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WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Joe Biden is nominating his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation and intends to choose former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary. Granholm’s intended nomination was confirmed to The Associated Press by two people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid preempting the president-elect’s announcement. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. Granholm served as Michigan’s attorney general and two terms as Michigan governor. Biden also picked former environmental regulator Gina McCarthy for the powerful new position of domestic climate chief.
Nightside Report Dec. 15, 2020: Takeaways from Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-19 briefing, Body found on Grand Valley campus identified as first-year student from Royal Oak
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DETROIT – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held another COVID-19 briefing Tuesday (Dec. 15) to update the state’s handling of the virus.
Whitmer was joined by Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Metro Detroit weather: Snow in forecast for Wednesday
Looks like we’ll get just a piece of that monster east-coast snowstorm Wednesday. But we will get any warmth after that?
Body of GVSU student found dead identified as 2020 graduate of Royal Oak High School
Posted at 4:19 PM, Dec 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-15 17:32:49-05
ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) â A young woman whose body was found outdoors at Grand Valley State University was a first-year student from the Detroit area.
The cause of Taylor DeRosa s death remains under investigation, though police say there s no immediate threat to the public. DeRosa s body was found Saturday near campus sports fields. She attended Royal Oak High School, according to a GoFundMe page.
Those we knew DeRosa say she was special. Not only was she beautiful and strong, but she was courageous, smart, passionate and thoughtful.
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