Category: Michigan
Snow worries
For northern Michigan businesses that count on snow, last year stunk. Federal disaster loans were a short-term help for many, but what about warmer winters ahead? That’s this week on the Up North Lowdown.Plus, the Lions roar, area music festivals face an uncertain future and we remember the arrest that sparked a change in fishing rights.
Funding for UP copper mine held up in Senate Appropriations Committee
The $50 million grant was advanced by the House Appropriations Committee last week.
Lawsuit names TCAPS, others after boy’s death at school bus stop
The suit, filed in federal court by the estate of Jayson Hoogeveen, asks for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
Michigan transparency plans die again, keeping public in the dark
Michigan is one of only two states in the nation that fully exempts its governor and Legislature from public records requests. That wonât change after majority Democrats fail to finalize a plan by the end of the two-year session….
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: Dec. 20, 2024. âTis the season for trivia
Hark the herald, spin the dreidel and honor the ancestors: Itâs time to test your knowledge of all things news in Michigan….
Opinion | Want a lower winter electric bill? Support clean energy
We have the solutions right now to create more resilient grids, keep costs low and consistent and keep the lights on through severe storms. We can do that through locally owned, clean energy grids….
Michigan Senate OKs hate crime, birth control access bills in marathon final push
While House lawmakers calling it quits for the year, the Senate continued working late into the night. Hereâs whatâs headed to the governor….
Michigan Senate OKs birth control access, benefits bills in marathon final push
While House lawmakers calling it quits for the year, the Senate continued working late into the night. Hereâs whatâs headed to the governor….
50 years ago today, Art Duhamel was arrested for fishing in Grand Traverse Bay
The arrest led to a test case that would force the state of Michigan to recognize Anishinaabe fishing rights in the Grand Traverse region.
Complete With His Language
Kenny Pheasant first became a teacher of Anishinaabemowin at 14 years-old, teaching customers from behind the meat counter at a grocery store. Now, it’s his life mission to get more people speaking the Great Lakes’ original and endangered language.