The Copper Country Intermediate School held a special legislative luncheon Friday afternoon, inviting State Representative Scott Dianda and Senator Tom Casperson to address a group of representatives from local school districts. The legislators answered questions from attendees but also looked to the local school leaders for insight into how issues are specifically affecting the Upper Peninsula. The program was moderated by Brad Baltensperger, member of the Michigan Association of School Boards Executive Board and Houghton-Portage Township School Board.
Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Meagan Stilp.