“This hearing was yet another example of the gigantic disconnect between bureaucracy in Lansing and our U.P. way of life,” said state Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock. “The DNR’s job is not to make laws. We must continue to protect people’s livelihoods and our state’s heritage of outdoor recreation.”

“Michigan Tech is one of our nation’s leading research institutions. There is no better school equipped to educate our resident graduates and send them off into our statewide workforce,” said Markkanen, R-Hancock. “Our budget directly benefits colleges and universities like Michigan Tech by making school more affordable and encouraging kids to go directly from high school into our top-class institutions. We’re making higher education more affordable for students, boosting enrollment in colleges and universities, and creating a highly trained workforce of born and raised Michiganders.”