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Michigan lawmakers pass $84B budget, 67 bills in marathon session

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — After working for nearly 24 straight hours, Michigan lawmakers on Friday morning passed a compromise budget to fund the state government ...

No paper Saturday

Note to readers Due to the July Fourth holiday, there will be no print edition on of the Daily Mining Gazette Saturday. For news updates over the weekend, visit mininggazette.com

Congressional candidate visits Keweenaw

HANCOCK — First Congressional District Candidate Kyle Blomquist held a town hall meeting Wednesday at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. Blomquist wanted to give residents a chance to meet him and ask questions regarding his policies in advance of the Aug. 4 primary. Blomquist (D-Iron Mt.) is ...

A matter of precedent

HOUGHTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed down a landmark decision which upholds so-called Birthright Citizenship. On the day he was sworn into office in 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14160 —Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship. Reversing ...

Rallying support

ESCANABA — The Upper Peninsula Veterans Cemetery Committee has launched a letter-writing campaign to build support for House Bills 5843 and 5844, legislation that would pave the way for the creation of a veterans cemetery in the Upper Peninsula. Introduced in April by Reps. David Prestin, ...

Paying more to party

MARQUETTE — It’s not your imagination. Hosting a Fourth of July barbecue is more expensive this year, with costs for a party of 10 climbing past $71 in the Midwest, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The $71.45 cost is up from $69.87 the previous year. Costs are slightly ...