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Marquette City Commission votes on employee health coverage

MARQUETTE — During their Monday meeting, the Marquette City Commission voted on how much the city would contribute to the city employee’s health care plans. According to the motion background, read at the meeting by City Clerk Kyle Whitney, Public Act 152 in Michigan state government stipulates that government employers must choose each year between applying a hard cap on how much each government employer can pay towards an employee’s health care costs, adopt an 80/20 cost sharing plan or opt out of the cost sharing model. “While health care costs have seen a sharp rise in ...

Gwinn Area Community Schools bond proposal back on the ballot

GWINN — Gwinn Area Community Schools once again has a bond proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot, after four previous bond proposals failed in other elections. This time around, GACS says that “your feedback is our focus,” and the proposed bond is much smaller than previous requests. “We ...

Trump, Vance and Obama are making closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states

President Donald Trump's campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms is returning to Ohio for the third time in a month on Wednesday, while former President Barack Obama is set to rally Democrats in Georgia. With less than a week until Election Day, Trump is keeping his focus on states that he won handily two years ago as Americans confront record fuel prices, rising costs and an unpopular war in Iran. Vice President JD Vance was focusing on North Carolina, where Republicans have been pessimistic about retaining a Senate seat. Former national party ...

Tours offer Halloween enthusiasts visits to former psychiatric hospital and funeral home in Michigan

WESTLAND, Mich. — It's not enough these days for some Halloween enthusiasts to be scared by actors dressed up in spooky getups at makeshift haunted houses: They want the "real" thing. At a former psychiatric hospital in suburban Detroit and a former funeral home in Toledo, Ohio, visitors ...

Baraga County Chamber of Commerce launches “Baraga County Cash” gift check program 

BARAGA — The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce has officially launched Baraga County Cash, a county‑wide gift check program designed to keep more dollars in Baraga County and strengthen the local economy. Community gift card programs like Baraga County Cash have proven to be powerful economic tools nationwide. According to the Institute for Local Self‑Reliance, local dollars recirculate up to three times more when spent at independent businesses compared to national chains. Studies from Main Street America show that for every $100 spent locally, up to $68 stays in the community, ...

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