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As an estimated one million Michigan citizens begin drafting their fantasy football teams, a state senator is pushing legislation to ensure the game stays legal in the state. While fantasy sports betting is not illegal in Michigan, Senator Curtis Hertel says it falls in a gray area of law. Betting …

A small group of people gathered in front of U.S. Senator Gary Peters downtown Lansing office Wednesday in hopes of convincing him to back the Iran nuclear deal. He’s one of a handful of Democratic U.S. Senators on the fence. Rabi Michael Zimmerman says the deal is essential for world …

Two vacant teaching jobs – one month goes by – and not a single person applies. That’s the reality facing Upper Peninsula school superintendents and it’s only going to get worse. Lou Steigerwald, superintendent of Norway-Vulcan Area Schools, surveyed other U.P. superintendents and found most expect to lose 25 percent …

A public policy survey of local leaders across Michigan shows less than half feel the state is headed in the right direction. Tom Ivacko, program coordinator at the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy at the University of Michigan, which conducted the survey says – surprisingly – Republicans led …

When the National Park Service was formed 99 years ago, the Quincy Mine Hoist was bustling with activity. Today the site is still pretty busy, but as part of the Keweenaw National Historical Park. Park Ranger Kristen Hiske says the staff works hard to educate people about the history of …

An anonymous gift from an alumnus to Michigan Technological University will provide an endowed department chair for the University’s largest academic department. The $3 million estate gift from the donor, whom the University refers to as “Jack,” will fund the Endowed Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics (ME-EM). This marks …

If you live in Houghton County, your property taxes are being spent wisely according to a national financial technology company. New York-based SmartAssets ranks Houghton second on a list of counties in Michigan who best spend the property taxes collected. The study took into account school rankings, crime rates and …

For the second time in less than three years, Michigan Technological University’s Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership has entered into a partnership with a college in India. In June, Lorelle Meadows, dean of Michigan Tech’s Pavlis Honors College and Mary Raber, assistant dean of academic programs in the College, traveled …

A new study says customer satisfaction with cars has fallen three-point-seven percent to 79, on a 100 point scale. The study is from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Car owners report a 40 percent increase in recalls, compared to the second quarter of last year, which is damaging driver satisfaction. …

With 15 months to go until the election, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has some work to do to convince Michigan voters she is the choice for President in 2016. More than half the people in a new poll conducted by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA for the …