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Friday, March 08, 2013  The Armory in Traverse City has been selling large amounts of ammunition.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Legislation in the Michigan Senate would overhaul regulation of the state's alcohol industry.  Senator Howard Walker said Thursday the bill he introduced this week would eliminate outdated regulations and increase the size of the industry.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  The trade show is focusing on new products and services and is closed to the public.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO. There's a burning issue in the furnace business with new federal regulations going into effect May 1. While most newer furnaces operate at about 80-percent fuel efficiency, new federal regulations will kick it up one notch further. On May 1, any furnace installed in the northern half of the United States must be at least 90-percent fuel efficient.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Gov. Rick Snyder has signed several tax and regulatory reforms in the hopes of creating more and better jobs for Michigan families.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Under the Labor Department's failed proposal, paid farm workers would have to be 16 to use power equipment, such as tractors. They would have to be 18 to work at grain elevators, silos and feedlots.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  Northern Michigan anglers are encouraged to take part in upcoming public meetings on fishing regulations. .

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  FAA to issue rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued

Monday, November 14, 2011  Opening day for firearms is Tuesday.  This year, the Department of Natural Resources hopes new laws will have many more young hunters in the woods.

Monday, April 04, 2011  Is there age that is too young to hunt here in Michigan? A Northern Michigan lawmaker believes the answer is no, or at the very least that the decision as to when a child is ready to pick up a rifle and hunt is best made by a parent. His efforts to change the law here are the subject of this Fact Finder.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  Updated with video of FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell explaining his "no" vote. A divided Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules meant to prohibit broadband companies from interfering with Internet traffic flowing to their customers.

Monday, October 04, 2010  Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research.

Monday, August 23, 2010  UPDATED 3:45 p.m. CDT. The nonprofit group Nightlight Christian Adoptions contends that the government's new guidelines will decrease the number of human embryos available for adoption.

Friday, July 23, 2010  The Education Department is proposing regulations Friday that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or don't earn enough after graduation to repay them.