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Dec 05 2023
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Whitmer signs directive to transition state fleet to emissions-free by 2024
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Tuesday instructing state departments and agencies to accelerate their transition to zero-emission vehicles. The directive, which applies only to the executive branch and does not carry the force of law, is part of the Democratic governor’s campaign to electrify Michigan’s transportation networks. “Getting this done will help drive demand
Michigan PublicDec 05 2023
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Governor signs directive to change all state vehicles to green energy
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A new plan to transition all state-owned vehicles to ZEVs (zero emission vehicles) is going forward. This would apply to all light-duty vehicles, like cars, vans, SUVs, and cruisers by the end of the decade. Heavy-duty vehicles like trucks and other industrial vehicles will have until 2040 to make the change. The executive directive that set this in motion was signed by
WLNSDec 03 2023
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College football playoff: Texas, Alabama selected, Florida State snubbed
Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected to the College Football Playoff on Sunday, making Florida State the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field. Michigan will face Alabama in the Rose Bowl and Washington will play Texas in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 and the winners will meet for the national championship Jan. 8 in Houston. The final
Portland Press HeraldDec 29 2023
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Rashida Tlaib trashes ‘genocidal maniac’ Netanyahu, Dems who support him
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has been relatively subdued in the weeks since she was censured in a bipartisan rebuke by her House colleagues, but the Israel-hating “squad” member is at it again. The Michigan Democrat spat venom at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, smearing the Jewish democracy’s leader who is despised by terrorism apologists like herself as a “genocidal maniac”
Bizpac ReviewDec 26 2023
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MSP investigating officer-involved shooting at Ford and Venoy after suspect shot witness trying to help at crash scene
GARDEN CITY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Michigan State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Garden City that happened after the suspect was involved in a crash and shot a witness trying to assist at the scene. At 8:28 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, the Garden City Police Department advised drivers to avoid the intersection of Ford and Venoy roads due to a police investigation. The
CBS News (Online)May 21 2020
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Michigan barber likens Dem Gov. Whitmer's shutdown to Nazis tricking Jews to get into 'cattle cars' during Holocaust
Michigan barber Karl Manke — who's gained national attention by defying Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's coronavirus shutdown "'til Jesus comes" and then having his license suspended for keeping his shop open — said Whitmer's lockdown is akin to Nazis tricking Jews to get into "cattle cars" during the Holocaust.
The BlazeDec 05 2023
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Whitmer orders state government to only buy zero-emission vehicles
LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - State government agencies are required to replace aging vehicles with electric or other zero-emission models under a new director. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the order Tuesday, mandating a transition to an entirely zero-emission fleet. All cars and light-duty vehicles must be zero emissions by 2033 while medium and heavy duty vehicles must transition by 2040. Whitmer
ABC 12Dec 05 2023
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Gov. Whitmer signs Executive Directive to transition all state government fleet to zero-emission vehicles
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Directive on Tuesday to transition 100% of the state’s fleet to zero-emission vehicles. Executive Directive 2023-5 will transition all state-owned light-duty vehicles to zero-emission vehicles by 2033 and medium and heavy-duty vehicles by 2040. “Michigan automakers are on the cutting-edge of the world’s switch to zero
WILX 10Dec 29 2023
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Dems Quiet After Tlaib Condemns Netanyahu Supporters
Just one month after the House voted to censure "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war, key Democrats are remaining quiet after she condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "genocidal maniac" and accused members of Congress of supporting a "war criminal" by meeting with him. "Genocidal maniac. Every member of Congress who sits down with
Newsmax (News)Dec 01 2023
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State commission approves permit for Line 5 replacement project
LANSING, Mich. — A permit to build a new Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) Friday. The project by Enbridge would replace the current twin pipelines running on the lake bed below the waters of Lake Michigan The MPSC says they decided a replacement line is needed because other potential solutions are riskier and would require
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