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State Representative Greg Markkanen is looking to expand scholarship opportunities for foster care students who participate in skilled trades training programs. Currently, Michigan students must attend a university, four-year college or a community college at least half the time to be eligible for the Fostering Futures Scholarship. The scholarship provides …

Those passionate about the Upper Peninsula and its pristine environment will gather in Marquette this month for a special event. The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition will be hosting their 11th annual Celebrate the UP! Event March 29th and 30th. UPEC’s Kathleen Heideman says the event will feature music, art, and …

Efforts are underway to move wolves in danger of starvation from a Lake Superior island to Isle Royale. The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation says the International Wolf Center is supporting a final effort to more four to six wolves from Michipicoten Island in northern Lake Superior. The foundation …

The award winners from the 21st Annual Western Upper Peninsula Science Fair & STEM Festival are now available. Over 130 students in grades 4-8 submitted projects in the fair held on the campus of Michigan Tech on March 19th. Students created their projects based on an experiment conducted using the …

Michigan Tech is branching out into the northern Lower Peninsula through an agreement with community leaders in the Grand Traverse area to explore and develop collaborative opportunities in the region. A three-year Memorandum of Understanding was signed earlier this month that will help establish a presence in an area viewed …

Legislation sponsored by State Senator Ed McBroom is now the first bill signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Governor signed the bipartisan Senate Bill 87 to amend the Revised Judicature Act which means a judgeship slated to be eliminated in Menominee County’s 95th-A District Court will be retained. …

There are few places in the country that know that value of snowplow drivers better than the Copper Country. To recognize the hard work and long hours put in by these folks, State Representative Greg Markkanen introduced a resolution honoring Michigan’s snowplow drivers. “In the U.P and across the state, …

The Hancock City Council is moving ahead with efforts to secure a pair of improvement grants and voicing their opposition to a couple of bills in the State House. Following a public hearing on the subject at their regular meeting Wednesday, the council voted to submit an application for a …

The following press release was issued by Representative Markkanen’s office: State Rep. Greg Markkanen this week testified before the House Transportation Committee in support of a plan to help county road commissions to improve their facilities and fix Michigan roads.  Under current Michigan law, county roads commission have only up …

Funding per student in the state of Michigan is lagging far behind, according to data shared by Superintendent George Stockero to the Copper Country Intermediate School Board this week. Stockero talked about the School Finance Research Collaborative, which recently completed Michigan’s first comprehensive school adequacy study that answers the question: …