Up North Progressive
Politics and commentary for Northern MichiganDaily Archives: June 12, 2015
The Nerd Continues To Punish Poor People For the Crime of Being Poor: School Attendance Edition
Friday , 12, June 2015 Nerd Problems, Section 16 3 CommentsRick Snyder this week signed a bill that ties Family Independence Program benefits to school attendance. Students with poor attendance put food and cash assistance benefits at risk for the entire family. Children aged 6 to 15 who don’t attend school regularly will jeopardize FIP for the family, if the child is 16 and older, […]
Michigan Natural Resources Commission Bans Archery Anterless Deer Harvest In The Upper Peninsula
Friday , 12, June 2015 DNR, Upper Peninsula 5 CommentsNo anterless deer may be harvested in the Upper Peninsula for the 2015-2016 bow hunting season. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved the ban on Thursday, June 11, in Monroe, Michigan, in an effort to help the deer population in the UP recover from successive winter die-offs. The anterless ban applies to hunters using the […]
No newer/older posts