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Michigan News

Marquette County gets state funding for roads

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday that the Marquette County Road Commission will receive $375,000 in funding for road resurfacing to improve road conditions and safety. Whitmer said in the press release that these grants will ...

GM says it can handle rising labor costs

DETROIT (AP) — Clearly frustrated with its languishing share price, General Motors on Wednesday announced a massive stock buyback plan, raised its dividend and told investors it can absorb increased labor costs from a six-week autoworkers strike. The Detroit company said it lost production ...

Michigan to join effort to regulate AI in political ads

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ALI SWENSON Associated Press LANSING — Michigan is joining an effort to curb deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media through state-level policies as Congress and the Federal Elections Commission continue to debate more sweeping ...

Court document: Meta knowingly designed platforms to hook kids

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly ...

Whitmer recognizes Marquette County residents for community service

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Two residents and one organization from Marquette County have been honored at the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards. Big Bay resident Marcia Gonstead was one of five honored in the Volunteer of the Year category, which includes those over the age of 25 who ...