Blog tagged as Military

He Returns From Active Duty, Tears Down Half Of His House For Something To Do 

05/23/24 01:37 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
He Returns From Active Duty, Tears Down Half Of His House For Something To Do 
An Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention would be established within the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to help veterans navigate behavioral health challenges like Rep. William Bruck (R-Erie) described in testimony under HB 5276.

Nesbitt Wants $8M To Deploy National Guard To Texas To Assist Gov. Abbott, Not Feds 

05/10/24 12:58 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Nesbitt Wants $8M To Deploy National Guard To Texas To Assist Gov. Abbott, Not Feds 
Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) proposed spending $8 million Thursday to deploy Michigan National Guard members to the Mexico-United States border in Texas.

Selfridge Funding Painted As Political Theater 

05/09/24 12:47 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Selfridge Funding Painted As Political Theater 
Members on both sides of the aisle agreed today on an amendment funding the state’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base at $10 million, but when the Democrat-proposed amendment prevailed over the Republican-led one, Rep. Tom Kuhn (R-Troy) called out Dems for “political theater.”

GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border

04/19/24 06:20 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border
Deploying Michigan National Guard units to Texas to aid its state authorities in managing illegal Mexico-United States border crossings is an action the Legislature's Republican leaders are pushing for, following a recent trip to Eagle Pass, a Texas city adjacent to the river Rio Grande.