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Michigan voters were asked Tuesday to increase the sales tax a penny to help raise $1.2 billion for roads and their answer to Proposal 1 was a resounding “no.” Nearly 80-percent of voters voted “no” compared to just 20 percent that said “yes” Despite the loss, Governor Rick Snyder says …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School In high school softball yesterday, Hancock took two games from Baraga, 11-1 and 18-2. Calumet dropped the first game of its twinbill at L’Anse 17-7, but came back to win the second game 12-9. Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team …

One local lawmaker who wasn’t surprised by the failure of Proposal One was 110th District Representative Scott Dianda. Dianda said he didn’t believe the problem was that voters simply didn’t understand the proposal. Dianda said the legislature needs to hold the Department of Transportation accountable for how they spend the …