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The company that owns the controversial Line Five pipeline is planning to add some additional supports to a small portion of its run through the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge says the Army Corps of Engineers has given it a permit to place 54 steel supports along a 75-foot area to …

The state legislature has passed all of the bills needed for the 2019-2020 fiscal year budget, and sent them on to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for review. The budget totals $59-billion. Most of the 14 bills passed on party line votes. The only ones that garnered significant bipartisan support were those …

The Republican-led state legislature hopes to have completed state budget bills forwarded to Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer late this week. At the GOP’s retreat on Mackinac Island over the weekend, Senate leader Mike Shirkey told reporters that the plan to complete the document with minimal input from the governor is …

The body of a 29-year-old Oakland County man has been found at a remote campsite in Alger County. Michigan State Police received a report that the man was missing Sunday evening. Search parties located his car at the Big Island Lake Trailhead. In heavy rain, conservation officers canoed through four …

Most K-12 school districts in Michigan would see a three percent increase in state funding, under an educational budget bill that was passed yesterday by the House and Senate. The compromise bill would mean an extra $240 per student in most areas, including the Copper Country. The measure passed easily …

Michigan’s emergency rules banning flavored nicotine vaping products have been released. The rules become effective immediately. Retailers and resellers – including online sellers – have 14 days to comply. Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the emergency declaration September 4th, accusing e-cigarette companies of “getting our kids hooked on nicotine by marketing …

There’s been a little progress on the Michigan budget. House Democrats and Republicans agreed on funding for K-12 education yesterday. Details have not been released, but reports indicate it would add $30-million in special education funding. A spokesperson for Governor Gretchen Whitmer called it “a move in the right direction… …

Michigan’s emergency rules banning flavored nicotine vaping products have been released. The rules become effective immediately. Retailers and resellers – including online sellers – have 14 days to comply. Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the emergency declaration September 4th, accusing e-cigarette companies of “getting our kids hooked on nicotine by marketing …

Michigan Democratic lawmakers are lining up to support the United Auto Workers Union in its strike against General Motors. Governor Gretchen Whitmer posted a photo on Twitter as she delivered food to a picket line in Lansing. More than a dozen state and federal legislators have either made public announcements …

There’s been no breakthrough in Michigan’s budget stalemate. With 13 days to go before the end of the fiscal year, Republicans in the State House and Senate pushed forward their budget bills yesterday. Party leaders say they have had no direct communication with Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and hope to have …