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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...Air Quality Alert now in effect today through Friday June 2nd...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has
declared today and Friday June 2nd to be an action day for elevated
levels of ozone. Pollutants are expected to be in the unhealthy for
sensitive groups range.

The action day is in effect for the following Michigan counties...

Shiawassee...Genesee...Lapeer...St. Clair...Livingston...Oakland...
Macomb...Washtenaw...Wayne...Lenawee and Monroe.

People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to
ozone formation. These activities include refueling vehicles or
topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment and
using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities include biking to
work, delaying or combining errands and using water based paints.

It is recommended that active children and adults, and people with
respiratory diseases such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor
exertion.

For further information, please see the Michigan Department of
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy page at http://www.deqmiair.org

Michigan Senate approves bill making Juneteenth a state holiday

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The Michigan Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would designate June 19 as the annual Juneteenth holiday.

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - The Michigan Senate voted 37-1 on Wednesday to add Juneteenth to the list of official state holidays.

One Republican lawmaker opposed the bill.

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 each year to commemorate the end of slavery. On that date in 1865, a Major Gen. Gordon Granger declared all slaves in Texas as emancipated

In the past, similar bills didn't receive enough votes in the House or Senate when the chambers were under Republican control. Democrats won majorities in both houses of the Legislature last November.

Usually on public holidays, state government offices, courts and banks are closed.

The bill approved Wednesday still has to pass the State House before it would go to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her consideration.

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