Michigan’s Main Street Fairness Act takes effect Thursday meaning some big online retailers will have to begin collecting state sales tax. The act requires sales websites like Amazon, which have facilities in Michigan, to begin collecting the state’s 6% sales tax. Tom Scott of the Michigan Retailers Association, which supported the …
Read More »Record Number Of Companies Attend Michigan Tech’s Career Fair
Michigan Tech’s Career Fair is a huge draw for companies and students alike. A record 370 companies participated in the fall event Tuesday with thousands of students hoping to land the one chance of a lifetime. But the companies are also competing with each other to land the best up …
Read More »Land Protected On Victoria Lake And Added To Ottawa National Forest
Upper Peninsula, Mich. – Long-sought public access to Victoria Lake and the Ontonagon River has been secured in a 245-acre addition to the Ottawa National Forest, The Trust for Public Land and U.S. Forest Service announced today. The three-mile long lake protects water quality in the West Branch of the …
Read More »Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club Receives $4,000 Plum Creek Foundation Grant
L’Anse, Mich. – The Plum Creek Foundation recently awarded a $4,000 grant to the Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club to help replace track maintenance equipment. According to Jay Green, president, funds will be allocated toward replacing its 2008 Rhino UTV, which is used to groom ski trails in harsh winter conditions. …
Read More »Study Lays Out Options For New KBIC Trail
LANSING, Mich. – Connecting a nearly 12-mile stretch of land that runs beside the southern rim of the Keweenaw Bay holds unprecedented promise for two Upper Peninsula communities viewing the creation of the new path as a major boost to the region’s economic development and quality of life. Findings from …
Read More »Sentence Handed Down In Drug Case
The court case against 73-year-old Warren Selden is now over. Selden was sentenced in the Baraga County Circuit Court on Tuesday. He is one of seventeen arrested after a drug bust in December. Selden was charged with delivery or manufacture of hydromorphone following an investigation by the Upper Peninsula Substance …
Read More »House Committee Debates Bills to Regulate Breast Milk Banks
Legislation regulating breast milk banks in Michigan and prohibiting the sale of human breast milk online are aired in a House committee. Neither bill was voted on. The first bill sets standards and regulations that for-profit breast milk banks would have to follow. State Representative Lee Chatfield worries that will …
Read More »Snyder Now Actively Looking into Seeking Refugees
Governor Rick Snyder says he’s looking into bringing some refugees from the Middle East to Michigan. The governor told the first-ever gathering of the Michigan Commission on Middle Eastern Affairs in Lansing Tuesday he is actively looking at the refugee situation and he wants to know how Michigan can help …
Read More »Speed Limits Would go up Under Bills Being Debated in a House Committee
You could drive faster on Michigan’s roads under a series of bills debated in a Michigan House committee Tuesday. State Representative Bradford Jacobsen is sponsoring some of the bills and says the speed limit for cars on some interstates would go up to 80 miles an hour and 65 miles …
Read More »House Committee Considering Bill to Help Catch Suspects who Hurt or Kill a Police Officer
Michigan lawmakers are looking at a bill to help catch those who injure or kill a police officer. The legislation would create a Blue Alert System. It would work much like the Amber Alert and inform the public about a suspect involved in an incident when an officer is hurt …
Read More »