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Republican-controlled Michigan Senate recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month View Comments The GOP-controlled Senate approved the resolution by Sen. Jeremy Moss in a voice vote, meaning there is no tally of who voted in support of or opposition to. All 16 Senate Democrats signed on as sponsors along with two Republican lawmakers: Sens. Jim Stamas of Midland and Wayne Schmidt of Traverse City. "The people of Michigan understand, appreciate and value the cultural, civic and economic contributions of the LGBTQ communities to the greater community of the state and affirm a celebration of love, living aut...

President Joe Biden and Congress announced back in March that $3.7 billion would go to Michigan schools to help children as they passed the American Rescue Plan.

Bay Shore Outfitters, which has locations in Sturgeon Bay and Sister Bay, opens June 4 in Algoma with sales and rentals along with clothing and gear.

While Governor Whitmer's visit to West Michigan on Monday had most of the attention focused on the state's back-to-work rules and a visit to Steelcase, another stop in Grand Rapids means that canned cocktails in Michigan will be cheaper and boozier.

9 & 10 News May 24, 2021 A big win for local distilleries in Northern Michigan and beyond, as a new bill package opens up the market for the craft brands. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a pack of four bills Monday in Grand Rapids that will make it much easier for craft distilleries to distribute and market their hard seltzers and canned cocktails. Strict liquor laws in Michigan used to require massive red tape for distilleries to get lower alcohol, small format beverages licensed by the state and to distributors. Now the red tape is cut and it is much more similar to the rules seen by brewe...