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View Comments Ready-to-drink canned cocktails can now be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a legislation package that expands the distribution of mixed spirit drinks. Senate Bills 141- 44 aim to support spirit manufacturers and small businesses, create good-paying jobs within the state and cut red tape when it comes to canned cocktails, according to a news release. Distillers are a growing industry in the state and the bills make it easier for them to distribute their products. Whitmer signed the four-bill package at Long Road Distillers in Gran...

Governor Whitmer signs mixed spirits package to create jobs and support Michigan small businesses By Will Kriss May 24, 2021 | 4:15 PM LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Today, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 141, Senate Bill 142, Senate Bill 143 and Senate Bill 144, which will make it easier for distillers and retailers to distribute and sell mixed spirit drinks. “This is a great example of bipartisan legislation that will create jobs and help our small businesses grow, and shows what we can do when we work together,” Governor Whitmer said. “Distillers are a growin...

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9 & 10 News May 12, 2021 With the utility tunnel set to replace the Line 5 pipeline still two-to-four years away from completion, many lawmakers and advocates are confused why Line 5 is being shut down now. According to a shutdown order put forth by Governor Gretchen Whitmer back in November, the Line 5 oil pipeline running under the Mackinac Straits must cease operation at midnight Wednesday night. “You can’t just shut it down,” said Representative Jack O’Malley, “Look what happened with the Colonial pipeline.” Skyrocketing utility prices, gas and oil shortages. That’s what Rep...

gneese@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — Local and downstate lawmakers visited sites damaged in the 2018 floods last month as part of an effort to encourage the Department of Natural Resources and the state legislature to provide more funds to restore trails. State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, and Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, organized the event. “I thank Chairman Ed McBroom and Rep. Markkanen for bringing some pretty heavy hitters up to take a look at the properties we have here that unfortunately we still have not addressed,” Commissioner Glenn Anderson said. Also in attendance were st...