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Bills Ban Requiring Permits for Farmers to do Work on own Land

Counties couldn’t force farmers to get a permit and pay a fee to do work on their own land under a bill that’s cleared the Michigan House. That work includes clearing fence rows, installing irrigation or uprooting trees – basically anything that disturbs the soil that isn’t plowing or tilling. …

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Medical Marijuana Bills Move

A new tax on medical marijuana would be put in place under a two bill package headed to the house floor in Lansing. It’s contained in bills allowing and regulating medical marijuana provisioning centers as well as edible and topical forms of medical pot. The first bill in the package …

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DNR On Top of CWD

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is well underway with an aggressive campaign to stop Chronic Wasting Disease in its tracks. CWD is a fatal neurological disease threatening white-tailed deer. Three cases have been found in Michigan this year, all in a small area in Meridian township east of Lansing. …

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House Bill Would Regulate Midwives

After months of hashing out details a bill creating a license for midwives in the state advances out of a Michigan House committee. The bill lays out what midwives can or cannot do and includes education and certification requirements. State Representative Ken Yonker is worried the new standards will take …

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Bill to Allow Wrongfully Imprisoned Compensation Advances to Senate

Legislation that would require the state compensate the wrongfully convicted is headed to the Senate. Currently Michigan offers nothing to exonerees, but this bill would offer $60-thousand for each year a person is wrong fully imprisoned. Sponsor, Senator Steve Bieda says the lives and reputations of these people have been …

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Beware Of Meth Lab Components In The Woods

With hunting season arriving, the Michigan State Police from the Calumet Post is reminding people not to handle any suspicious materials they may find while in the woods. Those may be things like solvent containers, drain cleaners, fuel cans, coffee filters, cold packs, lithium batteries, bottles with sludge in them, …

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Baltic Crossing Featured In Day 2 Of Festival Ruska

Festival Ruska continues today with two events featuring musicians who studied at the Sibelius Music Academy in Finland. The band Baltic Crossing is a contemporary folk group with two members from Finland, two from the British Isles and the other is from Denmark. Finnish American Heritage Center Director Jim Kurtti …

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UPPCO Electric Rates Set To Rise In 2016

The cost of electricity for many residents in the Upper Peninsula is scheduled to go up again in 2016. UPPCO has announced that they have applied to the Michigan Public Service Commission for the permission to raise retail electric base rates next year by 6.45 percent. As a regulated utility, UPPCO …

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HEET Gives Update On Efforts To Reduce Energy Use

The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team, or HEET, has a solid plan to reduce utility usage in the area. The team was formed to compete for the five million dollar Georgetown University Energy Prize. The prize is awarded to the community which shows the most dedication to conserving electricity and natural …

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One in Four Females Assaulted on Campus

A new national survey says nearly one out of four women have been sexually assaulted since they started college. The findings come from the Association of American Universities. More than 150,000 undergraduates from 27 universities participated, including both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. Twenty-five percent of female …

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