On a recent Friday afternoon, Marie Richards sat in her living room in northern Michigan. She was having a hard time talking about her job at the US Forest Service in the past tense. “I absolutely loved my job,” she said. “I didn’t want to go.” Richards, a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe […]
LANSING – As educators across Michigan work to improve children’s early literacy skills, local schools and the Michigan Department of Education are celebrating March is Reading Month. Today State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice visited a second-grade classroom at Parchment School District’s Central Elementary School in Kalamazoo County. He read “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout” by […]
The Trump administration has halted a $15 million Social Security study that involved the University of Michigan, whose president warns more cuts are likely that will have “serious repercussions” on the school’s budget. The Social Security Administration announced Friday it was ending cooperative agreements with research centers “addressing DEI in Social Security, retirement, and disability policy.” The Michigan […]
Michigan State University stands to lose as much as $23 million a year in federal grants as a result of President Donald Trump’s steep cuts to the US Agency for International Development. Project leads received a series of termination notices Wednesday for federally funded MSU programs aimed at improving higher education and researching agricultural best […]
Muskegon, MI – The Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce proudly announces seven winners of the highly esteemed Business Excellence Awards. The winners will be recognized for outstanding performance at the fourth annual “Business Excellence Awards” Event. Each of these businesses or individuals has set the standard of excellence every day in their respective business sector. […]
Muskegon – Muskegon Community College (MCC) is calling on gamers in the community to take part in its first-ever MCC Esports Tournament, set to take place on March 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stevenson Center, Room 3306. The groundbreaking event is open to athletes ages 16 and over and is […]
Muskegon — United Way of the Lakeshore announced the launch of United Way’s free tax filing through My Free Taxes® for the new tax season. My Free Taxes lets U.S. tax filers who earned less than $84K last year file their federal and state taxes online – for free. Since 2009, My Free Taxes has […]
BY Brian Vernellis West Michigan’s businesses and purchasing managers are seeing a slow, but positive start to the economy in 2025, said a Grand Valley researcher. Brian Long, director of supply management research at GVSU’s Seidman College of Business, said his January survey of local purchasing managers returned encouraging signs that the economy was off to […]
By, Michelle Hazekamp In the final days after the 2024 Presidential Election, the 102nd Michigan Legislative session came to a dramatic end defined by a flurry of bad bills, intraparty disputes, and legislative walkouts during the so called “Lame Duck” session, meanwhile leaving critical issues effecting Michigan residents unresolved and fueling criticism over leadership. As […]
Muskegon – Muskegon Public Schools (MPS) has earned designation as a Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) community, making it only the fourth district in Michigan – and first along West Michigan’s lakeshore – to achieve this recognition. This milestone follows two years of due diligence and collaboration with over 80 community members to develop […]