Another day, another mass shooting in America. Unlike the shooting in Buffalo earlier this month, which targeted elderly Black people, this one made elementary school children the target. Both suspects were 18-year-old males. On Tuesday, the gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at ...

Michigan finds itself in the rare spot of having more money coming into the state budget than it needs to run the state. Both Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agree that at least some of the $6 billion in extra funds should be returned to taxpayers. But they ...

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, which serves as a reminder to get tested for hepatitis B and C. It also highlights one year of progress of the We Treat Hep C Initiative. Launched on April 1, 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services initiative is designed to eliminate ...

Michigan voters will have the chance to revisit the matter of term limits this November after 30 years of a system that failed to deliver on its promised benefits. This is the first tangible step to fixing a serious problem. Each chamber of the Legislature on Tuesday widely approved putting ...

Sometimes it’s what’s not said that catches the attention. Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency announced last week that more than 55,000 claimants will not have to pay back approximately $431 million in federal pandemic unemployment benefits — overpayment benefits that the agency ...

Do your health and your community a favor by visiting the first market of the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market’s 23rd season to find some locally grown items and to support area farmers and other product producers. The kickoff market will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at The Commons in ...