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Disabled hunters with certain permits could hunt from a personal mobility device, like an electric wheelchair, in Michigan, under a bill moving through the state legislature. Trevor VanDyke of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says they already issue permits to people who can’t walk to hunt from parked motor …

Advocates for those with hearing loss are supporting a bill that would require health insurance providers cover hearing aids for those 21-years old or younger. Former Miss Michigan, KT Maviglia, wears hearing aids. She says the bill would mandate insurers pay for new hearing aids for young people every three …

At least six Republican presidential hopefuls will be on Mackinac Island later this week for a Republican Leadership Conference. The idea of presidential candidates being on the island is hardly news however. A longtime island resident and former Mackinac Island Park Commission chairman says John F. Kennedy used an island …