Bipartisan Bill Extends the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Increases Funding Levels
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, co-chair of the U.S. Senate Great Lakes Task Force, and Gary Peters applauded the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passage of their bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024.
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed U.S. Senator Gary Peters’ (MI) bipartisan legislation to help strengthen federal efforts to boost domestic manufacturing and support American workers.
Chris Holman welcomes back Nicole Noll-Williams, president and CEO of the Capital Region Airport Authority, Lansing, MI.
in April 2024
New partnership, team members will help cohort navigate current systems
GRAND RAPIDS. Michi. – The Steelcase Foundation has partnered with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Women’s Resource Center to fill two new positions as part of their $10-million, 10-year Investment in Families Initiative. The Initiative will partner with a group of 30 Black and Latina mothers in Kent County to identify changes to existing systems and policies that will positively impact the well-being of Michigan families.
LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget today released its summer teen employment forecast for June–August 2024. The Michigan labor market has continued to add jobs each year since 2020, and the unemployment rate has remained low overall. This is positive news for teens looking for work in the coming months, some for the first time, as they search for summer employment. Recent annual trends have shown that more teens have sought and found jobs each summer, and a similar outcome is expected in 2024.
Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Board has approved loans for multiple affordable housing developments across the state in its April meeting. The approved projects include new construction developments in Ann Arbor and Garfield Township in Grand Traverse County, and rehabilitation projects in Detroit and Adrian.
Chris Holman welcomes Erica & Michael Lynn Jr. Co-Founders The Village Lansing, Lansing, MI. Welcome, Erica, Michael, tell us about The Village Lansing?
EGLE to expand financing options helping communities replace lead pipes, upgrade water systems
LANSING, Mich. -- Last Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced a $290 million expansion of the MI Clean Water Plan, utilizing existing authority from the bipartisan, voter-approved 2002 Great Lakes Water Quality Protection Bond.
Vic Verchereau welcomes Luanne Wills-Merrell, who is a Manager in the Federal Aviation Administration.
She is the latest guest for six segments with Vic Verchereau on Leadership Lowdown.
