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A former state lawmaker from southwestern Michigan will be the new budget director. Governor Rick Snyder announced the appointment of Al Pscholka. Pscholka chaired the House Appropriations Committee for the past two years until he was term limited at the end of the year. Pscholka will replace John Roberts in …

A spaghetti dinner to help one Copper Country family is being planned for later this month. The flyer for the event can be viewed here: pietila-benefit-flyer Jeff Pietila and his wife, Tamara, are from Chassell and have 11 children. Jeff fell critically ill in July and spent the last six …

Houghton, MI – Applications for Isle Royale National Park’s 2017 Artist-in-Residence Program will be accepted between January 2 and February 16, 2017. This program provides artists the opportunity to become part of a long-established tradition of interpreting national parks through art. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open to professional artists whose …

LAURIUM – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics is pleased to welcome back Kenneth Pherson, DO, to its excellent orthopedics team. Dr. Pherson joins orthopedic surgeons Frederick Rau, MD, and Mark Kelley, MD, FACS, at Aspirus Laurium Clinic. Dr. Pherson specializes in general orthopedics, including total and partial knee and hip …

A list of best and worst new logos is out and Michigan Tech finds themselves in the top ten of the more preferred of the two. The university unveiled their new logo as part of an overall rebranding strategy last February. The 2016 Creamer Awards puts Michigan Tech’s new logo …

The holiday recess continues for state lawmakers. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports. When lawmakers return to the state capitol next week, one of the first agenda items is to make the teacher retirement system is solvent.

Governor Rick Snyder has one main word on his mind in the new year–Jobs. The Governor says career tech education and skilled trades will be a top priority this year. He says the state helped create nearly 500,000 private sector jobs last year.

The minimum wage has jumped to $8.90 in Michigan. Business reporter Murray Feldman has the details.

An Upper Peninsula school is once again listing the year’s most abused and misused words. Here’s Jason Scott.

It’s a new year and some businesses in Michigan are still having trouble filling skilled trades positions. Dave Murray with the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development says 2017 will be a great year for jobs. Murray says MItalent.org has nearly 83,000 jobs currently posted and that number continues …