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Relatives of Oliver Dillard Sr., a decorated Army general buried at Arlington National Cemetery, recently toured Canton’s new VA clinic knowing the spacious, convenient location may be named after their ancestor.

Congresswomen Haley Stevens and Debbie Dingell wandered through the lobby, exam rooms and other areas of the 5900 North Lotz Road building with the family.

Mackinac Island — The final version of Congress' economic competitiveness bill including $52 billion for semiconductor chip production is still amorphous — a delay that's a cause of concern for many of Michigan's state and federal policymakers.

Those leaders are attempting to attract new electric vehicle production to the state while a global chip shortage continues to force automakers to idle plants.

A U.S. State Department official told the family of Paul Whelan that they need to "make more noise," and "be a squeakier wheel" in advocating for the Michigan man's release from a Russian labor camp to get government action to bring him home, his brother said. 

U.S. Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Peter Meijer (R-MI), and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) recently applauded the House of Representatives’ advancement legislation that seeks to bolster federal efforts to assist with major fire investigations.

The Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077) stems from the Twin Parks North West apartment building fire that resulted in the deaths of 17 New Yorkers in January 2022.