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State House passes bill that would lift deer bait ban
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State House passes bill that would lift deer bait ban

State Rep. Jennifer Wortz speaks on the House floor. Courtesy | Michigan House Republicans Michigan hunters could soon use deer bait again after the House passed a bill earlier this month to end the state’s ban. “We’ve continued to see an exponential growth of deer, in particular in southern Michigan,” said Michigan Rep. Jennifer Wortz,...

Metro Detroit set to receive rural health funding
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Metro Detroit set to receive rural health funding

A map depicting the classifications of each Michigan county. Courtesy | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Funds for rural hospitals are headed to Metro Detroit, State Rep. Jennifer Wortz, a Republican who represents parts of Hillsdale County, told The Collegian last week. Michigan is set to receive about $173 million from the federal...

Tempers rise at Fayette solar project meeting
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Tempers rise at Fayette solar project meeting

Three representatives from Ranger Power (left) with two planning commission members (right). Thomas McKenna | Collegian A Fayette Township planning commission meeting turned tense Tuesday night when three representatives from Ranger Power took questions from residents about the company’s plan to turn 1,350 acres of farmland into a solar field. More than 60 people from...

Residents fear state intervention over solar farm
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Residents fear state intervention over solar farm

The Fayette Township planning commission held an emergency meeting Jan. 23. Thomas McKenna | Collegian Fayette Township Board holds emergency meeting to accept resignations from clerks. Residents in and around Fayette Township are concerned that the company behind a plan to turn 1,350 acres of farmland into a solar farm will ask the state government...

Trump posts video with Hillsdale College
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Trump posts video with Hillsdale College

Trump announcing the partnership with Hillsdale College. Courtesy | Youtube President Donald Trump name-dropped Hillsdale College in a video released by the White House and the school Wednesday afternoon, continuing the college’s “Story of America” video series in partnership with the administration. “We’re excited to retell one of the greatest tales in the history of...