Lansing, MI - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson reminds residents that all Secretary of State offices and the Office of the Great Seal will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. Secretary of State Super Centers normally offer Saturday hours but also will be closed Saturday, May 25.

Lansing, MI - Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy officials has announced $626,573 in grants awarded to eight school districts in Michigan – Fennville, Fowlerville, Hamilton, Hillsdale, Hopkins, Livonia, Ludington and Wayne-Westland – to help purchase 28 new school buses.

Lansing, MI - The Michigan Public Service Commission announced it has scheduled a June community forum in Detroit to provide an opportunity for DTE Electric Co. customers to comment on the utility’s long-term energy resource plans to meet customer needs.

Lansing, MI - As the summer recreation season is drawing closer, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is issuing a reminder that everyone should avoid foam on Michigan lakes and rivers known to have per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the water.

Lansing, MI - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Freedom by Faith Ministries Owner Anthony Norman Carta, 57, of Detroit, was sentenced Wednesday in Oakland County 6^th Circuit Court by Judge Michael Warren as a habitual offender to nine to 40 years in prison for his role in a racketeering scheme that robbed more than 100 victims of nearly $660,000.

Pontiac, MI - The Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) honored Oakland County this week with its coveted Community Landscape Beautification Award.