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Rep. LaFave: MCCA announcement continues historic savings for drivers

LANSING — State Rep. Beau LaFave today highlighted monetary refunds across the U.P. and other parts of Michigan after an announcement from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association – yet another sign the Legislature’s plan to revamp no-fault is an overwhelming success. The refund comes on the heels of MCCA reporting a $5 billion surplus, after a reported surplus of roughly $2.4 billion last year. When the refunds will be paid out and how much will be given out per vehicle is still to be determined. New car insurance laws LaFave worked to get signed into law requires an audit ...

EGLE grants available for counties to improve materials management in Michigan

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy today announces a new materials management grant for counties. The purpose of this grant is to help counties transition from Solid Waste Management Plans to more comprehensive Materials Management Plans and to engage counties in future planning activities. Currently, Michigan uses outdated Solid Waste Management Plans that focus on ensuring waste disposal capacity for each county. Michigan is evolving to recognize waste as a resource and focus on comprehensive materials management, including recycling, composting and other ...

GCC receives MiLeap grant through Michigan Works!

Gogebic Community College was awarded the Michigan Learning and Education Advancement Program (MiLEAP) grant through Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! The purpose of the MiLeap grant helps job seekers transition from short-term education and training to high skill, high wage employment, ...

The 41 North Film Festival returns to Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center

The annual 41 North Film Festival begins this Thursday and runs through Sunday, Nov. 7, at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. The festival once again offers an exceptional opportunity for people to gather together and watch thought-provoking, entertaining, and award-winning films from around the world that explore a range of issues, ideas, and personalities. Along with over 30 films in the program this year (both features and shorts), there will be special guests and attractions, along with music in the lobby between films. This year’s program has something for everyone, from ...

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces non-binary option for driver’s licenses and state identification cards

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that, effective Nov. 10, Michigan residents will be able to select a non-binary option – marked with an “X” – as the sex on their driver’s licenses and state identification cards. “I am proud to support Michiganders across the state who for many years have called on the Department of State to provide a non-binary sex marker on their ID that matches their lived reality,” said Benson. “We have been working toward this goal since 2019, when we first removed the barriers for residents to change their sex marker in order to ...

Rep. Markkanen working to increase energy options in Michigan

LANSING — State Rep. Greg Markkanen, of Hancock, today outlined the need to expand a vital program that will allow more people across the U.P. and Michigan to generate their own energy to meet their specific needs. Law signed in 2008 established a net metering program that allowed Michigan residents to use on-site renewable energy generation – such as rooftop solar – through their utility companies. This method was a distinct shift from centralized, utility-owned generation sources like traditional power plants fueled by coal, natural gas, nuclear power, or utility-scale solar and ...