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Flint mayor, state rep promote free community college program for Michigan residents
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
Cynthia Neeley, who is running for state representative, listens to her husband Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley during a campaign visit by Joe Biden s wife Jill on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at The Ferris Wheel in downtown Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)The Flint Journal, MLive.com
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FLINT, MI Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and State Rep. Cynthia Neeley, D-Flint, took part in a Zoom press conference Monday to promote a new program that provides free community college tuition to eligible Michiganders.
Launched at the beginning of February, the Michigan Reconnect program is building on the success of the state’s Futures for Frontliners program, which has enrolled 15,000 essential workers with free community college tuition this semester, said Susan Corbin, acting director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
MARQUETTE Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Michigan is on the right path after the state hit another vaccination milestone on Thursday by administering over 2 mil
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ALPENA Northeast Michigan may benefit from a $2.5 million federal grant, which will address healthcare staffing shortages in rural communities throughout the state.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s rural healthcare grant program.
The grant could add more than 430 new health care workers throughout rural counties in Michigan and is designed to help individuals gain the skills necessary to provide needed services, fill vacancies, and allow employers to find skilled workers more readily.
Mike Murray, communication specialist for the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment and Training, said in an email to The News that Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency and Presque Isle counties are among the 57 rural counties that could benefit from the grant.
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Report: Michigan Must Invest in Skilled Talent, Infrastructure to Remain Mobility Leader
In order for Michigan to remain a leader in mobility as electric and autonomous vehicles come to market, the state must enhance its high-skilled talent development, increase electric vehicle adoption rates, and activate greater capital investment, according to the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification in Lansing.
According to the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification, Michigan must invest in talent and startups and grow electric vehicle adoption rates. // Stock photo
In order for Michigan to remain a leader in mobility as electric and autonomous vehicles come to market, the state must enhance its high-skilled talent development, increase electric vehicle adoption rates, and activate greater capital investment, according to the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification in Lansing.