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 ...
Nearly five years ago the Copper Country began shutting itself down in regards to almost all services and businesses to slow the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Of all services that were impacted, schooling was one of the most crucial to continue moving forward, thanks to the need to educate ...
As layoffs from the federal government have upended the lives of thousands of individuals across the country, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, also known as LEO, has collected a list of resources to help them find new opportunities. By visiting ...
LAURIUM — As the village continues to recover from the devastating fire at its Department of Public Works garage last month, the village administrators and Council have not stopped looking improvements in other areas of the village. Village Manager Ian Lewis said that the village is ...
CALUMET — Freshman Elli Harju of CLK High School will participate in the 2025 Poetry Out Loud State Finals Saturday in Lansing. The competition is conducted through the Michigan Humanities and Michigan Arts and Culture Council and presented in partnership with the National Endowment for ...
LANSING — Months before the Sept. 30 deadline, Republican leadership in the Michigan House quickly unveiled and voted through their plans Thursday to prevent stoppages in their version of essential services should the Legislature, split along partisan lines, fail to pass a state budget. As ...