By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA — Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year, leaving state officials looking to their ...

LANSING — Building a water workforce through education and career pathways; advancing technology, scientific research, and data sharing; and protecting vital ecosystems are major focus areas in Michigan’s newly released 2022 State of the Great Lakes report.  The Office of the Great Lakes ...

By Journal Staff LANSING — The National Weather Service is predicting a snowstorm to arrive in the Great Lakes region through today with the potential to drop a decent amount of accumulation. That’s favorable for snowmobile conditions, particularly in the Lower Peninsula, but the ...

By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has announced that Michiganders who are blind or visually impaired can now apply to receive an audible currency reader at no cost through the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library. The currency ...

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press President Joe Biden signed a large defense bill on Friday that includes a water bill that directs the Army Corps of Engineers on major infrastructure projects to improve navigation and protect against storms worsened by climate change. The biggest ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in fraudulently obtaining more than in $1.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief money. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the sentence against 47-year-old Jemar Mason of Grand Rapids, ...