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Detroit General Services Department plants 5,500 trees: 'we want to use this as an opportunity to educate people'

By Art Benavidez | May 2, 2022

The City of Detroit’s General Services Department has announced that they are more than halfway to their goal of planting 10,000 trees to augment the community with 5,500 trees planted since the program was established in 2017.

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy: 'The Michigan Healthy Climate Plan is a bold first step'

By Art Benavidez | Apr 29, 2022

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced a guide known as the MI Healthy Climate Plan, a guide that hopes to obtain widespread carbon neutrality by 2050 with 2030 objectives.

Michigan businesses receive grants from Whitmer: 'Collaboration with local partners within our community is very important to us'

By Art Benavidez | Apr 29, 2022

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), along with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced that 19 towns would receive $491,834 in grants to facilitate area businesses and bolster their downtowns.

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NBC poll: Americans tend to blame Biden policies for inflation and rising costs

By Art Benavidez | Apr 5, 2022

The rising cost of inflation is being blamed across a spectrum of variables with President Joe Biden’s policies spearheading the list, according to a NBC News poll.

Benson: 'Michigan's voter registration list is more accurate than ever before'

By Art Benavidez | Apr 1, 2022

Residents who want to update their voter registration will be afforded new means to do so by the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

Nessel warns of auto refund scams: 'No one will call, write, or email you'

By Art Benavidez | Mar 24, 2022

As eligible, insured state motorists receive $400 per vehicle, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reminds citizens to be vigilant of scams.

Detroit Mayor Duggan: Modernized I-375 urban boulevard 'will unlock enormous development opportunities'

By Art Benavidez | Mar 22, 2022

Michigan is ready to proceed with plans to supplant the obsolete I-375 freeway with an urban boulevard that will facilitate economic development, Gov. Whitmer said.

Whitmer urges passage of CHIPS Act, which would 'boost domestic chip manufacturing and research'

By Art Benavidez | Mar 22, 2022

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently joined public and private economic leaders, including Pres. Joe Biden, to push for backing of the CHIPS Act.

Witwer: 'Gov. Whitmer did the right thing' in signing bipartisan parole bills

By Art Benavidez | Mar 21, 2022

Victims of violent crimes will no longer have to relive their past at parole hearings after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 4562 and 4563.

Rep. Steckloff on I-96 construction: "This is the kind of transportation infrastructure I love most."

By Art Benavidez | Mar 21, 2022

Starting this week, renovation is expected to begin on eastbound and westbound I-96 between Kent Lake Road and the I-275/M-5/I-696 interchange in Oakland County, according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Work resumes on M-59

By Art Benavidez | Mar 15, 2022

Motorists traveling M-59 between Elizabeth Road and I-94 in Macomb County should be aware that renovation of a 4.5 mile stretch of the $63 million M-59 project has begun again.

Whitmer announces jobs from expansion of metro Detroit-based Aerostar Manufacturing

By Art Benavidez | Mar 11, 2022

Aerostar Manufacturing will be expanding operations at its facility in Romulus, according to a joint statement issued earlier this month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) .

Whitmer announces $8M investment to support construction careers for more than 640 Michiganders

By Art Benavidez | Mar 9, 2022

The Michigan State AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute will be given $8 million from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) in order to back a state program that links unemployed citizens with work.

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