The Alpena Municipal Council and Alpena Township Board of Trustees each has approved a settlement that put an end to a decade-old court battle over how much Alpena Township should pay Alpena for the water and sewer services the township buys from the city for township residents. All of ...

How many jobs have you had in your life? Think of all the people you’ve worked with over the years. How many of those relationships are still part of your life today? It’s an interesting exercise, especially this time of year. Have you ever stopped to recall the faces and moments ...

Love it or hate it, the Alpena Municipal Council on Monday may have made one of its most consequential decisions in generations, one that could reshape Alpena’s very skyline and shoreline and change the quality of life for residents and visitors for years to come. The council voted Monday ...

As the 102nd Michigan Legislature wraps up its lame duck session this week with a flurry of bills yet to be voted on, we here at the Michigan League for Public Policy have been following along closely and have already celebrated several major policy wins for Michiganders. Among the ...

It’s hard to fault the Alpena Municipal Council for failing to act on a proposed settlement to its decade-old court battle with Alpena Township over water and sewer rates because we don’t know what’s in the settlement. The Alpena Township Board of Trustees revealed no details on the ...

In organized labor parlance, they sometimes refer to it euphemistically as a “job action.” Anybody who has been around the block knows that is code for a “strike,” or “work stoppage,” if you’re of the faint of heart. No self-respecting, card-carrying Republican would be caught ...