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CRC: The COVID-19 Recession Imperils the State’s Cash Position

Check out The Citizens Research Council of Michigan’s analysis on how the COVID-19 recession affects the State of Michigan’s cash position on the short- and long-term.

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City of Marquette Sends Record Number of Absentee Ballots, Opening Satellite Voter Office

As we mark off the final days of September, I have a shocking piece of…

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NMU Center for Rural Health Seeks to Strengthen UP Healthcare System

Elise Bur, Director at the NMU Center for Rural Health, gives an overview of the center and how it seeks to improve outcomes for rural healthcare in the Upper Peninsula.

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Dark Store Battles Continue, U.P. Legislators Oppose Governor’s Tax Tribunal Appointment, and the Last U.P. Voice on the Supreme Court

Dark store battles continue, U.P. legislators oppose Governor’s Tax Tribunal appointment, and the last U.P. voice on the Supreme Court. Read more in this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors.

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Great Lakes Sports Commission Helps Sustain Important Economic Sector

Susie Fox and Kevin Korpi of the Great Lakes Sports Commission provide a great overview of the history of the commission, the role that state investment into sports and related infrastructure has played, and the economic importance of sports in Michigan.

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