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Hancock Police Chief Gives Quarterly Report

The Hancock Police Department has been busy. In his quarterly report to the city council, Police Chief Wayne Butler outlined the 2nd quarter numbers with the department answering 621 calls for service–up from 593 the previous quarter. Butler highlighted that they had seen an increase in the number of reports …

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Michigan Tech Earns Gold-Level Veteran-Friendly Status

Michigan Tech is now a gold-level Veteran-Friendly school. The recognition coming from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Director James Redford said, “There are seven standards that we measure against and for a university or a college to receive the gold standard, they have to achieve at …

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Another Defeat For Straight-Party Voting Ban

A federal appeals court says NO to the state of Michigan’s request to immediately halt a lower ruling last month that blocked a ban against straight-party voting. The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state’s motion for a stay. Mark Brewer is a former state Democratic leader and …

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