AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Crystal Michigan. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/crystal-mi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/crystal-mi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:28:58 -0500 Lansing, MI – On March 9th, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Lottery to announce their $1.25 billion contribution to the School Aid https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-michigan-lotterys-125-billion-contribution-to-support-schools-across-the-state-31547691-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-michigan-lotterys-125-billion-contribution-to-support-schools-across-the-state-31547691-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LANSING, MI — On March 9th, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-makes-appointments-to-new-statewide-housing-partnership-31547710-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-makes-appointments-to-new-statewide-housing-partnership-31547710-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Investments will benefit children, families, and small businesses in 81 counties, every region  Lansing, MI. — On March 10th, Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-grants-to-help-communities-expand-access-to-low-or-nocost-child-care-31548321-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-grants-to-help-communities-expand-access-to-low-or-nocost-child-care-31548321-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 EAST LANSING, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured East https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-joins-firefighters-and-local-officials-in-east-lansing-highlights-his-bipartisan-legislation-to-extend-federal-support-for-local-fire-departments-31548517-muskegon-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-joins-firefighters-and-local-officials-in-east-lansing-highlights-his-bipartisan-legislation-to-extend-federal-support-for-local-fire-departments-31548517-muskegon-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 FLINT—Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today led 61 Members of Congress in urging the Biden administration, including the U.S. Departments of https://www.americantowns.com/news/kildee-leads-new-effort-to-combat-child-labor-in-the-united-states-31549180-flint-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kildee-leads-new-effort-to-combat-child-labor-in-the-united-states-31549180-flint-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON—Congressman Kildee (MI-08) has introduced new bipartisan legislation, supported by Republicans and Democrats, to protect the U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/kildee-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-michigan-agriculture-from-foreign-pests-and-diseases-31549185-saugatuck-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kildee-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-michigan-agriculture-from-foreign-pests-and-diseases-31549185-saugatuck-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today spoke on the Senate floor to call on Congress to pass the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the https://www.americantowns.com/news/with-michigan-close-to-repealing-right-to-work-peters-urges-congress-to-pass-bill-to-protect-workers-right-to-organize-31549423-novi-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/with-michigan-close-to-repealing-right-to-work-peters-urges-congress-to-pass-bill-to-protect-workers-right-to-organize-31549423-novi-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement today applauding the Biden Administration’s announcement https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-applauds-epas-firstever-proposed-national-drinking-water-standard-to-address-pfas-contamination-31549424-ypsilanti-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-applauds-epas-firstever-proposed-national-drinking-water-standard-to-address-pfas-contamination-31549424-ypsilanti-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted a recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), which found that Michigan https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-michigan-a-top-state-for-electric-vehicle-battery-investments-bringing-home-166-billion-creating-16300-goodpaying-jobs-31550078-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-michigan-a-top-state-for-electric-vehicle-battery-investments-bringing-home-166-billion-creating-16300-goodpaying-jobs-31550078-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, DC–Today, Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI), French Hill (R-Ark.) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jeanne https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-stevens-and-hill-senators-coons-rubio-shaheen-and-graham-introduce-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-establish-national-hostage-and-wrongful-detainee-day-and-flag-31550463-kalamazoo-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-stevens-and-hill-senators-coons-rubio-shaheen-and-graham-introduce-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-establish-national-hostage-and-wrongful-detainee-day-and-flag-31550463-kalamazoo-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON —Today, on Equal Pay Day, Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-equal-pay-day-dingell-and-raskin-release-new-gao-report-on-gender-pay-gap-31550465-ann-arbor-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-equal-pay-day-dingell-and-raskin-release-new-gao-report-on-gender-pay-gap-31550465-ann-arbor-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in support of the EPA’s proposed action to establish https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-statement-on-epas-proposed-pfas-drinking-water-standard-31550466-saginaw-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-statement-on-epas-proposed-pfas-drinking-water-standard-31550466-saginaw-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, sent a bipartisan letter with several colleagues to https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-great-lakes-task-force-urge-president-biden-to-emphasize-importance-of-canadian-investment-in-great-lakes-31550471-muskegon-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-great-lakes-task-force-urge-president-biden-to-emphasize-importance-of-canadian-investment-in-great-lakes-31550471-muskegon-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Congressman Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (NY-16) introduced the https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-casey-bowman-introduce-legislation-to-make-home-care-coverage-mandatory-under-medicaid-31550474-livonia-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-casey-bowman-introduce-legislation-to-make-home-care-coverage-mandatory-under-medicaid-31550474-livonia-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DETROIT — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank: “What https://www.americantowns.com/news/tlaib-statement-on-silicon-valley-bank-and-signature-bank-31550480-detroit-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tlaib-statement-on-silicon-valley-bank-and-signature-bank-31550480-detroit-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500