State News
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Be it resolved? From ceremonial to political, a look at Michigan lawmakers’ resolutions
Lawmakers have been opining, congratulating, commemorating, posturing, praising, chiding and deriding—all in the form of resolutions.
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Tracking moose on Isle Royale. How to volunteer for Moosewatch
A nonprofit group dedicated to studying moose-wolf interactions at Isle Royale National Park is looking for volunteers to hike the archipelago to find bones and study the large animals.
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Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list
Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider.
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Will northern lights shine again? When to see the aurora borealis
Here’s what to know about the northern lights forecast.
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Michigan OKs landmark regulations that push up-front costs to data centers
Michigan regulators on Thursday adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries to protect residents from subsidizing the industry’s hefty energy use.
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Michigan family turns their Up North deer camp into a cannabis dispensary
Built by hand on old Northern Michigan hunting property, American Grown Cannabis proves that great weed can grow anywhere—even in the middle of nowhere.
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‘The legend lives on’: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes.
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
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Celebrating Native American history. What to know in November
Here’s what to know this Native American Heritage Month.
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What’s going on with SNAP benefits in Michigan?
About 1.4 million Michiganders are feeling the pinch as the federal government shutdown stalls SNAP benefits and leaves food banks scrambling to fill the gap.
