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Congressman Dan Benishek wants VA officials called to the carpet about their bonuses. At a hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs this week, the committee voted unanimously to subpoena top VA officials to testify on abuses that occurred with relocation incentives at the VA hospital in Philadelphia. An …

The County of Keweenaw has been awarded $20,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for the Keweenaw County Mountain Lodge Study Project. The announcement comes from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation which approved the grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The Keweenaw County Mountain Lodge is currently owned by Keweenaw …

Downtown Houghton will once again crawl with ghosts and goblins–as well as fairy princesses and superheroes–as the 7th annual Treat Street event arrives. From 5:30 to 7:00pm Friday, kids can visit the City Center and several businesses along Sheldon Avenue collecting candy and other prizes. Free reflective safe trick or …

The village of Ontonagon is in the process of getting some major improvements. They are one of four communities in Michigan selected for the sustainable small harbor management strategy project. The project is part of a case study designed to help small harbor communities develop ways to attract businesses and …

Legislation increasing the penalty for not pulling over for an emergency vehicle passed the state Senate Wednesday. Currently in Michigan, you can be fined up to $100 or for commercial vehicles up to $250 for failing to move over for an ambulance, police car, fire truck or other emergency vehicle. …

A state lawmaker from the Upper Peninsula is calling for a vote of no confidence against Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle. State Representative Scott Dianda has introduced a resolution calling for the vote saying Steudle has mismanaged millions of dollars. Dianda points to the 2010 lease of rail …

Michigan will soon regulate amateur Mixed Martial Arts under legislation that passed the Michigan House Wednesday. State Representative Harvey Santana is sponsoring one of the bills and says, with no rules in place, promoters have been putting fighters in danger by creating lopsided fight cards in hopes of filling arenas. …

An Upper Peninsula lawmaker is trying to get to the bottom of claims the Michigan Department of Corrections is dumping recently paroled prisoners, who have no ties to the community, in Escanaba. State Representative Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, says he doesn’t think the MDOC is busing prisoners to the U.P. town …

Legislation passed the Senate Thursday that would set guidelines for the Secretary of State’s (SOS) office to oversee the ignition interlock program. Under the bill package, the devices, which prevent a person who has had alcohol from driving, would have to be installed by a licensed technician in a licensed …

The Republican leader in the Michigan Senate says they can work with a roads plan passed by the state House. The $1.2 billion House plan to fix the roads includes a 3.3 cent gas tax increase, a $40 spike in vehicle registration fees and using $600 million in existing revenue. …