December 21st, 20190This week, another prominent member of the Michigan government, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat and public figure who has shown support for the Arab American community, with the community reciprocating that support, took a publicized trip to Israel. After the outrage sparked by last month’s Israeli trip by Governor...
July 13th, 20190DEARBORN – Governor Whitmer was in Dearborn this week for an expanded presentation of her 2020 budget proposal.
To little surprise, infrastructure spending was a focus of her talk at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. She later sat down with The Arab American News for an exclusive interview about the budget and the...
May 17th, 20190LANSING – Governor Whitmer has appointed Zeinab Chami and other Michigan educators to sit on her Educator Advisory Council. The announcement was made on May 9.
The council was created by Whitmer to review and make recommendations regarding legislation that will directly impact the state’s public education system.
It will also...
May 9th, 20190LANSING — Governor Whitmer has signed Senate Bill 2 and House Bills 4001 and 4002, which passed with nearly-unanimous support.
The bills will limit civil asset forfeiture for individuals who have not been convicted of a crime to increase property protections for citizens.
“I’m proud that Michigan is joining several other...
