Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer orders U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the State of Michigan, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, to honor the victims of the shooting at Oxford High School in Oakland County one year ago.

Lansing, MI - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation recently announced the recipients of the inaugural America the Beautiful Challenge, a $1 billion grant program launched in May to fund diverse, landscape-level conservation projects. Michigan has been awarded $5 million, to be administered by the state’s Department of Natural Resources.

Pontiac, MI - Applications are now open for the Oakland Together 40 Under 40 Class of 2023, County Executive Dave Coulter announced Monday, November 14, 2022.

Lansing, MI - Clerk offices statewide will offer weekend hours Saturday and Sunday for Michigan citizens to register to vote and to request and submit absentee ballots.

Lansing, MI - Nearly 2 million Michigan citizens have requested absentee ballots ahead of next week's Nov. 8 election and 1.1 million voters have already submitted their absentee ballot.

Lansing, MI - With less than three weeks to go before the Nov. 8 general election, absentee ballot numbers continue to grow –with 1.7 million already sent to voters who requested them and 432,960 returned.