Category Archives: News

Senators Vow Protection For People With Pre-Existing Conditions
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) will vote today on a resolution to protect people with pre-existing conditions. This is critical for Michigan families because 4.1 million p...
Jack Hall Oct 30, 2019

Bay College Faculty Sponsor Student Scholarships
Full-time faculty members of the Michigan Education Association (MEA) at Bay College are proud to announce the first-ever recipients of the newly established Faculty Association Scholarship. The Facul...
Jack Hall Oct 30, 2019

Woodcock Society, Sustainable Resources Initiative Get Grants
State Rep. Greg Markkanen of Hancock announced today that Keweenaw, Baraga, and Ontonagon counties will receive grants from the Wildlife Habitat Grant Program through the Department of Natural Resourc...
Jack Hall Oct 30, 2019

Delays, Backups Likely At US-41 Marquette Twp. Project
The traffic configuration is set to change in the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) work zone on the US-41/M-28 reconstruction and roundabouts project in Marquette Township. Tentatively b...
Jack Hall Oct 29, 2019

Michigan To Start Taking Marijuana Applications Friday
On November 1, 2019, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) will begin accepting applications for marijuana licensing under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (MRTMA), which was pass...
Jack Hall Oct 29, 2019

Upper Peninsula Sees First Measurable Snowfall Of Season
(Photo courtesy of MDOT) Much of the Upper Peninsula woke up to its first snowfall Tuesday, with northern and eastern portions of the region seeing the most. Four inches were reported in Germfask in n...
Jack Hall Oct 29, 2019

Michigan DNR Says 21.2 Million Fish Stocked In 2019
CLICK TO LISTEN TO JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH COORDINATOR JAN VANAMBERG Brown trout, coho salmon, steelhead, walleye and nine other species and one hybrid were among the 21,281,411 fish stocked in Mic...
Jack Hall Oct 29, 2019

State Recognizes 50 Farms For Pollution Prevention Efforts
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's (MDARD) Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) is recognizing 50 farms for implementing appropriate pollution preve...
Jack Hall Oct 29, 2019

Governor Signs Licensed Professional Counselor Legislation
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4325 to update the scope of practice for counselors in the Public Health Code. The bill will ensure that Licensed Professional Counselors can still d...
Jack Hall Oct 29, 2019

Temporary Lane Closure At OSF St. Francis Hospital
OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group has announced a temporary lane closure due to continued work on a hospital boiler project. The lane closure will take place on Tuesday, October ...
Jack Hall Oct 28, 2019

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