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Abraham Aiyash
Abraham Aiyash (Arabic: أبراهام عياش) is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Aiyash served as the chamber's majority floor leader. He represented much of Detroit, Detroit's Midtown Detroit, Midtown, New Center, Detroit, New Center, North End, Detroit, North End, Boston–Edison Historic District, Boston Edison, Virginia Park Historic District, Virginia Park, and all of the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, Hamtramck. Early life and education Aiyash was born and raised in Hamtramck, Michigan, the seventh of eight children. His parents immigrated to Michigan from Yemen. Aiyash was educated in the Hamtramck Public Schools and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University, where he studied pre-medicine, political science, and Muslim studies. Career When he was 13, Aiyash worked as a community organizer for the Barack Oba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan House Of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 U.S. census. Its composition, powers and duties are established in Article IV of the Michigan Constitution. Members are elected in even-numbered years and take office at 12 p.m. (EST) on January 1 following the November general election. Concurrently with the Michigan Senate, the House first convenes on the second Wednesday in January, according to the state constitution. Each member is limited to serving at most six terms of two years, but may not serve more than twelve years combined across the Michigan House and Michigan Senate. The House meets in the north wing of the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. The Republican Party currently has a majority in the chamber. In recent years, the Republican majority in the House has been widely at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston–Edison Historic District
The Boston–Edison Historic District is a List of neighborhoods in Detroit, neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It consists of over 900 homes built on four east-west streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow Avenue and Edison Avenue, stretching from Woodward Avenue in the east to Linwood Avenue in the west.Sarah Klein,Neighborhood Museum" ''Metro Times'', 6/5/2002. It is one of the largest residential historic districts in the nation. It is surrounded by Sacred Heart Major Seminary to the west, the Arden Park-East Boston Historic District and the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the east, and the Atkinson Avenue Historic District to the south. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan, National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Description A substantial number of prominent Detroiters have lived in the neighborhood. Notable reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sustainable Energy
Energy system, Energy is sustainability, sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Definitions of sustainable energy usually look at its effects on the environment, the economy, and society. These impacts range from greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution to energy poverty and toxic waste. Renewable energy sources such as wind power, wind, Hydroelectricity, hydro, solar energy, solar, and geothermal energy can cause environmental damage but are generally far more sustainable than fossil fuel sources. The role of Non-renewable resource, non-renewable energy sources in sustainable energy is controversial. Nuclear power does Low-carbon power, not produce carbon pollution or air pollution, but has drawbacks that include radioactive waste, the risk of nuclear proliferation, and the Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents, risk of accidents. Switching from coal to natural gas has enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Secretary Of State
The Michigan Department of State is a principal executive department of the government of Michigan. It is responsible for administering Election, elections, regulating Notary public, notaries public, and maintaining records of statutes and the Seal of Michigan, Great Seal of Michigan. It also serves as the state's department of motor vehicles, administering motor vehicle registration and driving license, licensing automobile drivers. The department is led by the secretary of state of Michigan, a constitutional executive officer elected on a partisan ballot every four years alongside gubernatorial elections. The office is currently held by Jocelyn Benson of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, first elected in 2018 Michigan Secretary of State election, 2018. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 46 Secretary of State (U.S. state government), secretaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Newsroom
States Newsroom is a nonprofit news network in the United States. Its newsrooms focus mostly on state politics. States Newsroom grew out of NC Policy Watch, a progressive think tank founded in 2004 by Chris Fitzsimon, who said it "is sort of the model for the news sites we support". He is States Newsroom's current president. In 2017, the project expanded, using the liberal group the Hopewell Fund as an incubator until 2019 when States Newsroom became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Organization States Newsroom provides funding, human resources, and digital support to journalists in the state newsrooms. It typically has 4-6 journalists per newsroom'''' and allows its articles to be republished for free under a Creative Commons license.'''' States Newsroom accepts no corporate donations and has publicly shared the names of all donors contributing $1,000 or more since becoming a 501(c)(3) in 2019. The progressive Wyss Foundation gave $1 million to States Newsroom in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Michigan House Of Representatives Election
The 2024 Michigan House of Representatives elections was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States presidential election. All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives were elected. Predictions Background Following the redistricting which proceeded the 2020 United States census, the 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election saw the Democrats reclaim a majority in the chamber of 56 to 54. The state house was previously under Republican control. The Democratic Party had also won the majority of the Michigan Senate, state senate in a simultaneous 2022 Michigan Senate election, election. In 2023, a panel of judges on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan ordered a redraw of seven Detroit-area seats in the House as unlawful racial gerrymandering, racial gerrymanders. The seats were redrawn before the 2024 election. Results The Democrats lost their majority, with the Republicans winning 58 seats, four of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Free Press
The ''Detroit Free Press'' (commonly referred to as the ''Freep'') is a major daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest local newspaper owned by Gannett (the publisher of ''USA Today''), and is operated by the Detroit Media Partnership under a joint operating agreement with The Detroit News, its historical rival. The Sunday edition is titled the ''Sunday Free Press.'' The ''Free Press'' has received ten Pulitzer Prizes and four Emmy Awards. Its motto is "On Guard for Years". In 2018, the ''Detroit Free Press'' received two Salute to Excellence awards from the National Association of Black Journalists. History 1831–1989: Competitive newspaper The newspaper was launched by John R. Williams and his uncle, Joseph Campau, and was first published as the ''Democratic Free Press and Michigan Intelligencer'' on May 5, 1831. It was renamed to ''Detroit Daily Free Press'' in 1835, becoming the region's first daily newspaper. Williams printed the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Hollier
Adam Hollier is an American politician who was the director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Hollier served in the Michigan Senate, representing the 2nd Senate district, serving Wayne County including Detroit, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, and Highland Park from 2018 to 2022. Early life and education Hollier was born and raised in the North End of Detroit. As the son of retired social worker Jacquelene Hollier and retired Detroit Fire Department Captain and Wayne County Health Department Training Officer Carl Hollier, service to people and the community were ingrained in Hollier from a young age. Hollier is a graduate of Detroit Public Schools. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in labor relations from Cornell University, where he played safety on the football team and was a decathlete. Hollier enlisted in the United States Army and later served as a civil affairs officer in the United States Army Reserve. He e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan's 2nd Senate District
Michigan's 2nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sylvia Santana since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Adam Hollier. Geography District 2 encompasses part of Wayne County. 2011 Apportionment Plan District 2, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in northern Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the nearby communities of Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse Pointe Park. It shared a water border with Canada along Lake St. Clair. The district overlapped with Michigan's 13th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. List of senators Recent election results 2018 Following incumbent Bert Johnson's resignation, a special election and a regular election were held concurrently in 2018; in the special e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Mary Robinson
Rose Mary Robinson (born December 12, 1939) is an American lawyer and a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Early life and education Rose Mary Robinson was born on December 12, 1939. In 1972, Robinson earned a Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State Law School in Detroit, Michigan. Career Robinson started her legal career as a Legal Council for American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees for Council 25. In 1970, with the help from John Dingell, Robinson was one of the first women elected as a County Commissioner in Wayne County, Michigan. Robinson served as the County Commissioner until 1982. In 2006, 2008, and 2010, Robinson was a delegate for the Democratic Precinct. On November 6, 2012, Robinson won the election and became a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for District 4 and won reelection two more times being term limits prevented her from seeking another. In February 2015, Robinson cosponsored HB 4209, a bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barack Obama 2008 Presidential Campaign
Barack Obama, then junior United States senator from Illinois, announced his candidacy for president of the United States on February 10, 2007, in Springfield, Illinois. After winning a majority of delegates in the Democratic primaries of 2008, on August 23, leading up to the convention, the campaign announced that Senator Joe Biden of Delaware would be the vice presidential nominee. At the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 27, Barack Obama was formally selected as the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in 2008. He was the first African American in history to be nominated on a major party ticket.Jeff Zeleny,Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket" ''The New York Times'', June 4, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008. On November 4, 2008, Obama defeated the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, making him the president-elect and the first African American elected president. Obama was the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamtramck Public Schools
Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) is a public school district based in the city of Hamtramck, Michigan (USA) in Greater Detroit. The district has the Schools of Choice program, which allows non-district students to enroll in district schools. As of 2011 the official graduation rate is 62%. In 2011 the United Way for Southeastern Michigan arranged a program, funded by a $27.1 million General Motors Foundation grant, intended to improve the graduation rate. History After Hamtramck became a municipality in 1922, every member of the Hamtramck Board of Education was a Pole and most students of the school system were Polish Catholics. In 1925, of the school district's 7,526 students, about 5,400 were ethnic Polish. Half of the ethnic Polish students were non-US citizens. By the mid-1920s, of the school-attending children in Hamtramck 66% attended public schools.Vinyard, p182 The public schools typically had 45 students per classroom while the parochial schools in Hamtramck had 70 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
