Housing for immigrant workers on dairy farms is often tucked away and largely exempt from inspections. Advocates say that can lead to poor conditions. ‘You have no one to protect you,’ one worker says.
Right now in the state legislature there’s a bill to ensure that farmers don’t have to waste an entire crop just because they couldn’t repair their equipment.
It’s a high-stress job with middling pay. With other jobs aplenty, ambulance services are struggling to find, train and hire paramedics and EMTs, with the gap expected to grow this decade.
The Michigan Sierra Club is urging U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow to add the proposal to the farm bill. The designation would keep motorized vehicles from a small portion of Ottawa National Park but won’t restrict hunting, fishing or camping.
Legislation would authorize a new study of Soo Locks security issues and project the economic impact of an unexpected closure. Some 10,000 vessels pass through the locks each year.
Federal authorities say a Houghton man spray-painted swastikas on a synagogue as part of a multi-state attack coordinated by members of a national white supremacist group.
Along the U.P. border, Michigan counties are losing people while their neighbors in Wisconsin are gaining. Local leaders say the Badger State’s investments in small businesses and infrastructure are paying off.
Moose are dying slow, agonizing deaths from Minnesota to Maine as warmer winters allow parasites to thrive, decimating herds. Numbers in the Upper Peninsula remain steady for now, but experts fear a downturn.
Spring floods in the Upper Peninsula were ‘of such severity and magnitude’ that the state needs federal help to recover, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wrote to President Joe Biden and emergency management officials
In tiny Watersmeet near the Wisconsin border, school and tribal leaders are incorporating Native language and culture into classrooms, hoping to rebuild an identity robbed from past generations.
Michigan is stepping into a national debate about the 'right to repair,' with bills that would make it easier for farmers to fix broken equipment instead of being forced to take it to the dealer.
State Rep. Ken Borton wants to allow recreational wildlife and bird feeding to be protected. He said the intent is to allow feeding of squirrels and other small animals. But state wildlife officials say that would encourage deer and elk to congregate, spreading disease.
Heavy winter storms resulted in eroded trails and fallen trees at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Tahquamenon Falls State Park. Park rangers are now working long hours to finish the repairs for the summer season.
Among possible changes to Michigan’s deer hunting regulations: More opportunity for youth and disabled hunters, and the return of antler-point restrictions in 19 Michigan counties.
Another geomagnetic storm is expected to make the light show visible across much of the northern U.S. late at night. Your odds improve if you are far from city lights, there is no cloud cover and luck is with you.
