The secretary of “Fix the Damn Roads,” as Pete Buttigieg says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls him, visited the Lansing area Friday to discuss investments in infrastructure and the economy under President…
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Pritzker says Trump suggested nets to stop Asian carp invasion of Great Lakes
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that former President Donald Trump suggested using nets to stop Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes. Pritzker told the Michigan Democratic Party delegation to…
Federal rebuild of Baltimore bridge ‘will not be quick or easy or cheap,’ Buttigieg says
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg outlined Wednesday the immediate and longer-term priorities the Biden administration is pursuing in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore that left six…
‘Their dream in this country is to stay alive’
Chasten Buttigieg said that politics is a form of theater during a guest lecture on Saturday hosted by the Michigan State University Department of Theatre, saying that politicians who attack members of…
Biden administration picks airports for nearly $1 billion in terminal upgrades
The Biden administration will send close to $1 billion to airports across the country to upgrade terminal facilities, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday. The $970 million in grants will go to 144…
Buttigieg emphasizes importance of Michigan’s early primary during labor roundtable
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized the importance of participating in Michigan’s presidential primary on Feb. 27 to union members in Lansing on Wednesday during a campaign event for President Joe Biden’s…