One year after the failures of the Edenville and Sanford dams, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) continues to assist the community in recovery efforts and planning for the future of the affected communities.
Wednesday marks a year since the dams failed during a torrential rain event, displacing thousands of residents, damaging businesses and livelihoods, destroying property and natural resources, and illuminating the chronic problem of deferred maintenance of Michigan s infrastructure. A year has passed, but for the families and businesses affected by the dam failures it surely feels like only yesterday, said Liesl Clark, EGLE director. We had personnel literally on the dam just prior to its failure, and since then we ve engaged continually with community leaders to provide scientific, logistical and technical support to help them recover from this disaster.
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May 12, 2021 | 8:13 PM
Lt. Governor Gilchrist speaks on the Clean Slate bill on Monday, October 12, 2020. (photo courtesy of the office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and the Connecting Michigan Taskforce are encouraging Mich
The Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new program from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is making $3.2 billion available nationwide for eligible households to receive discounts of up to $50 per month on internet service, or up to $75 per month for qualifying households on Tribal lands.
In addition, some internet service providers will also provide a one-time $100 discount toward the purchase of a computer, laptop or tablet.
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May 3, 2021 5:00 PM
Governor Gretchen Whitmer during a press conference on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced that Michigan is on track to surpass seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Michigan.
Governor Whitmer released the following statement:
âToday, Michigan will surpass seven million doses administered of the safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines. Weâve put shots in arms of 1 in 2 Michiganders 16 and up and over 1 in 3 are fully vaccinated, including 2 in 3 seniors. Our rollout continues to speed up. We administered six million doses in just over four months. As we get closer to achieving our goal of equitably vaccinating 70% of Michiganders 16 and up, we have to remember that we are still in this fight ag
To date, 50% of eligible Michiganders have received at least one dose of the vaccine
May 3, 2021
LANSING Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist today issued the following statements as Michigan is set to surpass seven million vaccine doses administered.
“Today, Michigan will surpass seven million doses administered of the safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines,” said Governor Whitmer. “We’ve put shots in arms of one in two Michiganders 16 and up and over one in three are fully vaccinated, including two in three seniors. Our rollout continues to speed up. We administered six million doses in just over four months. As we get closer to achieving our goal of equitably vaccinating 70% of Michiganders 16 and up, we have to remember that we are still in this fight against the virus. Our case count and hospitalization rates are a reminder that we must continue following basic public health protocols we know work: masks, social distancing, and hand washing. The w
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Governor Whitmer, Lt. Governor Gilchrist, Rep. Manoogian on Armenian Genocide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LANSING, Mich. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Governor Gilchrist, and Rep. Mari Manoogian issued the following statements after President Biden formally recognized the Armenian Genocide at the federal level. Governor Whitmer also signed a proclamation declaring April 24, 2021 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in the state of Michigan.
Today, President Biden is taking a long overdue step to formally recognize the slaughter of Armenians in the early 20th century by the government of Turkey as a genocide, said
Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The state of Michigan, Lieutenant Governor, and I support this move, one that is line with proclamations issued by Michigan Governors of both parties and passed by the Legislature over the last 60 years. On April 22, the Michigan House passed HR 87, introduced by Rep. Mari Manoogian, an