In today's newsletter, a look at the potential for seriously hot summer weather, lawmakers consider mental health support as a way to stop school gun violence and the feds raises interest rates again.
Still have an unreturned absentee ballot for the Aug. 2 primary? Return it in person.
It's possible if you mail the ballot at this point, it might not arrive to the clerk on time. The ballot needs to be in your clerk's possession by the time polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The first carnival ride ever purchased by the Skerbeck Family was a merry-go-round in 1897. Read more about this carnival-operating family in today's newsletter.
Meet the Michigan family that has run a carnival for 165 years.
A coin flip for Michigan: After the Mackinac Bridge opened in 1957, a coin flip decided whether the carnival would expand further into Wisconsin or Michigan’s lower peninsula. The Great Lake State won and the Skerbeck carnival became one of Michigan’s longest running carnivals.
A video history: Watch this video to find out more on the whimsical history of the Skerbeck family.
Stargazing: When it's hot out, perhaps the night is the best time to head outdoors. If you face south on late July nights when it gets fully dark after sunset, a pattern of stars, or asterism, known as the Teapot is visible among the many bright stars in that direction.
Lawmakers turn to counseling and mental health supports to stymie school gun violence.
A long-discussed issue:Gun violence has been one of the myriad hot topics this legislative session. But movement on the issue has been slow due to the sharp differences in political opinions on how to handle the effort.
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