ALPENA TOWNSHIP — Inflatable slides, open apparatus bays, and a food trailer filled the Alpena Township Fire Department’s southside station on Saturday for the department’s annual Fire Prevention Open House. The Oct. 3 event fell on the eve of Fire Prevention Week, observed nationwide ...
ALPENA — Three free, informational presentations to help voters understand the upcoming statewide ballot proposals will be hosted by the League of Women Voters of Northeast Michigan (LWV) in October, according to a LWV press release on Thursday. These educational sessions are open to the public. This November, Michigan voters will decide on two statewide ballot measures: – Proposal 1: A constitutional measure determining whether-or-not to convene a convention to rewrite the Michigan Constitution. – Proposal 2: A legislative measure regarding restrictions on political ...
State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, will host local office hours in Cheboygan and Alpena, according to a press release from Cavitt’s office. The office hours will take place on the following times and locations: Friday, Oct. 16: – Step Inn, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Cheboygan Friday, ...
MICHIGAN — State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, this week testified in front of the Senate Committee on Regulatory Affairs in support of his plan to protect the rights of Michigan children seeking to run lemonade stands, according to a press release from Cavitt’s office. “Children in my ...
LANSING – The expansion of hyperscale data centers in the state is inflaming tensions between some community residents and their governments as local officials balance the unpopularity of data centers, the economic pressure from corporations and the limits of local authority. According to the annual State of the State Survey from Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, 70% of those surveyed opposed the construction of hyperscale data centers in their communities, and over half thought that such data centers are bad for the environment or ...
