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Saturday, May 4, 2024
U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman fell well short of the votes needed to become speaker-designate as factions continue to paralyze the House Republican Conference. Among eight candidates in a Tuesday morning vote, Bergman (R-Watersmeet) was the second eliminated, never getting into double digits, several national news organizations reported. But the winner […]
Amy Bearinger spent her postpartum months snuggling her newborn and enjoying time away from her job in higher education to settle in as a family of three. But she also spent those four or five months without pay feeling stressed. Her job was secure thanks to the Family and Medical […]
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh denied any knowledge or involvement in plotting to steal opponents’ play-calling signals by sending representatives to their games and said he would fully cooperate with an NCAA investigation into the allegations against his program. “I do not have any knowledge or information regarding the University of […]
Washington ― Michigan U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman is making calls to his Republican colleagues about running for House speaker in the event that Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan drops his bid for the position, his office said. Bergman, 76, of Watersmeet has been approached by GOP members and is having conversations about […]
Three Michigan lawmakers introduced a bipartisan plan to heighten sentencing recommendations for various narcotic drug crimes. Reps. Sarah Lightner, R-Springport, Ann Bollin R-Brighton Township, and Angela Witwer, D-Delta Township, introduced a bipartisan plan to increase drug sentencing recommendations for heroin and fentanyl dealers. House Bills 5124-26 would revise sentencing requirements […]
New York: CNN—Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday, a casualty of a miserable environment for drug stores, exacerbated by its runner-up status to bigger chains and expensive legal battles for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions. The bankruptcy was not a surprise. Its bigger rivals, CVS and Walgreens, […]
Suzanne Somers is dead at 76, according to her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay. Somers, the “Three’s Company” actor, died in her home surrounded by her family early Sunday, the eve of her 77th birthday. “Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16th. Instead, they will […]
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) is now accepting applications from licensed police officers across the state and country who want to join the MSP and is offering them the unique opportunity to participate in a shortened recruit school. The 146th Trooper Recruit School, which is only open to licensed police […]
A ferry that serves Sugar Island in Chippewa County was shut down Tuesday morning after an SUV accident, officials said. Fire officials said that around 10:45 a.m., the driver of a silver SUV – which was one of the first vehicles on the Sugar Islander 2 ferry – hit the […]
SEATTLE, Washington – The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) honored the agencies in charge of two international bridge crossings on the Ontario-Michigan border for the procurement and implementation of their innovative toll systems. The IBTTA presented the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (The […]
