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Posted inMichigan Government
In northern Michigan, Trucker Randy and ‘pay for play’ claims roil Senate race
Michigan’s messiest primary may be Up North, where Republican activists offered one candidate a government job to drop out of the race and a conservative radio host is running as a Democrat.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan scraps special elk hunt in January
Michigan hunters are so adept at hunting elk that state regulators now say a rarely used season in January is no longer necessary.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Book Club discussion of ‘The Dockporter’
Authors Dave McVeigh and Jim Bolone joined Bridge Michigan on Wednesday to discuss their coming-of-age novel set on Mackinac Island.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Daily trout limits in Lake Huron may be reduced due to overfishing
Limits could go from 3 to 2 per day because recreational anglers exceeded limits with Michigan tribes.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Now is the exact time to shut down Line 5
The risk of keeping Line 5 open or building a new pipeline does not outweigh the very real harms that can and will result from its continued operation.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan and small businesses can’t afford a Line 5 shutdown
The best way to make this already safe pipeline even safer is to move forward with the plan to get it out of the water and into the Great Lakes Tunnel, far below the Straits of Mackinac.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Small portions: Michigan puts PFAS advisory on Lake Superior rainbow smelt
Samples taken from the big lake revealed widespread PFAS contamination of rainbow smelt, a popular sport fish. State officials advise consuming no more than a few smelt a month for safety reasons.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Northern Michigan resorts bemoan lack of foreign worker visas for summer
Demand for seasonal workers from other countries is setting a record this year. That leaves Northern Michigan’s hospitality industry struggling to fill the worker positions that drive tourism.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Black bear populations explode in northern Michigan following hunt limits
Conservationists cheer the comeback, but some fear it could lead to the loosening of regulations.