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Michigan has the 7th Highest Tax Rates in the Nation, according to a WalletHub Study. The analysis looked at the various tax rates among the 50 states and District of Columbia in terms of the national average consumer’s income and spending habits. With first representing the lowest and 25th the …

The State Administrative Board Tuesday approved a request by the governor to use $1.2 million in taxpayer money to cover the cost of his legal fees relating to the Flint water crisis. Democrats, however, say the governor should pay those fees out of his own pocket. And they’re threatening to …

A panel of lawmakers from the Michigan House and Michigan Senate have weeded through testimony from their first hearing on the Flint water crisis. They pored over an audit of the state Department of Environmental Quality’s drinking water division. The audit, released a few weeks ago, showed the agency should …

Former Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley and former Environmental Protection Agency official Susan Hedman were in the hot seat Tuesday during a congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis. During testimony, Earley told the U.S. House Oversight Committee that it wasn’t his decision to switch Flint’s water source to the …

BERGLAND TWP., Mich. – Local residents will soon see an eyesore disappear with help from a $66,000 blight elimination program grant awarded by the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority. “This is great news for Bergland residents,” said Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba. “Restoring our communities is part of Michigan’s comeback. …

Do you have a fear of falling or have you fallen in the past? Fear of falling can be just as dangerous as falling itself. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in severe physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. Many older …

In this election season, the cost-benefit equation of health care is on everyone’s mind. At a free public lecture at Michigan Tech this week, a public health specialist from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine will discuss the ethical issues related to health care cost reduction efforts. Dr. Dean …

The MacNaughton Cup is back home and you’ve got a chance to have your picture taken with it this afternoon. Members of the Michigan Tech hockey staff will have the MacNaughton Cup at Wadsworth Dining Hall today from 12-1 p.m. Tech students, faculty, staff and fans who attend will have …

Another Upper Peninsula judge is calling it a career at the end of this year. Judge Thomas Solka, Chief Judge of the 25th Circuit and Marquette County Probate Courts announced that he will be retiring at the end of his current term of office in December. Solka currently serves the …

Michigan’s statewide four year graduation rates were up for the 2014-2015 school year and dropout rates are trending down. That according to the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information. Michigan’s graduation rate last year was just under 80 percent, up 1.2 percent. And the dropout rate was 9.1 percent, …