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Soo Locks Engineers Day cancelled for 2020

2020 Engineers Day activities at the Soo Locks have been cancelled to protect the public, Detroit District personnel and our ability to carry out both our Hydropower and Navigation missions. The event was originally planned for June 26, 2020. The next Engineers Day event is scheduled to occur on June […]

Tan-A Hoffman Region 1 Teacher Of The Year!

Today we have wonderful news to share with you. Our 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Tan-A Hoffman, has been named the Regional Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Department of Education. Ms. Hoffman has done a remarkable job supporting her students, colleagues, and teachers across the nation. She has been […]

U.S. Rep. Mitchell Challenges Whitmer Powers In Federal Court

U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell asked a federal judge today to block Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s use of emergency executive orders as unlawful. Mr. Mitchell (R-Dryden) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against Ms. Whitmer and Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, asking for […]

Michigan militia puts armed protest in the spotlight

Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. But an armed militia’s involvement in an angry protest in the Michigan statehouse Thursday marked an escalation that drew condemnation and shone a spotlight on the practice of bringing weapons to protest. The […]

Whitmer Reopens Real Estate, Outdoor Work, Construction

Workers in the real estate industry and those whose work is primarily performed outdoors can return to their jobs starting May 7, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today. Ms. Whitmer also formally ordered that those in the construction industry can return to work May 7 as she already had announced. Under […]

LGBT discrimination complaint again MDOC in Federal Court

A workplace discrimination lawsuit filed previously in Wayne County Circuit Court by a lesbian couple against the Department of Corrections is now being weighed in federal court. Wood v. Corrections (USEDM Docket No. 10994) was moved to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan because the federal […]