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Whitmer casts doubt on a 2028 presidential bid

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast doubt on the prospect of running for president in 2028 while speaking in Toronto on Wednesday. Whitmer was asked by a Canadian journalist in a moderated discussion whether she is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2028. "I ...

Senatorial candidates: Mike Rogers

MARQUETTE — The first of the candidates covered in our senatorial candidates series is Mike Rogers, a former FBI special agent and senator for the state of Michigan. He is one of many candidates running to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate after incumbent Gary Peters declined to seek ...

NMU hockey players connect, share experiences with school kids

NEGAUNEE — Members of the Northern Michigan University men’s hockey team visited Negaunee Middle School on Friday, playing dodgeball and answering questions for the kids during their school day. A question and answer session in Derek Cardinal’s sixth-grade classroom revealed that ...

Michigan Legislature passes eight day continuation budget, votes expected today

In the thick of a government shutdown that lasted just one hour, the Michigan House and Senate passed a continuation budget to hold the state over for the next eight days – a move that was described as giving legislative staffers some cushion to finish drafting the final budget deal hammered ...

Plaidurday to be marked Friday

MARQUETTE — The worldwide celebration of all things plaid, also known as Plaidurday, is set for Friday. Celebrated annually on the first Friday in October, Plaidurday is the worldwide celebration of plaid, “Because we're all connected by a common thread,” reads the website, ...

Government shutdown begins as the nation faces a new period of uncertainty

WASHINGTON — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are ...