Turkey prices tend to rise closer to holidays such as Thanksgiving. But tariffs and bird flu could dramatically drive up the cost of turkeys this year.

Residents of Michigan towns bordering Indiana and Wisconsin voted last week to limit or ban marijuana shops.

Food assistance benefits were cut off in November due to the government shutdown. That’s led a handful of state agencies to post messages blaming Republicans or Democrats for the shutdown on official websites.

The Iron Belle Trail spans over 2,000 miles of Michigan from Ironwood to Belle Isle in Detroit.A group in Iron County is working to extend that trail past Hurley to Montreal.

The City of Tomahawk is considering the construction of a new facility to address the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in the city’s water supply, and this week, the city’s Common Council took a step towards seeking funding that would help make the project a reality.

The U.S. agricultural industry depends on undocumented immigrants, but President Trump’s immigration crackdown is further depleting an already tight workforce. The labor crisis may be setting the stage for big changes to a federal program that allows foreign workers into the country legally.

Concerns exist about impacts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other programs