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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Benson launches statewide town hall, conversation tour
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks during a panel promoting her book at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich., on May 28, 2025, the second day of the Mackinac Policy Conference. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will visit more than a dozen cities and counties across Michigan starting next week for town halls and conversation with residents as she traverses the gubernatorial primary campaign trail. That includes stops in Traverse City, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Warren, Flint, Saginaw, Marquette and Detroit. Benson, one of several 2026 Democratic gubernatorial primary candidates, also plans to visit locations in Manistee, Berrien and Wayne counties. Other Democrats vying for the nomination include Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, while Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, is running as an independent. Republican candidates include Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Township), U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township), former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, Genesee County truck driver Anthony Hudson and Traverse City native Evan Space. In a news release, Benson's campaign said the tour will espouse her 'Thrive in Michigan' agenda, focusing on ways the secretary of state, if elected as governor, plans to make Michigan the best place to raise a kid, afford a home, attain a world-class education and where residents don't have to choose between paying their bills and paying for groceries. 'People in Michigan are looking for a real vision to combat the economic threats coming out of Washington D.C. They want leaders who will hear them, listen to and see their struggles, and then work together to solve real problems to save them time and money,' Benson said in a statement. 'That's why I'm running for governor – to make sure government shows up where you need it, and stays out of where you don't.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
New York Times
26-05-2025
- New York Times
A Sweet and Savory Road Trip in Northern Michigan
Ask any Michigander to define 'Up North,' a colloquial term for Northern Michigan, and you'll find the answer varies widely. For the past 40 years, my family has defined it as the greater Grand Traverse Bay — an arm of Lake Michigan where miles of white sand beaches and towering dunes stretch alongside freshwater lakes so vast they resemble oceans. Here, wildflower meadows bloom, cherry orchards thrive, rolling farmlands unfold and nowhere else do we eat as well. Over the years, we've learned that the best way to experience the flavors of the land and the lakes is by visiting local farm stands, orchards, wineries and fisheries to gather the region's bounty at the source. Canada 10 miles Traverse City Lake Michigan Minn. michIGAN 31 Idyll Farms Michigan Grand Traverse Bay Lakeview Hill Farm & Market Carlson's Fishery Bellaire Smokehouse Loma Farm Old Mission Peninsula Farm Club 22 West Arm Grand Traverse Bay Leelanau Cheese Bos Wine Elk Rapids Leelanau Peninsula Interwater Farms 72 Taproot Cider House The Cooks' House S2S Sugar to Salt Traverse City 131 31 31 2 miles Canada 10 miles Traverse City michIGAN Michigan Idyll Farms 31 Grand Traverse Bay Carlson's Fishery Bellaire Smokehouse Leelanau Cheese Bos Wine Elk Rapids Interwater Farms Lakeview Hill Loma Farm Farm Club Taproot Cider House The Cooks' House 72 S2S Sugar to Salt Traverse City 131 By The New York Times A tour beginning in Traverse City, either venturing west to the villages of Suttons Bay, Leland and Northport, or east to Elk Rapids, Williamsburg and Eastport, could have your vehicle, by day's end, brimming with organic fruit and vegetables, freshly caught whitefish, bottles of Riesling, creamy cheese, baked goods and more. Each stop on this sweet and savory tour offers a taste of a region as diverse as it is delicious. As the season starts, farmers are planting their crops and preparing for the busy summer months, when the region welcomes more than eight million tourists between now and Labor Day. A Different Way of Farming Just seven miles from downtown Traverse City lies Farm Club, a restaurant, bakery, brewery, market and fermentation project that has quickly become a cornerstone of the region's food scene. The restaurant offers a true farm-to-table experience (minus any pretension), while the market overflows with fresh produce, wines, East Coast Pale Ale beer ($13 for a six-pack), sea salt chocolate rye cookies ($3 each), stone-milled heirloom cornmeal ($7 a bag) and five-pound brown bags of flour milled on-site ($12). Coolers are stocked with housemade pickles ($10) and sauerkraut ($12) fermented on-site, a vibrant snapshot of what the farm — two acres at Farm Club and an additional eight acres down the road at their main farm, Loma Farm — has to offer. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Associated Press
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Pandemic-era lawsuit over gun at Michigan Zoom meeting is settled for $100,000
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan county has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom. Patricia MacIntosh accused Ron Clous of trying to silence her right to free speech when he displayed the rifle during a 2021 meeting of Grand Traverse County commissioners. The county last week approved a $100,000 deal with MacIntosh, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported. Insurance will cover it. Clous, who is no longer a commissioner, also apologized. 'While not my intent, I understand that my actions in getting my rifle could reasonably have caused you to feel uncomfortable or intimidated, and for that, I apologize,' Clous wrote. The incident occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic when the county board held public meetings over video conference. During the public comment period, MacIntosh had urged commissioners to make a statement opposing anti-government extremists, a few weeks after the U.S. Capitol riot. That's when Clous, a commissioner who was participating from home, left the screen and returned with a rifle. After paying legal fees, MacIntosh said she might create a scholarship fund with the balance of the money. She said she would not have sued if Clous had said, 'I'm sorry. I didn't realize how stupid this was.'
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ground Coffee Recalled By FDA Over Mislabeled Packaging
A popular coffee brand has recalled over 600 cases of ground coffee after the packages were incorrectly labeled as decaffeinated. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that parent company Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA issued a voluntary recall earlier this month for 692 cases of Our Family Traverse City 12-oz ground coffee bags, specifically the Traverse City Cherry Artificially Flavored Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee. 🎬 🎬 According to the FDA, the recall is due to a mislabeling error, after "a portion of the production of Our Family Traverse City Ground Coffee was mislabeled as decaffeinate." The affected bags, with an expiration date of Aug. 3, 2025, were sent to distribution centers and retail locations across 15 states: Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The initial recall was first issued by the company on March 13, and has since been classified by the FDA as a Class II risk, which the organization describes as "a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote." As of the time of publication, this recall is still ongoing. Next: Coca-Cola Recalls Over 10,000 Cans of Coke—Here's What to Know
