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Judge orders administration to fully fund SNAP benefits

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A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decision that the administration promptly appealed. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump's administration until ...

Incumbents all returned to Escanaba City Council

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ESCANABA — The three incumbents reelected to the Escanaba City Council will officially be sworn in at the council's re-organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The council members’ term lengths are all four years. Mark Ammel received 1,230 votes, which was 36.73% of the total turnout ...

Beagle pups born same day of ‘tragedy’ on Lake Superior

Community

ESCANABA — The gales of November bent the old box elder tree in our backyard. Little Bay de Noc churned and splashed not far from our house. It is 1975 and Escanaba’s north shore stockpiles tons of iron ore pellets. Ore boats visit port Escanaba, and a conveyer belt loader has fed ...

Manistique incumbents unopposed in reelection

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MANISTIQUE — Two incumbents will return to the Manistique City Council after running unopposed in Tuesday's election. Cathy Rohde, the city's currently mayor pro-tem, and Mike Perilloux, who was mayor from 2018 to 2020, were both first appointed in 2018. Rohde drew 152 votes on Tuesday, ...

All 50 states will vie for funds from $50B rural health program

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WASHINGTON — All 50 states have applied for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday. States had from Sept. 15 through Wednesday to apply for the program, which was authorized ...

Driver dies in crash after fleeing Niagara traffic stop

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NIAGARA, Wis. — A man died Wednesday afternoon after crashing his truck into a garbage truck on Main Street while fleeing from a Niagara Police officer. The officer had attempted to do a traffic stop about 1:11 p.m. Central time Wednesday when the other driver took off at high speed and ...