Labor Day roundup
ESCANABA — This Labor Day weekend, communities come together in various ways to commemorate the holiday that honors the workforce while serving as the unofficial end of summer. Happenings in the area include the following events: SATURDAY - A car show in Manistique starts at 10 a.m. and ...
"Pretty potty" about a week from opening
ESCANABA -- The restroom building recently erected at the Municipal Dock received some beautification this week, but it's not quite ready to open and won't be ready for use on Labor Day. The work should be completed within the next week; Escanaba Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Kent ...
No Daily Press on Labor Day holiday
ESCANABA — There will be no edition of the Daily Press printed on Sept. 7 due to no mail delivery in observation of the Labor Day holiday. The Daily Press will return to printing as normal on Tuesday.
Michigan releases 2026 Hot 50 and Career Outlook reports
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) Michigan Center for Data and Analytics has released the state’s latest “Hot 50” and “Career Outlook” publications. Both reports provide information on careers that will be in the highest demand in Michigan through 2034. “Our goal is to provide our education and workforce partners with the information they need to help Michiganders find their path to high-demand, high-wage jobs,” said Scott Powell, director of the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics and the state’s chief data officer. “The ...
Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Wisconsin's candidates for governor want to limit them, while Pennsylvania's say they support a ban. A Michigan congressional candidate called them "un-American." A Florida Senate candidate is selling merch opposing them. Across the country and up and down ballots, candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over Flock cameras, the AI-powered nationwide network of automated cameras that record license plates and other characteristics of all passing vehicles, allowing law enforcement agencies to search and share that data. Although police say the ...