SOUTH RANGE — The village of South Range has much to boast in terms of recent growth and looking forward. George Eakin, president of Village of South Range, provided an update on a local developer's plans to create commercial space, housing, retail space and potentially a drive-through ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet and MI-01) and Nikki Budzinski D-Illinois, introduced a bipartisan bill, the Protect Postal Performance Act, to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from downsizing facilities in underserved areas, provide more oversight over modifications to delivery schedules, and increase public transparency on proposed changes. “For those in Michigan’s First District and other rural areas, timely mail service is essential. Whether it’s for bills, medications, or other vital resources, their mail service must function properly ...
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press PLANTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kim Atchison was hunkered down in her grandmother's storm shelter with her 5-year-old grandson Saturday night in their tiny Alabama hometown of Plantersville when her husband and son raced in. "Get down; get ...
A federal appeals court ruling means the latest version of the Great Lakes Fishing Decree will stand. The decree deals with the allocation, management, and regulation of certain parts of the Great Lakes governed by the 1836 Treaty of Washington. Under that treaty, Ottawa and Chippewa nations ...
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has joined Senate colleagues in raising alarm about plans by the Trump administration to cut nearly 20% of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ workforce. In a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins, Peters voiced strong opposition to the Department of Government Efficiency and President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce its workforce to 2019 levels, which could lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year, including at least 20,000 veterans. Peters also emphasized that these cuts would be particularly disastrous for veterans who rely on the VA to receive ...
