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The Battery Workforce Initiative creates national guidelines for registered apprenticeships for battery machine operators.
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Elle Meyers joined the CBS News Detroit team in April of 2023 after spending two years covering Michigan's capitol.
Elle is an Oregon native and a graduate of the University of Oregon (go Ducks!), where she double majored in journalism and political science, both of which have served her well in her journey to Detroit.
After graduation, Elle spent time as a print and radio journalist in the Washington, D.C., area. She leaped headfirst into TV journalism after accepting a job at Fox 47 News in Lansing. There she led political coverage of the legislature, moderated two statewide gubernatorial debates and closely covered the 2022 race for the governor's mansion.
Elle says she loves covering politics because she can see their impact not just on Capitol Avenue but on main streets across the state. Her goal is to provide clear, unbiased coverage of elected officials and the policies they create.
When she's not working, you can find her baking, working out, knitting or spending quality time with her favorite furball, Jake.
The Battery Workforce Initiative creates national guidelines for registered apprenticeships for battery machine operators.
New legislation is aiming to give Michigan residents a two-week head start on booking those campsites.
The business is a different kind of pool hall, complete with golf and billiards simulations.
On Thursday, Whitmer outlined how much the event will be a boon for business in the Motor City.
If what the state government is calling a placeholder in the budget for the Michigan Auditor General isn't changed, that department could see a nearly 30% decrease in funding in the next fiscal year.
A significant development in Howell is set for a soft opening early this summer. In a few months, it will become a multimillion-dollar haven for motorsports enthusiasts.
Howell is in the running against other main streets like East Main Street in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Grand Junction, Colorado.
A package of eight bills currently in the Michigan Senate aims to repeal a ban from the 1980s that prohibits paid surrogacy in our state.
Access to government communications could get easier if bills that passed the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee move forward.
Alongside compensation for Guy Boyd's medical bills, his mother said she would like to see a change in the gun culture in our country.
About 20 other states already allow high school athletes to enter into name, image and likeness deals, allowing student-athletes to make money.
It was a Title IX complaint that rocked Michigan football. Brenda Tracey, who was at the center of a Title IX complaint against former MSU head football coach Mel Tucker took the first steps towards suing the university on Thursday.
The two new bills would require schools to have AEDs accessible within three minutes.
A set of bills passed by the Michigan Senate earlier this month would prohibit guns at polling locations. One side of the aisle says it'll help stop voter intimidation, and the other says it goes too far.
Steve Carra argued that it is racist that the state budget includes grant funding only for minority-owned businesses.