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Governor Whitmer Announces Record 56,100 Michiganders Enrolled in College Through the Michigan Achievement Scholarship Program

From: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
December 23, 2024
Michigan college students benefiting from no- or reduced cost tuition saving over $131.5 million LANSING, MI - On December 19, 2024, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that 56,100 students… Read More

Michigan Dems Wrap Historically Productive Leg Session While Michigan Republicans Abandon Constituents

December 20, 2024
In two years of Dem trifecta, Dems delivered for working families while Republicans played politics with Michiganders’ lives LANSING - Earlier today, the Michigan legislature completed their… Read More

Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions

From: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
December 19, 2024
LANSING, MI - On December 19, 2024, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards, commissions, and task forces: Michigan Civil Service Commission; Worker’s… Read More

Michigan Dems Fight for Working People, House Republicans Fight for MRLA

December 19, 2024
With the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association giving tens of thousands of dollars to Michigan Republicans, it begs the question - who do they really serve? LANSING - Before the final… Read More

Statement: Trump Threatens to Shut Down Government and Rip Away Michiganders' Disaster Relief Funding

December 19, 2024
LANSING - In response to Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour threat to shut down the government, jeopardizing the delivery of critical disaster relief funding for Michigan, Chair of the Michigan… Read More

Will Matt Hall and MIGOP State Reps Bother to Show Up to Legislative Session Today?

December 18, 2024
With just two days remaining before the legislature wraps for the year, will Hall and his caucus actually do their job today LANSING — Last week, “leader” Matt Hall led the… Read More

Gov. Whitmer Awards Funding to Build New Housing in Detroit and Escanaba, Establish a New Restaurant in Ypsilanti

From: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
December 18, 2024
LANSING, MI - On December 18, 2024, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced three revitalization projects have received $700,000 in support from the Build MI Community Grant initiative, which will… Read More

Governor Whitmer Signs Bills Lowering Utility Costs and Making it Easier to Pursue a Vocational Degree for Michiganders

From: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
December 17, 2024
Additional legislation supports Saginaw-based Hemlock Semiconductor’s (HSC) $325 million CHIPS Act investment, creating 180 advanced manufacturing jobs LANSING, MI - On December 17, 2024,… Read More

Gov. Whitmer Announces 64 New Jobs, Over $25 Million in Capital Investment in Kalamazoo County

From: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
December 17, 2024
- TST of Portage to develop new manufacturing facility, create 14 jobs in city of Portage - Forming USA to establish sales and manufacturing facility, create 50 new jobs in Township of Schoolcraft… Read More

Gov. Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist Announce Operation Safe Neighborhoods Reaches New Milestone with More Than 750 Illegal Guns Off the Street

From: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
December 17, 2024
LANSING, MI - On December 17, 2024, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced more than 750 illegal guns have been taken off the streets as part of Operation Safe Neighborhoods. Since the operation began,… Read More

Statement: Michigan Dems Chair Calls for State House Republicans to Return Remaining Salaries If They Don’t Return to Session

December 17, 2024
As Republicans continue to abandon their responsibilities to Michiganders, Michigan Dems demand they return the remainder of their salaries to the taxpayers LANSING — Last week, Matt Hall… Read More

Michigan Republicans Bailed on Their Constituents over 32,000 Times This Year

December 16, 2024
As House Republicans skip out on their jobs as the legislative sessions end, it begs the question: how often have they abandoned Michiganders? LANSING — With the coming close of the… Read More

Statement: Michigan Dems Slam Hall and MIGOP for Walking Out on Michiganders

December 13, 2024
Dems call for MIGOP to return their salaries as Rep. Hall leads caucus in abandoning the session and refusing to help votersLANSING — Earlier on Dec 13th, MIGOP ‘leader’ Matt Hall… Read More

Donald Trump Won’t Lower Costs for Working Michiganders - But He’ll Give Big Corporations Another Tax Handout

December 13, 2024
LANSING, MI -- Before he can even be sworn in, Donald Trump is walking back his repeated promises to lower costs for the American people on the campaign trail. With this unsurprising backpedaling,… Read More

Gov. Whitmer Lowers Flags to Honor Former U.S. Representative Bob Carr

From: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
December 11, 2024
LANSING, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on December 12 to honor and remember former U.S.… Read More