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6 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — When one company owns both ferry lines, controls both docks, and sets all the prices, Mackinac Island says it’s no longer fair transit—it’s a monopoly. The city filed a federal countersuit earlier this month, accusing Hoffmann Marine—the parent company of Shepler’s and the Mackinac Island Ferry Company—of eliminating competition and attempting to impose identical fare increases for the 2025 season.

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — The Coast Guard has officially shut down its icebreaking patrols on the lower Great Lakes, wrapping up a 98-day winter operation that kept shipping lanes open and island communities supplied. The joint U.S.-Canadian mission, which began Jan. 6, covered a broad region from the St. Lawrence Seaway to southern Lake Huron.

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A fake toll website is targeting Michigan drivers, despite the fact the state has no toll roads, according to a warning issued on April 14 by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The scam involves a fraudulent website that copies the look of MDOT’s official site but uses a different URL. The site claims drivers owe toll payments and threatens late fees—claims MDOT says are entirely false.

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Tom Gantert

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The Michigan state legislature is concerned with crowded classrooms in grades K-12 at a time when there are more teachers and fewer students.

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Tom Gantert

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Urban public school districts in the cities of Flint, Benton Harbor, Pontiac, Lansing, Detroit and Grand Rapids have been devastated by a loss of students over the past 25 years. The school districts, faced with schools of choice and charter schools that offer parents more options, are faring far worse than the state average that has seen an overall 17% reduction in student enrollment from 1999-00 to 2024-25.