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U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., was elected last week to serve as one of the co-chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), formerly the Democratic Women’s Working Group, a caucus of more than 90 congresswomen. Frankel, U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., and U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., will lead the DWC as co-chairs while U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Tex., and U.S. Rep.
A group of Ypsilanti high school students is raising funds to help young girls travel to the nation’s capital. The United Way Club at Washtenaw International High School, founded in 2017 by student Lisa Mathew, organizes educational and leadership opportunities for students in need.
For the second time, a limo ride with the president immediately preceded an announcement that money would come for Michigan's waterways. "I enjoyed meeting with President Trump (Thursday)," said Rep. John Moolenaar, (R-Midland) in a statement Thursday night.
What began as a thin line swelled into a sea of sisterhood as hundreds of members of Delta Sigma Theta streamed into the rotunda of the Charles H. Wright Museum on Tuesday to pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, a member of the sorority. The moving ceremony, known as the Omega Omega Service, is not usually open to non-sorority members.
Every March, we celebrate Women’s History Month. It’s a month to reflect on and celebrate the many accomplishments and contributions of women to our nation. As the first Republican woman to represent Arizona’s Eighth Congressional District, I feel so blessed to serve alongside 105 other women, the most women to ever serve in the U.S. Congress.
Bipartisan members of the Michigan congressional delegation, including U.S.
Late Thursday afternoon, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), formerly the Democratic Women’s Working Group, announced the results of their leadership elections for the 116th Congress. Congresswomen Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Jackie Speier (CA-14) will serve as Co-Chairs and Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) will serve as Vice Chairs.
When President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice announced this week that it agreed with a federal court ruling the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be invalidated, congressional Democrats saw not just a challenge, but an opportunity.
Long-serving Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced Tuesday he has stage-4 pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed on March 15. Patterson began his public service to Oakland County more than 40 years ago. He served as Oakland County Prosecutor for 16 years and was elected as executive in 1992.
The Detroit Duchess Club on March 9 presented Farmington Hills Police Commander Bonnie Unruh with a Duchess Award during a ceremony held at North Congregational Church in Farmington Hills. The awards ceremony honored five extraordinary women who have provided exemplary service for society.