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Governor Whitmer announces investment to support customized training opportunities to help get Michigan back to work

LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) today announced the recipients of grants totaling more than $15.6 million to help get Michigan back to work. The Michigan Learning and Education Advancement Program (MiLEAP) grants have been awarded to 10 groups who will work as Regional Consortia to support individuals who are dislocated, underemployed, serving as essential workers, living in distressed rural and urban communities or economically disadvantaged. “My administration is committed to uplifting Michiganders whose ...

Department of Insurance and Financial Services to begin supervision of Range Bank as bank converts to state-chartered

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) today announced that it will assume supervisory duties for Range Bank as it converts from a national bank to a state-chartered bank, a change that will bring local support and oversight to the bank and the consumers it serves. After the transition, this will be the 74th bank supervised by DIFS. “Range Bank has served its customers for more than 130 years, and this transition will benefit the institution and its customers through local support, consultation, and supervision provided by regulators who live ...

July is Wildlife Conservation Month

It is hard to imagine a Michigan without white-tailed deer, elk, bald eagles or wild turkey. But if not for the efforts of conservationists, volunteers and partner agencies, these species might be absent from Michigan’s beautiful landscape. In the spirit of these conservation successes, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed July as Wildlife Conservation Month to recognize the work Michiganders have done for conservation – and draw attention to the work that still needs to be done. “In Michigan, we are proud of our wildlife, waterways, and public lands and want to ensure that they ...

New Career Explorer resource helps job seekers in Pure Michigan Talent Connect create customized plans

LANSING — Job seekers in the state now have access to Career Explorer, a new career exploration resource on Pure Michigan Talent Connect (PMTC). Any individual who has a free account on PMTC can now take advantage of this new feature, which helps them create a customized career plan based on their goals and experiences. PMTC is the state’s system for connecting job seekers and employers. Career Explorer is available when logging into job seeker accounts at MiTalent.org. “This resource was created with the intention of helping residents access better jobs, as well as education and ...

Gov. Whitmer signs bill to put Michigan students and educators first

MACOMB, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today joined students, educators, and support staff at Ojibwa Elementary School in Macomb County to sign House Bill 4421, which appropriates $4.4 billion in federal COVID relief funding to support schools across the state and help students, teachers, and schools recover from the pandemic. The historic education funding represents the bipartisan work completed in late June to ensure that Michigan’s K-12 education system takes advantage of federal funding to make unprecedented investments in our schools. “We have a once-in-a-lifetime ...

Benson advances service-driven operations, applauds bipartisan support

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced advances to the department’s service-driven operating model, and applauded the bipartisan support for legislation that affirms the model. “Right now anyone can access in-person services at our 130 branch offices by walking up, calling ahead or going online to schedule a visit, and no matter what they choose every Michigander is now provided accurate information on when they will be served and the certainty that their office visit will take on average just 20 minutes,” Benson said. “This operating model moves the department ...