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Going against the green
LANSING — Last week, Michigan House Republicans announced their commitment to repealing the 2023 law requiring utility providers to run 100% on “clean energy” by 2040. In 2023, Michigan lawmakers passed legislation, along party lines, requiring the state to achieve net-zero carbon ...
On the stump
HOUGHTON — Michigan's partisan conventions are fast approaching with voters having less than a month from knowing who will be on the ballots for key Michigan races. While the GOP State Endorsement Convention is Saturday in Novi, the similar convention for democrats is coming up April 19 in ...
U.P. farms hit hard by blizzard
CHATHAM — Farmers in the central U.P. were already dealing with a snowier-than-usual winter when the blizzard hit last weekend. Now, even more snow means more strain on them, their fields and their animals. “We’ve only been operating for nine years, so this is definitely more snow than ...
Bridgefest ’26 dates set
HOUGHTON — The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce announced that Bridgefest 2026 will take place June 11–14, again this year a week earlier than the traditional Father’s Day weekend. The Chamber shared that Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, in partnership with the Portage Lake ...






