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While a lot of salt was put on roads in Michigan on Monday, supplies are good and costs are lower compared to last year. Denise Donohue of the County Road Association of Michigan, says road crews in the state were well stocked with salt as they approached Monday’s storm. She …

The state is offering up some cash to get communities and organizations to reduce food waste. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wasted food makes up 21-percent of trash, more than any other material. So, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is making available $250,000 to develop programs aimed …

Now that the 12 Days of Christmas are over, it’s time for the annual 12 Dogs of Christmas. Houghton Community Broadcasting has once again teamed up with the Copper Country Humane Society to feature a dozen representatives from among the many dogs available at the shelter. Katelyn Hough, who works …

The Michigan Supreme Court has held that Michigan State University may not refuse to release names of student athletes in an investigation into college athletes who may have been involved with police. The names had been sought by ESPN. The cable TV network had asked MSU for a list of …

The Michigan House and Michigan Senate will each pick up where it’s left off on crafting a new energy policy for the state when lawmakers return after the first of the year. In 2015 each chamber held lengthy committee hearings spread out of from the spring into the fall. The …

A bill to extend Michigan’s property tax exemption for disabled veterans to their spouses cleared the Senate last week. Currently disabled vets don’t have to pay property tax on their homes. This bill would extend that exemption to the spouse of a deceased veteran as long as they stay in …

The New Year will get off to a good start for current Michigan Walmart employees. MLive reports that the mega store chain will be raising the wages for workers in the state. Walmart employs nearly 29,000 people in Michigan. It’s part of a multi-phase wage increase plan rolled out earlier …

If you can’t make it to Lansing for a tour of the State Capitol Building, virtual tours are now available on the website www.capitol.michigan.gov. Michigan Capitol Commission member John Truscott says the online tour is the first for any state Capitol created using Google’s Streetview technology. It is in the …

Michigan lawmakers spent a lot of time in 2015 coming up with a way to improve spending on roads and bridges in Michigan. But cities around the state also want to remind lawmakers that the state’s infrastructure is not just roads and bridges. It’s also water and waste and many …

There’s more on the governor’s to-do list for 2016 than reforming the state’s energy policy and passing a plan to get Detroit Public Schools out of debt. Those two issues are the most high profile ones but there are other things on Governor Rick Snyder’s plate, like criminal justice reforms. …