In today's newsletter, Amazon, Walmart, and Target are launching pre-Black Friday deals but Michigan retailers aren’t there yet, Colorado fishermen cited for poaching 460 pounds of salmon in Northern Michigan, and a guide to Michigan’s abortion rights ballot proposal. |
A great weekend for Michigan's Big Ten |
Both Michigan and Michigan State football came out victorious on Saturday. The fifth-ranked Wolverines rushed for a season-high 418 yards against the nation’s No. 5 rushing defense, beating No. 10 Penn State in lopsided fashion, 41-17. "Twitter fingers" sparked halftime jawing between the teams. Payton Thorne threw a 27-yard touchdown to Jayden Reed in double overtime to lift the Spartans to a 34-28 win against Wisconsin. Their longest losing streak in three years is finally over.
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It's here! SkyBridge Michigan in Boyne Mountain is home to the longest timber-towered suspension bridge in the world and is now open to the public. We have more on the grand opening below. (Photo provided by Boyne Mountain). |
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Amazon, Walmart, Target launch pre-Black Friday deals. Michigan retailers aren’t there yet. |
Big chain deals: In a reverse of last year’s “buy now or miss out” messaging, major retailers, like Amazon, Walmart and Target, are offloading excess inventory this year with discounts starting in October. Different tactics: According to the latest Michigan Retailers Association survey, for this holiday season, 60% of Michigan retailers reported they’ll start running holiday promotions at the same time as 2021. However, 22% reported they won’t be running holiday promotions at all this year because of the current cost pressures they are facing. Speaking of stores:Kroger announced plans to purchase its competitor, Albertsons, as part of a $24.6 billion deal, creating one the largest grocery chains in the U.S. with a total of nearly 5,000 stores. |
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What would Prop 3 do: A guide to Michigan’s abortion rights ballot proposal |
Background:Michigan’s abortion ban from 1931 was struck down in September by a state judge, but voters have a chance this fall to permanently etch abortion rights into the state constitution. How it got to the ballot: Michigan’s state elections board deadlocked, 2-2, along partisan lines to temporarily keep the measure from voters. But the state Supreme Court disregarded an argument about a word spacing error, and Prop 3 was approved for the ballot. The contents: Proposal 3 would guarantee “a fundamental right to reproductive freedom” that includes abortion, contraception, infertility care and more, according to the full language that would go in as a constitutional amendment. |
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SkyBridge Michigan has opened |
The grand opening: The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is ready for you to cross. SkyBridge Michigan, located at the Boyne Mountain Resort, is 1,200 feet long, 120 feet off the ground, and features a 36-foot span of see-through glass flooring in the middle of the bridge. Also, don't miss this:For three days at the end of October, Houghton’s Quincy Mine will once again host haunted house-style walking tours presented by Michigan Technological University performing arts students.
Looking into the cold : If you like to drink hot chocolate, sit by a fireplace, read a book, enjoy warm meals, and curl up with someone special under a warm blanket, here are the 6 ‘coziest’ small towns in Michigan to visit this winter.
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