As the school year nears, some schools face a familiar dread: Tourism has spiked housing prices higher than most teachers can afford. Now, some want to allow districts to use tax dollars to build teacher housing.
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Posted inOutdoors Life
Peeing your pants, other lessons from chasing a Michigan summer bucket list
Bridge Michigan gave Outdoors Life reporter Laura Herberg the task of a lifetime: Cross things off a bucket list all summer. Here’s what she’s taken away so far.
Posted inMichigan Government
Critics: ‘Prison gerrymandering’ gives some Michiganders extra ‘political clout’
Prisoners can’t vote, but Michigan includes them in local population counts when creating new political districts. Critics say that should change.
Posted inQuality of Life
Michigan farm to supply White House Christmas tree: ‘This is our Super Bowl’
Korson’s Tree Farms in Montcalm County will supply the White House with an 18-foot Christmas tree this year. The tree will be on display in the Blue Room, a tradition that was started in 1961.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Fall turkey hunting just got easier in Michigan. What to know
Michigan has more than 200,000 wild turkeys. The state just made it easier to get a fall hunting license.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Great Lakes mussel research starved of funds as whitefish vanish
Quagga mussels deplete food and nutrients from waters, threatening to drive whitefish extinct. But scientists looking for a solution are working on a shoestring budgets, as much more money is devoted to other invasive species.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Can Michigan save beloved whitefish? Fate hinges on uphill bid to kill mussels
Decades into the mussel invasion, whitefish are on brink of collapse. Scientists are working on a Hail Mary bid to save the fish, using tarps, paint scrapers and a 1,200-pound steel plate.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Dead deer and small fish: Michigan students learn to investigate poaching
For students aiming to become Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers, one program at Northern Michigan University gives them the science and hands-on experience needed to pass the test.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan hotel taxes fund tourism promotion. Should they also fund services?
Tourists use local government services but don’t directly fund them. Some people want to change that by redirecting some hotel tax revenue from tourism promotion to local governments.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Dead eagles get new life with Michigan tribes, but bird flu extends wait
Eagles are sacred for many Native Americans, who can obtain dead birds for religious use through the federal government. Bird flu has slowed the already-lengthy process.