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The plan, proposed by Representative Greg Markkanen, now moves onto the State Senate.

HOUGHTON — U.P. Michigan Works and Michigan Veterans’ Employment Services conducted a ceremony on Wednesday to recognize GS Engineering of Houghton for its

LANSING — Governor Whitmer expanded the state of emergency to Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties to help address the impacts of

ABC 10/CW5 State grants will be helping out three cities in the U.P. State Representative Greg Markkanen announced the awarding of three state grants, given to Ontonagon, Gaastra, and Crystal Falls. In Ontonagon, nearly $228,000 has been awarded for a new fire truck. It will replace a fire department rescue truck. In Gaastra, $298,000 has been awarded and will repair a water storage tank. And in Crystal Falls, nearly $36,000 was given to improve water system infrastructure. This funding could cover staff, equipment, supplies, and more. A total of 2.7 million dollars was awarded to 16 municipa...

5:48 Batteries are more efficient, the price of solar panels has plummeted, and solar customers are no longer restricted to the liberal crowd concerned about their carbon footprint.  “We can sell it to essentially both sides of the aisle,” says Ian Olmsted, president of Peninsula Solar.  For Olmsted, it’s obvious why there’s so much interest in the technology. “Basically it comes down to price. I mean, you can be sending your kid to college for what you are paying electric rates in the U.P. for,” he says. Yet despite all the potential for residential solar in Michigan, there’s...