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The Portage Lake District Library will host a Town Hall meeting on congressional redistricting in Michigan on Saturday, March 11, from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Members of the group Count MI Vote, in partnership with Voters Not Politicians, invite the public for an education and policy discussion about redistricting in …

The 2017 running of the CopperDog 150 concluded with the closest finish in the race’s history. The three-stage sled dog race began in Calumet Friday evening, with the mushers heading to Eagle Harbor, then up to Copper Harbor on Saturday. Race Director Meredith Labeau says the weather turned out to …

Senator Gary Peters is one of a group of lawmakers urging the Trump administration to invest in autonomous vehicle technologies. Peters visited Michigan Tech’s Advanced Power Systems Research Center to see the cutting edge innovation taking place in automotive tech. Members of Congress recently sent a letter calling for a …

Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra is waiting to see if he will land a job with the Trump administration. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick with more.

Personal finance website ‘Wallet Hub’ analyzed what property owners in all 50 states are paying in taxes. Michigan ranked 44th, paying on average nearly $3,200 annually. On average, the typical American household spends nearly $2,200 annually on property taxes. Jill Gonzalez with the site says Michiganders get another wallop with …

To highlight water infrastructure issues and share lessons learned from the water crisis in Flint, a special summit hosted by the city of Flint and state of Michigan is set to begin this week. Flint Mayor Karen Weaver will co-chair the ‘Water Infrastructure Conference’ with Governor Rick Snyder. It begins Tuesday …

The man who will lead Mexico’s team in renegotiating NAFTA says he’s going into the talks with “high hopes.” AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.

A survey from Michigan State University shows most residents would like to see policymakers prioritize the environment over economic growth. 59 percent of the one thousand people polled in the online survey favored protecting the environment even when there could be economic risks such as job loss. Associate professor Dan …

The Michigan legislature and governor have allocated $1 million for anyone who can come up with a way to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes. Details on how much prize money will be offered are being worked out and there aren’t details on how many winners might be chosen, …

It’s your chance to make Michigan history — by preserving it. The Archives of Michigan is looking for genealogists and others interested in the state’s rich heritage to help index naturalization records that previously were unavailable online. The Archives currently has hundreds of thousands of records, dating back 200 years. The …