Michigan’s 103rd Legislature begins in Lansing: here’s what you need to know

Interlochen Public Radio
The 103rd Michigan Legislature is underway with a handover of authority in the Michigan House to Republicans and a strong signal of how the new majority plans to manage its power.
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Michigan’s 103rd Legislature begins in Lansing: here’s what you need to know

Interlochen Public Radio
The 103rd Michigan Legislature is underway with a handover of authority in the Michigan House to Republicans and a strong signal of how the new majority plans to manage its power.
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Cornies: Trudeau leaves too late, with country vulnerable

Cornies: Trudeau leaves too late, with country vulnerable
London Free Press
In October 2015, Trudeau led the Liberals to a strong majority government (184 of 338 seats), the second-best performance in the party's history.
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Costs, attendance have 2 Traverse City Methodist churches considering merger

Interlochen Public Radio
A vote from both congregations is needed for the merger to go through. There’s no date set for a vote yet.
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More Londoners falling behind on mortgage payments: CMHC

More Londoners falling behind on mortgage payments: CMHC
London Free Press
The number of Londoners behind on mortgage payments has tripled during the past two years, reaching rates not seen since 2017.
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Number of digital items borrowed at London libraries hit 1M in 2024

London Free Press
Borrowers set a new record for the number of digital items (ebooks, audiobooks and magazines) they checked out from the London Public Library, surpassing the one-million mark in 2024.
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Teacher unions: Don’t blame us for Thames Valley school board budget woes

London Free Press
Union leaders are speaking out against accusations budget woes are related to teacher absences at the Thames Valley District school board.
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Closing arguments begin in London bush party homicide trial

London Free Press
The only question facing the jury at Carlos Guerra Guerra’s second-degree murder trial is whether the aspiring rapper brought a loaded handgun to a bush party to intentionally use it or whether he was acting in self-defence when he fatally shot Josue Silva. On Monday, after a two-week break, the
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COVID 19 continues to linger in London and Middlesex, with fatality and hospitalization numbers high more than two years after the pandemic ended.

London Free Press
COVID-19 continues to linger in London and Middlesex, with fatalities and hospital admissions high more than a year after the pandemic ended. There have 35 deaths from COVID-19 in London and Middlesex County since August and 31 people are being treated in hospital for the disease, with three admitted just
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Whitmer signs bills to extend jobless benefits to 26 weeks

Interlochen Public Radio
Jobless workers will be able to collect unemployment benefits for a little more than six months under bills signed Monday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Toy stories: Five kid crazes that sparked Christmas chaos

London Free Press
If you're a millennial, or a parent of one, you might remember these must-have toys that turned Christmas shopping upside-down.
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‘Vampire-like’ sea lamprey making a comeback and threatening Great Lakes fish populations

Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says since the pandemic, the prevalence of sea lamprey has increased in all five Great Lakes thanks to control efforts largely being suspended at the […]
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