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One way to tackle high student debt is to get a job that pays you a lot of money right from the start. Graduates from Michigan Tech can expect the second highest starting salary in the state. That’s according to data compiled by SmartAssests, a New York-based financial technology company. …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has sent 17 firefighters to help battle wildfires in California, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. The firefighters serve in various capacities as part of incident management teams, including fire-line management, public information responsibilities, and heavy equipment bosses and operators. Seven of the 17 firefighters …

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will be co-chair of GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s campaign in Michigan. Schuette says Bush has the ability the serve the country in a distinguished way if he were elected president. He also thinks Bush stands the best chance of bearing Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, …