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Stateside: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025
Today on Stateside, details in the state Legislature’s $80 billion budget plan. The budget includes a new 24% tax on cannabis wholesalers to fund road
Despite resistance to “pot for potholes,” roads deal heads to governor
Michigan lawmakers included around $1.1 billion in new funding for road repairs in the state budget they passed early Friday morning.The roads money comes from a mixture of budget cutting and other streams, many of which have faced their own criticism along the way to a final deal.
Network brings young homeschool students together in Interlochen
Homeschool numbers are rising and so are programs designed to periodically bring students together for group learning. The Homeschool Enrichment Network in Interlochen has a significant waiting list.
Grey-Bruce school boards experiencing climbing enrolment
New Bluewater schools planned for Dundalk, Port Elgin and Kincardine, and Bruce-Grey Catholic board school in Owen Sound
Romance scam costs Hanover resident over $100,000
Hanover Police are investigating after a resident was defrauded out of over $100,000 in an online romance scam. Police said the local resident is out approximately $117,000 since 2021. “These cases are becoming more frequent, with total losses reported in the hundreds of thousands of dollars every year that involve many victims in our community. […]