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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced the members of her new Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, which will meet over the next two months and make recommendations for improving voter engagement among young voters and college students. Five of the thirty-three task force members are University of Michigan students:

• Tuhin Chakraborty of Ann Arbor – University of Michigan
• Carolina Dominguez of Ann Arbor – University of Michigan
• Jeron Dotson of Grand Blanc – University of Michigan – Flint
• Nesreen Ezzeddine of Dearborn Heights – University of Michigan
• Atia Siddiqui of Canton – University of Michigan – Dearborn

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

“I am proud of the many men and women across the state who have stepped up to lead and inform our office on how to best engage students in our democracy,” Benson said. “I am confident with their insights and involvement we will develop a robust plan to break down existing barriers and ensure our elections are accessible to all.”

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On September 20, 2019 @ 7:30-9:30am The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce held an event at Saginaw Valley State University. The purpose was to examine the economic impact of autonomous vehicles’ technology with a goal is to educate members about autonomous vehicles, inform members that they are the future of tech and transportation and the economic impact of them from a business perspective.

Moderator: Senator Ken Horn—sponsor of SB378 Michigan R&D Tax Credits

Panelists:
Background: Former Senator Mike Kowall – he had the original idea for the bill that Ken put together.
Connectivity: Gavin Goetz – AT&T
Information Technology: Robin Milavec from Nexteer
History/Economic impact: Greg McGuire Representative from UM’s MCity

Each panelists had approximately 10 minutes to present and answer questions. Nexteer brought a stationary autonomous vehicle and had a few demo tables.