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On April 25, 2014, the city of Flint, Mich., suffered one of the greatest tragedies in our nation’s history. With a declining economy and a growing deficit, Flint began using the Flint River, a waterway with severely dangerous lead levels and contamination, as a water source to lower state costs.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced another bill to address the looming aviation maintenance technician shortage, highlighting the attention the issue has before Congress.
A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the US House have introduced a bill to expand the ranks of skilled aviation maintenance technicians in the US.
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) on May 8 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would put more highly skilled aviation mechanic experts to work across America. The Aviation Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill, H.R.
The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) is very grateful for the overwhelming support from our friends, donors and supporters that made the "Spirit of Humanity" Awards & Dinner Gala that was held on Friday, May 4, 2018 in Dearborn, Michigan a very special occasion embracing and celebrating human rights.
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to create a program to bring more people into the aviation maintenance workforce. If it passes a House vote, the Aviation Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill, H.R. 5701, would provide grants of up to $500,000 for activities that support aviation maintenance workforce development.
On a recent weekday evening, Ian Conyers, who is running for his great-uncle’s Michigan congressional seat, hosted a fundraiser for about 80 young professionals. The bar top’s fluorescent glow made the room feel like a set piece on Insecure: Women in cocktail dresses nonchalantly held glasses of prosecco, and the guys in tailored suits, D’usse.
The NAACP announced Sunday that it will hold its 110th annual national convention at the Cobo Center in Detroit in July 2019. Leon Russell, chairman of the national NAACP's Board of Directors, made the announcement at a news conference held before the Detroit branch's 63rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner at the Cobo Center.
The Secretary of State recently announced the 2018 Michigan unofficial primary candidates, including two women, either of whom could could become the first Muslim woman to hold a seat in Congress. They are examples of the rising tide of women and minorities running for political offices in 2018.
The Democrat from West Palm Beach joined with other leaders of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues to bring greater awareness to the problem of harassment in the workplace.