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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive geared toward strengthening the state’s water policies.

June 11, 2021 Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proposed using $250 million one-time federal COVID money to fix up the state’s parks. That might sound like a lot, but Michigan Environmental Council President Conan Smith tells us there has long been a need for hundreds of millions of dollars of work at state parks. He says the governor’s proposal comes at a perfect time. “Throughout the whole pandemic, we’ve seen a giant uptick in the use of our outdoor recreation facilities, but I think...

... Governor Whitmer celebrates Earth Day by announcing State of Michigan offices will procure 100% renewable energy by 2025 The State of Michigan will utilize state property to expand solar energy deployment in Michigan Apr 22, 2021 LANSING — On Earth Day, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that state-owned facilities would utilize 100% renewable energy by 2025. This goal is made possible through partnerships with three major utilities, DTE, Consumers Energy, and Lansing Board of Water an...

April 22, 2021 Governor Gretchen Whitmer is celebrating Earth Day with an announcement state offices will use 100% renewable energy by 2025. The governor’s office has released the following: On Earth Day Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that state-owned facilities would utilize 100% renewable energy by 2025. This goal is made possible through partnerships with three major utilities, DTE, Consumers Energy, and Lansing Board of Water and Light. The energy purchased will expand the utili...

tbabcock@timesrepublican.com Contributed Photo — Organizers of the monthly drop off donation events pose with donated items for the Wesley Woods Camp and Retreat Center. Countless supplies of all kinds, Marshalltown’s Hope United Methodist Church have organized monthly drop-off events donating needed items to a diverse lineup of recipients. Approximately 475 books were collected for Hoglan Elementary School students at the April drop-off mission event Saturday. In partnership with Hoglan E...

The story of Albert Wheeler, Ann Arbor’s first and only Black mayor Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Albert Wheeler at his desk at the University of Michigan in November 1968, seven years before he would become Ann Arbors first Black mayor.Ann Arbor News archives courtesy of OldNews.AADL.org Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — The elections that catapulted Albert Wheeler into the Ann Arbor mayor’s office in 1975 and led to his ouster three years later were nothing short of unusual. ...

Granholm’s nomination for Biden Cabinet post brings clean energy legacy full circle Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, former two-term Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP Facebook Share President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm for secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, drawing on her experience with ...

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome secretary hillary rodham clinton. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, al. thank you, my friend. >> go get em! >> thank you! [ cheers and applause ] thank you! your eminence, your excellencesies, members of the clergy, al and nan smith, donald and melania and all the distinguished guests, you know, earlier tonight al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president, he chose as his running mate the progressive senator from arkansas, joseph t. robin...

Thank you! your eminence, your excellenc y excellencesies, members of the clergy, al and nan smith, donald and melania and all the distinguished guests, you know, earlier tonight al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president, he chose as his running mate the progressive senator from arkansas, joseph t. robinson, who was one of my husbands political heros. this work that you do through the dinner, al, youve done it now for 30 years, is such a labor of love. youve been a hero for b...