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Another year is coming to a close. The Telegram thought we’d review some of the news that made headlines here in our downriver communities. How many continue to stick out in your mind? 2019 began with the federal government shut down. The longest government shutdown on record came as President Trump and Congressional Democrats reached a deadlock over the president’s request for more than $5 billion to build his long promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, funding Congressional Democrats had said all...
LANSING-With a deal reached on the 2020 state budget (albeit an unfinished one) and the Michigan Legislature adjourned for the year, the Michigan League for Public Policy is joining Michigan media, elected officials, advocates and residents in reflecting on the previous year's activity and accomplishments. With a new gubernatorial administration and bipartisan agreement in the Legislature on several key issues, the League has been very active in 2019 and notched a number of big wins for the...
The Western Wayne County branch of the NAACP is one of the eight County branches in the State of Michigan. They were named the 2018 Branch of the Year by Michigan State Conference President Yvonne White during the Annual meeting. The Branch has been experiencing continous growth over the past four years. One of their goals for 2019 was to build more partnerships with non-profit organizations, the faith based communities and local businesses as they work together to fight for the civil rights of...
Sometimes, the more one is immersed in their community, the better they will be at identifying and addressing problems in that community. This appears to be the case with Inkster Councilman Steven Chisholm. A lifelong resident of Inkster, Chisholm first became interested in local politics when he began watching city council meetings on television several years ago. He admits that watching council meetings on television is not very engaging, so he decided to attend the council meetings instead....