Banks and credit unions offer government workers loans amid shutdown

January 25th, 20190 A month into the partial government shutdown, tens of thousands of government workers are relying on special programs from banks and credit unions to stay financially solvent. Senior Vice President Tynika Wilson of Navy Federal Credit Union said about 16,000 federal workers – including many workers for the Coast Guard and Department...

ACRL opposes bill banning local funding to undocumented immigrants

October 27th, 20170 DEARBORN—  On Thursday, October 26, the Arab-American Civil Rights League (ACRL) as well as the governmental and law enforcement community, held a press conference in opposition to the passage of bill HB 5053, which bans all local funding that supports or assists undocumented immigrants. The bill was introduced in the Michigan...