The United States Federal Government shut down last week on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. after failing to pass a spending bill or continuing resolution. Then on Thursday night, the State of Michigan Legislature, which had passed its own temporary plan Oct. 1 in order to avoid shutting down, passed a budget through the House shortly before midnight, and through the Senate after midnight.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jack Bergman announced that middle and high school students in Michigan’s First Congressional District are invited to participate in the 2025 Congressional App Challenge, a nationwide competition designed to inspire students to explore coding, computer science, and app development.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) cosponsored the Small Business RELIEF Act to exempt small businesses in Michigan and across the country from President Trump’s global baseline reciprocal tariffs and provide refunds to the small businesses that were forced to pay them. Small businesses make up 99.6 percent of all businesses in Michigan and employ nearly 50 percent of our state’s workforce. This legislation would protect more than 900,000 Michigan small businesses that are already having to make devastating choices to keep their business afloat, such as cutting jobs, canceling expansion plans, and absorbing input costs.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued six more states on Thursday, saying the states are illegally blocking the agency’s wide-ranging effort to scrutinize detailed voter data in a brewing court fight over what states say is the private, protected information of residents.
Nine months ago, Allison Wiltse opened a shop in her hometown of Au Gres called Ali’s Naturally Unique Boutique along U.S 23.
Weather forecasts are warm and free of precipitation for this weekend, when the Standish Historical Depot will host activities including amusement and horse-drawn wagon rides, food and merchandise vendors and a silent auction
Members of the Masonic Lodge in West Branch and the Iron Bandogs Motorcycle Club organized a group ride Sunday to benefit the Rayola nonprofit organization.
Richland Township Supervisor Dale Bronson and Village of Prescott President Mark Janowski led a discussion Sept. 18 which included other trustees from the township and village as well as two representatives from the Ogemaw District Library. The group gathered to discuss the future of the Prescott Library, which was damaged beyond repair in a fire this past April.
Recent Michigan Legislature Adoptions and Votes