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Governor Rick Snyder is moving forward with his efforts to improve education in the state. He’s created a 21st Century Education Commission. The goal is to come up with new ideas on how to improve the way children are taught. It’s a 25-member appointed commission, created through an executive order. …

Governor Rick Snyder Tuesday signed a bill designed to make the process of planning a funeral easier. The legislation allows individuals to designate a funeral representative to handle his or her final disposition. Sponsors say it’s unfortunate that deaths in the family can sometimes lead to disputes over the final …

The lead sponsor of a package of bills that aims to revamp the state’s juvenile justice system plans to alter the legislation soon in hopes of moving it out of the Michigan House next month. State Representative Harvey Santana, D-Detroit, says he’s planning to change the effective date to 2018 …

The Better Business Bureau is warning folks to watch out for election year scams. Jessica Huffman of the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Michigan says scammers may pose as a candidate or advocacy campaigns, with the goal of stealing your personal information. So watch out if you get a phone …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed a $48.7 million plan to help keep Detroit Public Schools open for the rest of the school year. The bills are designed to keep DPS from running out of money before a restructuring plan is in place. Under the legislation a state appointed commission would …

Lead levels in Flint’s water supply are slightly lower, following the latest round of tests, according to Governor Rick Snyder. So far three rounds of tests at Sentinel Sites have been completed. The latest shows about eight percent of them showing lead levels above federal action standards. That’s a slight …

Flint residents were able to tell state lawmakers Tuesday what it’s been like living with the water crisis. Tabitha Fenn, who has a special needs child affected by high lead levels, told a joint legislative committee examining the Flint water crisis that more needs to be done to help kids …

Stories that the Calumet Theater is haunted go back more the 50 years. The most famous of the resident haunts is Polish actress Madame Helena Modjeska, who died in April 1909, only a few years after the theater opened. The famous Shakespearean actress performed there three times in the theater’s …

A public hearing for several proposed ordinances will be held prior to the April meeting of the Hancock City Council. Copies of the six proposals are available at the Hancock City Clerk’s office weekdays from 8am to 5pm.  They can also be reviewed by clicking here. The ordinances range from …

Finlandia University’s Campus Read 2016 event continues with another author Tuesday afternoon. Marquette-based author John Smolens will be at the Chapel of St. Matthew on Finlandia’s campus at 4:30pm. This is the third of three Author Event Series events and is free and open to the public. Smolens just published his …