Whiteford Working On State Health Department Budget wsjm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsjm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
March 31, 2021
There’s a new effort to ban billboards advertising marijuana in Michigan. State Representative Mary Whiteford is leading the charge. The Republican from Casco Township says she doesn’t want to see pot everywhere she goes.
“There’s a billboard in Holland that says ‘The New State Flower,’ and it shows marijuana, and I’m like, ‘This isn’t right. I don’t want my grandkids to be exposed to this, ” Whiteford said.
Whiteford has introduced legislation that would prohibit billboard advertising of marijuana products. She says a similar ban on billboard tobacco advertising has been in place for decades. Dearborn Democrat Abdullah Hammoud is also introducing legislation for the same fight.
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March 5, 2021
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee is working on legislation designed to fight human trafficking. State Representative Mary Whiteford of Casco Township is spearheading the effort, and has a bill to make it easier for the survivors of human trafficking to resume their lives.
“My bill allows a person who is trafficking to have every single criminal charge against him or her expunged, and that’s really important for them to be able to move forward and get their life back,” Whiteford said.
Whiteford’s bill expands the types of criminal convictions that can be set aside if a crime was committed because an individual was a victim of human trafficking. She says she’s working with the FBI and the crime victims division of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to make sure housing is found for human trafficking survivors.
South Haven Area Emergency Services launches cadet program
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SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. â South Haven Area Emergency Services is launching a cadet program in the coming months that will introduce participants to the firefighting and emergency medical service professions, according to a news release Wednesday.
Cadet prospects will attend training, respond to emergency calls as an observer and help at events and fundraisers.
South Haven Area Emergency Services
Beginning in September, South Haven Area Emergency Services will sponsor cadets for the state certifications required to become a firefighter.
âWe are excited about this new opportunity to serve the young people in our community,â SHAES Executive Director Brandon Hinz said. âAnd who doesnât want to be a firefighter.really?!â