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@gandernewsroom Black people only own about 3% of the businesses in the US, despite comprising about 14% of the country’s population. In recent years, targeted investments from President Joe Biden’s administration have aimed to address those racial disparities and level the playing field for minority-owned businesses. And in Lansing, economic development officials are putting that…

@gandernewsroom Did you know? Public servants like teachers, nurses, and firefighters may have their student loans forgiven after 10 years of payments through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program established in 2007. However, it hasn’t always delivered as promised. But thanks to recent improvements by President Biden, more Americans are finally seeing their loans forgiven…

@gandernewsroom Why should you vote in this year’s presidential election? Watch as Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist lays out what’s on the line this year. ♬ original sound – The Gander Why should you vote in this year’s presidential election? Watch as Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist lays out what’s on the line this year.

@gandernewsroom As Republicans set their sights on repealing the Affordable Care Act, US Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) is renewing her promise to defend access to affordable healthcare. Read more at the link in bio. ♬ original sound – The Gander As Republicans set their sights on repealing the Affordable Care Act, US Rep. Hillary…

@gandernewsroom Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks wants to set the record straight: Over the course of ex-President Donald Trump’s presidency, Michigan lost 200,000 jobs—including 30,000 manufacturing jobs that moved overseas when six automotive factories closed. Watch the clip to hear what Brinks said about Trump’s “dangerous” policies. ♬ original sound – The Gander Senate Majority…

@gandernewsroom “It’s amazing that policy actually works,” US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said during a press conference in Lansing. Granholm joined state and federal officials in Michigan this week to announce a new, federal training program designed to help prepare more Michigan workers for battery manufacturing jobs. She said the new initiative is all…

@gandernewsroom Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said that he didn’t believe ex-President Donald Trump when the former president first voiced plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “We now know better,” Duggan said. “Peoples’ lives and healthcare are at stake.” Read more at the link in bio. ♬ original sound – The Gander Detroit Mayor Mike…

@gandernewsroom Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan remembers getting a phone call from then-Vice President Joe Biden after the 2016 presidential election. ♬ original sound – The Gander