Hiawatha Forest Reminds Hunters About Illegal Blinds
The USDA Forest Service welcomes hunters to the Hiawatha National Forest, which provides nearly a million acres of public land for the use and enjoyment of the American people. According to Forest Ser...
Jack Hall Oct 31, 2019

Blind Dickinson County Woman Wins Statewide Award
Achievement Honor Roll Awards were presented to Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) clients who are exemplary in exceeding their goals for personal success and to community and business partne...
Jack Hall Oct 31, 2019

AG Nessel Files Suit To Stop 'Predatory' Tribal Lender
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed the state's first ever lawsuit alleging violations of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Act as part of a full-court press to stop the predatory prac...
Jack Hall Oct 31, 2019

Bergman Unhappy With Impeachment Proceedings
U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01), Tim Walberg (MI-07), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Fred Upton (MI-06), and Paul Mitchell (MI-10) today sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Jack Hall Oct 31, 2019

Twelve U.P. Nursing Homes Could Face Budget Cuts
The Health Care Association of Michigan (HCAM) today announced that more than $35 million in Medicaid cuts could begin to take effect as early as November 1, with 12 Upper Peninsula nursing facilities...
Jack Hall Oct 30, 2019

Former Obama Adviser To Speak At Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University's Center for Upper Peninsula Studies and the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center will present the 19th annual Sonderegger Symposium, titled "Anishinaabek: East, South, West, Nor...
Jack Hall Oct 30, 2019

Michigan Republican Party Chair To Visit U.P.
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox will make a swing through northern Michigan this weekend to help kick off the 20-20 election campaign. On Sunday, she will take part in a Meet-and-Greet at...
Jack Hall Oct 30, 2019

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