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Solid May retail sales add to positive trend

LANSING – Overall Michigan retail sales remained strong in May, the fourth consecutive month of positive performance, according to the Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Change your passwords like clockwork

We all went through the semi-annual ritual of changing our clocks recently, “springing forward” one hour for daylight savings time.

Fire departments have latched onto this twice-a-year event to remind us to check or change the batteries in our smoke detectors,

Gov’t Affairs News – tax appeal changes, paid sick leave, 9-1-1 phone systems and more

Legislature breaks for summer

Following a few hectic weeks, the Michigan Legislature has completed the budget and crafted an emergency funding solution for Detroit Public Schools. Legislators are now back in their districts until September.