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If you are one of Consumer Energy’s 1.9 million customers in Michigan’s lower peninsula, you may or may not notice a slight increase on your electric bill, which goes into effect January 1st, 2022.  The increase will be about 59 cents per month for the average residential electric … [Read more...] about Consumers Energy Rate Increase to Improve Electrical Reliability

This Thursday The Michigan Wage & Hour Division announced that the base minimum wage for the state will be increased to $9.87 per hour beginning Jan 1st, 2022. The current state minimum wage is set at $9.65 per hour. This article is a summary. Read the original here. Photo by Karolina … [Read more...] about Another Increase to Michigan’s Minimum Wage is set to begin on Jan 1st

Michigan campground rates for lodging and camping have gone up by $2 to $8 depending on the campground and the day. The Michigan DNR states that this is their first increase in four years, and this is due to the increased attendance rates since 2019 which adds to daily operating costs. This … [Read more...] about Michigan State Parks Just Increased Camping and Lodging Fees

The Genesee County health department announced that they will be loosening up the mask mandate placed on schools before Christmas Break so only a certain few individuals will have to wear masks after Christmas. This article is a summary. Read the original here. Photo by Ketut … [Read more...] about School Mask Mandate to be Loosened by Genesee County up on Dec 22nd

The News just broke loose to thousands of unlucky civilian investors on the morning of Thursday, November 11th, 2021, that due to a security incident where an unauthorized third party gained access, thousands of people's accounts have been exposed. This means the hackers potentially gained access to … [Read more...] about Robinhood Just Got HACKED!!

The New requirement issued by Congress is for automakers to find a high-tech way to keep heavily intoxicated people from driving cars to prevent road accidents and casualties to people and infrastructure. All this comes in as a part of Biden's $1 Trillion infrastructure package he's due to sign … [Read more...] about New car technology to stop drunken driving is Mandated By Congress

The city of Fenton’s bond proposal to fix more than 90% of its crumbling streets and roads has been approved by voters This proposal will raise $24 million in tax funds to fix about 30 miles of local roadways over the next 10 years. About 60% of voters approved the proposal this Tuesday. This … [Read more...] about Voters in Fenton Approved a $24 Million tax increase to fix roads

Whitmer wants to make sure that the state of Michigan is ready when the FDA grants authorization to administer Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 5 to 11 years. She has directed state agencies to begin ordering and distributing doses of the vaccine right away. This article is a summary. … [Read more...] about Whitmer Directs State Agencies to Vaccinate more Kids

After a year of no sports due to covid mandates, the 2021 hockey season is back.  The Flint Firebirds are back on the ice for their season opener this Saturday. For the first time in the last 19 months, spectators will not have to wear a mask. “The health department or the state hasn’t put any … [Read more...] about The Flint Firebirds Are Back on the Ice, with No Covid Mandates