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Lawmakers finalize deal on tipped wage and sick time

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LANSING — Facing a tight midnight deadline, the Michigan Legislature negotiated late into the night on Thursday, as members sought to finalize a deal on a pair of policies trimming back changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick time policies set to take effect the following ...

Tech board ends diversity awards

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HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees held its regular meeting Friday in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Among the agenda items was the retirement of Board Policy 9.14. The nearly 20-year-old policy, revised in 2010, created the Diversity Incentive Awards, ...

Support continues for the Copperwood Mine project

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GOGEBIC COUNTY — The residents and municipalities of Gogebic County are not giving up on the Highland Copper’s Copperwood Mine Project. A press release issues earlier this week by Invest UP says that 21 units of government, ranging from townships to county boards, have issued resolutions ...

Sculpture contest off and running in Hancock

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Emma Kerschbaum (on platform), Devin Spurgeon, left and Abigail Smith, from St. Albert the Great University Parish, go about their tasks in the snow statue competition on Quincy Green in Hancock Friday. Their work is inspired by religious art. The competition continues through tomorrow morning ...

There’s no business

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HANCOCK — Get ready for a weekend of frosty artistry and frigid fun! The City of Hancock, in collaboration with Visit Keweenaw will host the inaugural Snow Sculpting Invitational this weekend on Quincy Green in downtown Hancock. The event will feature four teams of talented snow sculptors, ...