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Rep. Debbie Dingell Lands $25 Million From Feds For Clean Buses in Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 11, 2024

by Michaela Johnson Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced Ann Arbor will receive $25,000,000 to buy new…

Enviro

Ann Arbor 1,4 Dioxane Gelman Plume Approved as EPA Superfund Site

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 6, 2023

EPA determined that the plume qualifies as a hazardous substance that poses significant threats to human health and the environment. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and…

Ann Arbor Government

Rep. Dingell Holds Panel Discussion About 1,4 Dioxane Contamination of Drinking Water and Wells

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2023

Rep. Debbie Dingell held a townhall to discuss clean up of the spreading 1,4 Dioxane plume.

Ann Arbor Government

Rep. Dingell Secures $2.5 Million Federal Investment in Ann Arbor’s Carbon Neutrality Transition

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 22, 2023

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) recently met with Mayor Christopher Taylor and other City of Ann Arbor officials to discuss their plans for the $2.5 million direct federal investment Dingell secured in the omnibus appropriations…

Econ

SafeHouse Board Members Should Embrace Transparency, Not Fight FOIA and Public Attendance at Board Meetings

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 10, 2022

Michigan's sunshine laws (the Open Meetings and the Freedom of Information Acts) apply to governmental entities and, under certain circumstances, non-profits. In Nov. 2021, The A2Indy submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for…

Econ

State Grant Program for Small Businesses Hit by Pandemic Launches March 1 With $409M Available

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 27, 2022

by Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance During a meeting with business owners in Southgate, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continued to discuss elements of her $74 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget plan. There, business owners…

County Government

As Staff Repeatedly Refuse Shelter to Victims of Domestic/Sexual Violence, SafeHouse Center Holds Fundraiser

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 11, 2021

by P.D. Lesko There are public calls for the Board members to step down. The Executive Director is on administrative leave. The non-profit facility, in photos and videos taken by residents, staff and interns, has been shown to be unsafe…

Enviro

Rep. Debbie Dingell Challenges Green New Deal With New Legislation That Pledges Climate Action by 2050

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 18, 2019 0

by Robin Bravender U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) will soon roll out ambitious legislation to require the United States to achieve a 100% clean energy economy by 2050, she said Thursday. The Michigander is one of several…

Econ

Ann Arbor’s EPA Facility Could Lose 168 FT Jobs Under Trump’s Proposed Cuts

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 21, 2017 0

by Keith Laing The Detroit News is reporting that Democrats in Michigan’s congressional delegation are working to stave off cuts proposed for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s facility in Ann Arbor, which is home to most of the…

Featured

Rep. Dingell to Host Tele-townhall to Help Constituents “Get Covered” Before Upcoming Health Insurance Deadline

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 11, 2015 0

With the end of open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace quickly approaching, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) wants to ensure that those who remain uninsured or wish to re-enroll and have not yet done so have the…

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