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“I am so proud of this district and proud to have the agriculture community which makes this the most diverse ag district in the state,” Walberg said.

Nearly 800 new employees will start work on September 5th when the first load of hogs arrives.

The legislation — which now goes to the full House for consideration — comes at a time when manufacturers, including Detroit’s automakers and tech companies such as Google, are feverishly working to develop self-driving vehicles with an eye toward putting them on the roads in the next several years.

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, announced the Lenawee Conservation District had been awarded three Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grants, totaling $300,000, by the Great Lakes Commission.

Monroe County’s bicentennial was recognized on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday.

The House on Wednesday approved a sweeping reauthorization of the nation's most comprehensive law to combat human trafficking, in a rare bipartisan vote.