9/30/2025

N. WISCONSIN – Yesterday the Chippewa Federation meeting took place at Legendary Waters Resort & Casino in Red Cliff in Bayfield County. Tribal leaders and delegates from across the region gathered to discuss issues affecting our region and across Turtle Island.  The Chippewa Federation says they meet regularly with a focus on protecting our natural resources, expanding economic and educational opportunities, language revitalization, increasing the level of health care, and furthering the political position of Tribes to ensure a quality of life that members, descendants, and future generations can enjoy.

9/30/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to fund road projects through a marijuana tax.  In the new state budget, lawmakers are considering a proposed 24% wholesale tax on Marijuana, replacing one of the lowest Marijuana taxes in the country.  The money from the tax will be used to repair Michigan roads. The bill has been cleared in the house and is now awaiting a vote in the senate.  Cannabis workers and consumers expected to protest tomorrow today at the Michigan Senate Building in Lansing. They are hoping to stop the proposed tax before the state senate passes it saying it will drastically increase the cost of marijuana statewide.

9/30/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan standoff over heath care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years. The government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday if the Senate does not pass a House measure that would extend federal funding for seven weeks. Senate Democrats say they won’t vote for it unless Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits, among other demands, while President Donald Trump and Republicans are refusing to negotiate at all.