L’ANSE — The Village of L’Anse held its first council meeting of the month on Monday, where the village opted into the Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP). The council also came to an agreement with its AFSCME Union workers and police union. The council addressed opting into ...
EAGLE RIVER — A recommendation from the Keweenaw County Planning Commission to remove one of its members was the topic of discussion before the County Board of Commissioners on Monday. The purpose of the meeting was to review whether the prior appointments of all currently serving members ...
Members of the House Education and Workforce Committee heard testimony Wednesday on a recently proposed state Constitutional Amendment supporters say would bring additional accountability to the state’s public education system. House Joint Resolution E, introduced by Rep. Bill G. Schuette ...
HOUGHTON — An annual rite of spring, seasonal road restrictions in Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties took effect on March 3. The following Monday, the Michigan Dept. of Transportation imposed its weight restrictions on all state trunkline highways for the entire state of ...
BARAGA — The Baraga County Board of Commissioners held their regular monthly meeting on March 10 with a full audience in attendance. The meeting included an update from the Baraga County Memorial Health’s (BCMH) CEO Rob Stowe on the current status of the hospital, a change in sick leave ...
LANSING, Mich. — Garlin Gilchrist II, a Democrat from Detroit who is Michigan’s first Black lieutenant governor, announced he’s jumping into the crowded 2026 race for governor on Tuesday. A software engineer by trade, Gilchrist vaulted from relative political obscurity in 2018 to run ...