Lansing, MI - AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older, wasted no time Thursday, January 12, 2023 in calling upon Michigan’s newly-seated Legislature to repeal the state’s onerous retirement tax.
Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared January 2023 as Radon Action Month in Michigan, and she encourages all Michigan residents to learn more about this environmental hazard and test their homes during the heating season.
Lansing, MI - Building a water workforce through education and career pathways; advancing technology, scientific research, and data sharing; and protecting vital ecosystems are major focus areas in Michigan’s newly released 2022 State of the Great Lakes report.
Pontiac, MI - Several Oakland County projects ranging from water system improvements to expansion of the Oakland County Farmer's Market will move forward after Congress approved nearly $9 million in Community Project Funding for Oakland County December 23, 2022 when it passed the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill as one its final acts this session.
Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) at 1 p.m. today to respond to the hazardous weather conditions, resulting from the statewide winter storm.
Pontiac, MI - Oakland County has created a Transit Division in its Economic Development Department laying the foundation for improving and expanding transit options throughout the county.
Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer awarded 14 communities a total of $1,906,100 in Recreation Passport grants for projects including beach volleyball courts at a park in Alpena County, a splashpad in Kent County, a new park welcome center in Newaygo County, a project in Wayne County and park development in Berrien and Delta counties.
Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Biden, has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and across all public buildings and grounds to be lowered to half-staff starting at midnight on Wednesday, December 7 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.