By ISABELLA VOLMERT LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law a new 24% tax on marijuana sales between producers and dispensaries, creating revenue to partially fund her long-promised effort to improve the state’s roads. … Continued
By STEVEN GRATTAN BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining that is poisoning rivers … Continued
DULUTH — The Duluth Public Library alone holds over two dozen books about the Edmund Fitzgerald. Yet, John U. Bacon’s new book, “The Gales of November,” is subtitled “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” What could possibly still be left untold? … Continued
Brooke Blakey, the first director of St. Paul’s Office of Neighborhood Safety, is stepping down this month. She said Tuesday that it’s time to pass the baton because the work “is not a sprint, but a marathon.” And she’s looking … Continued
Entre julio y agosto los trabajadores inmigrantes mexicanos que viven en los Estados Unidos reportaron mayor desempleo y menores ingresos laborales, frente al 2024, cuando alcanzaron el “nivel máximo” de empleo, según un informe del Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos … Continued
NYCHA residents can now look up housing code violations for their buildings online, something tenants in privately-owned properties have long been able to do. The new data comes a week after the partial collapse of a NYCHA building in the Bronx … Continued