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Michigan releases 2026 Hot 50 and Career Outlook reports

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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

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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 ...

Today in Sports Sep. 5

National Sports

1922 — The U.S. beats Australia 4-1 to capture the Davis Cup for the third straight year. 1938 — Don Budge leads the U.S. to a 3-2 victory over Australia in the Davis Cup final at Philadelphia. Budge beats Adrian Quist of Australia 8-6, 6-1, 6-2 to wrap up the title. 1949 — Pancho Gonzalez captures his second consecutive men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Gonzalez needs 67 games — the most ever in a final — to defeat Ted Schroeder, 16-18, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Mary Osborne du Pont defeats Doris Hart 6-4, 6-1 for the women’s title. 1951 ...

United We Thrive!

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America’s 250th anniversary has given us plenty of opportunities this year to celebrate our nation’s history, but it has also given us an opportunity to think about what has always made communities like ours strong. And, quite simply, it’s each other. That seems like the perfect sentiment as we begin making plans for the Delta County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner, presented by OSF HealthCare ~ St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group, scheduled for Thursday, October 8, at the Island Resort & Casino. We carried the America 250 celebration into this year’s U.P. State Fair ...

Judge upholds property sale to developers

Local News

ESCANABA — The future of a parcel in Escanaba recently came before the Delta County 47th Circuit Court, where the Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens challenged the City of Escanaba’s sale of the property to Old State Development. The nursing home argued the city was prohibited from ...