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Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to extend a tax credit for small businesses that provide differential pay to military reservists and national guard members called to serve on active duty. Michigan Junior Democratic U-S Senator Gary Peters, who co-sponsors the legislation, explains The Military Reserve Small Business Jobs …

The state’s largest manufacturing association is warning state lawmakers about the idea of “reneging” on state-sponsored tax incentives. Those incentives helped the auto industry during the last decade, but Mike Johnston of the Michigan Manufacturers Association noted to legislators Wednesday that the incentives also helped the state’s economy through job …

“Let-Run” water advisories continue to be in effect for many communities in the Copper Country. The Village of Lake Linden is directing its water system customers to run their water at a steady stream slightly larger than a pencil lead effective immediately. Running only one faucet in the house is …

It’s day three of the 16th annual Clean Snowmobile Challenge…and the competition remains strong. Day one featured SISU in full display–the only team to advance in the electric sled category was the one team that traveled all the way from Finland. The team from Lapland University of Applied Sciences had …

A new fundraiser for the Keweenaw Community Foundation is off to a great start, raising more than $4,500 for designated funds. The Keweenaw Gold Club introduces a new commemorative natural stone tile each year that can be purchased in the name of an endowment fund. The tiles are representative of …

It’s quite a scene right now at the Tahquamenon Falls in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Kevin Dennis, Unit Supervisor at the Tahquamenon Falls State Park, says that the falls are almost completely frozen over, with only one small channel of water remaining open. He says the rest of the “upper …

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is scheduled to go under the knife. The 61-year-old Schuette will have a left hip replacement due to his lifelong affection for skiing, running and basketball. Surgery is scheduled for March 16 at MidMichigan Health’s medical center in Midland. Doctors say the surgery normally has …

Michigan Democrats are calling for increasing the state’s renewable energy standard as Republicans push to eliminate the standard altogether. Democrats, Representative Bill LaVoy of Monroe and Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood of Taylor, who each sit on their respective chambers’ energy committees, have proposed raising the renewable standard from 10 percent by …

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is reminding boat owners of the ease and convenience of renewing their watercraft registration online as her office begins sending out more than 252,000 watercraft renewal notices. ExpressSOS.com offers two methods for renewal. Express Renewal requires only the boat’s registration number to renew. Online Renewal …

The Department of Natural Resources says extreme cold conditions on Michigan’s waters are causing some trouble for Michigan’s waterfowl. The exceptionally cold winter weather of the past few weeks has caused the rivers and waters of the Great Lakes to freeze further into the center, similar to conditions experienced last …