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News Briefs: Week of October 22, 2019

Photo by Carmen Cheng | Washtenaw Voice

 

Hiring event for veterans

Hire MI Vet, a community initiative that helps veterans find employment, will host a hiring event with about 30 veteran-friendly employers on Nov. 5 at the Morris Lawrence Building. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and will include a special presentation at 9:15 a.m. The main event will last from 10:00 a.m.-12 p.m.

To register online and find out more visit: hiremivet.org/hmvhe.

 

Help arriving for health insurance enrollment

Healthcare navigators from the local non-profit Center for Health and Research Transformation will be on campus Nov. 7 from 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. to provide assistance to students, staff and faculty looking for personalized help enrolling in the health insurance marketplace.

Appointments are required and must be requested before midnight on Nov. 4. The request form is available at: doodle.com/poll/rz7abqf33k7wfknm.

 

Former Michigan Gov. William Milliken dies

According to the Associate Press, the former governor died at his home in Traverse City on Friday at age 97 after years of declining health. His son, William Milliken Jr., is a current WCC board trustee. Milliken was Michigan’s longest-serving governor at 14 years from 1969 to 1983.

 

Free 2020 tax preparation offered

The United Way of Washtenaw County will be offering free income tax assistance to county residents, including students. The program will be staffed by trained volunteers to allow individuals and families to help them “receive the maximum refund possible, to meet their own pressing basic needs or save for the future.”

The service will be available in 2020 on some Tuesdays, as well as every Thursday and Saturday. Find out more at: uwwashtenaw.org/volunteerforvita.

 

Presidential debate coming to Ann Arbor

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the second presidential debate between the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees will take place on Oct. 15, 2020 at the Crisler Center on the U-M campus.

MLive reported U-M President Mark Schlissel submitted an application to the Commission on Presidential Debates on April 1.

 

Nicholas Ketchum | Deputy Editor

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