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Senate GOP Leader Thune talks government shutdown, ICE reform standoff
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (279+ words) WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Republicans will not negotiate on the issue of warrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as a partial government shutdown continues amid a standoff over ICE reforms continues on Capitol Hill....
Trump administration’s ‘third country’ deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (248+ words) Murphy said migrants challenging the Department of Homeland Security's policy have the right to "meaningful notice" and an opportunity to object before they are removed to a third country. The policy "extinguishes valid challenges to third-country removal by effecting removal…...
Gov. Whitmer delivers final State of the State Address
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (390+ words) MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave her final State of the State Address Wednesday evening from the state capital. In her speech, which lasted about an hour, Whitmer thanked state lawmakers and reflected on what she called her success…...
FACT FOCUS: A look at Trump’s false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1469+ words) Trump has spent the last year boasting of his accomplishments while mocking the record of his predecessor, Joe Biden. But much of this bluster has been based on misinformation, which he again fell back on during his State of the…...
Legal changes under consideration to remove former Prince Andrew from line of succession
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (689+ words) Despite being stripped of his status as prince in October over his close links with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former Prince Andrew, King Charles III's younger brother, remains eighth in line to become monarch. Experts say…...
Marquette County opens survey for input on master plan
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (89+ words) Marquette County opens survey for input on master plan'Upper Michigan's Source MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Marquette County Planning Commission has created a survey for residents to provide input on the 2040 Master Plan, which is being revised this year. The survey…...
Trump’s made tariffs central to his presidency. Chaos may come next
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1033+ words) Trump had made tariffs the bedrock of his economic pitch to voters going into the midterm elections, even describing tariffs as his "favorite word in the dictionary." He promised that factories would relocate from overseas and bring jobs with them,…...
Delta County residents discuss proposed animal control ordinance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (29+ words) Delta County residents discuss proposed animal control ordinance'Upper Michigan's Source Delta County residents discuss proposed animal control ordinance Longtime Houghton mayor dies, city manager shares thoughts on his legacy...
Marquette Planning Commission recommends general commercial rezoning
1+ week, 1+ day ago (124+ words) MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Marquette City Planning Commission recommend three properties be rezoned at a meeting Tuesday. The properties are 1308, 1400, and 1402 Division St., including pet supply store Mares-Z-Doats. A storage cover was built over 1308 Division last year which violates its…...
Whitmer releases 2027 budget, lawmakers react
1+ week, 2+ day ago (271+ words) UPPER MICHIGAN (WLUC) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan) has released the final budget of her term, and lawmakers are reacting. The proposed budget recommendation is an $88 billion spending plan for the 2027 fiscal year. It calls for $400 million to come from the…...