State Energy Emergency Extended to Ensure Adequate Supplies of Gasoline
LANSING, MI – Gov. Rick Snyder today issued Executive Order 2016-12, extending a State of Energy Emergency in Michigan due to the shutdown of a fuel pipeline in Wisconsin and the need to rebuild...
View ArticleSnyder: A fresh start for education in Michigan’s comeback city
LANSING, MI – “The legislation approved tonight represents an unprecedented investment for the education of Detroit’s children. The district’s debt will be fully repaid and the new funding will be used...
View ArticleMichigan Attorney General’s Statement on Orlando Shooting
LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette issued the following statement on the shootings in Orlando: “My wife Cynthia and I, and indeed people across Michigan and America, extend our...
View ArticleSnyder Signs Bills for Detroit Public Schools Bailout
LANSING, MI – Detroit Public Schools will receive $617 million to provide a clean slate for education in the city under legislation signed on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2016, by Gov. Rick Snyder. The bills...
View ArticleSnyder signs bills establishing Public Threat Alert System
LANSING, MI – Michigan residents can receive alerts regarding serious public safety emergencies, under legislation signed today by Gov. Rick Snyder. “Leveraging current technology to quickly warn...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder: We are all grieving with Dallas
LANSING, MI – “My heart is with the Dallas Police Department, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit police, and the communities they serve. Sue and I are offering up prayers for the victims of this senseless...
View ArticleSnyder appoints Heidi Grether to lead MDEQ
LANSING, MI – Heidi Grether, of Williamston, will lead Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality, Gov. Rick Snyder announced today. She will succeed interim director Keith Creagh, who will return...
View ArticleAlpena Sex Offender running for Bay County Sheriff
BAY CITY, MI – A man who was convicted as a sex offender in Alpena in 1994 is running in the election to become the Bay County Sheriff. Kenneth James Zolnierek, 52-years-old, is a write-in candidate...
View ArticleSchuette Issues Statement on Victory in Federal Court
LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today issued the following statement after his victory in the U.S. District Court in which Judge Goldsmith upheld the Court of Appeals ruling...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder lowers flags to honor John Glenn
LANSING, MI – Gov. Rick Snyder is joining President Barack Obama in calling to lower U.S. and Michigan flags to half-staff in honor of John Glenn. “Most know that John Glenn was the first American to...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder lowers flags in honor of former state Rep. Hubert Price Jr.
LANSING, MI – Gov. Rick Snyder is ordering U.S. flags within the State Capitol Complex to remain at half-staff Thursday, Dec. 15, in recognition of former state Rep. Hubert Price Jr., who died...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder signs bills expanding protections for survivors of human...
LANSING, MI – Survivors of human trafficking will have heightened protections under legislation signed today by Gov. Rick Snyder. “These bills help strengthen and increase protections for survivors of...
View ArticleGovernor to Deliver 2017 Michigan State of the State Address
LANSING, MI – On Tuesday January 17th, at 7:00 p.m., Governor Rick Snyder will deliver his seventh State of the State address. Visit www.mi.gov/StateOfTheState to watch the speech live. Join the...
View ArticleMichigan getting New Voting Equipment for Elections
LANSING, MI – Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today announced the approval of contracts for new next-generation voting equipment that all Michigan voters will use over at least the next decade. The...
View ArticleMichigan Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today issued the following statement applauding the work of State Senator John Proos and the Senate as a whole for their passage of a 21-bill...
View ArticleBureau of Elections releases Detroit precinct audit findings
DETROIT, MI – The Michigan Bureau of Elections today released its audit findings for 136 Detroit precincts from the Nov. 8, 2016 general election, largely finding that human error, not illegal...
View ArticleYemeni Americans Against Muslim 2.0 Hold Rallies in Multiple Cities Across...
DEARBORN, MI – Across the country, Yemeni Americans and allied civil rights communities are gathering in protest of the second iteration of the Muslim Ban. The Ban, which was signed into order by...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade asked to Step Down at Trump Administration’s...
DETROIT, MI – U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade will be resigning at the request of the Trump Administration. Barbara McQuade serves as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. 46 federal...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder lowers flags in honor of former state Rep. Robert Mahoney,...
LANSING, MI – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff Monday, April 3, within the state Capitol complex in honor of former state Rep. Robert Mahoney, who died...
View ArticleGround-breaking energy legislation sets Michigan on new course for secure,...
LANSING, MI – Michigan’s new energy laws, Public Act 341 and Public Act 342, take effect today and uniquely position the state to adapt to market forces while removing barriers to a greener and more...
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