Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a handful of changes to head state departments and agencies during her second term.
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- Replacing Liesl Clark will be Dan Eichinger as acting director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
- Replacing Zaneta Adams will be Adam Hollier as director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
- Michelle Lang will move from acting director to director of the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget
- Brian Hanna will move from acting executive director to executive director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency
- Replacing Paul Ajegba will be Brad Wieferich as acting director of the Department of Transportation
- Replacing Gary McDowell will be Kathy Angerer as acting director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Replacing Dan Eichinger as director will be Shannon Lott as acting director of the Department of Natural Resources
In another series of announcements, Speaker-elect Joe Tate (D-Detroit) named key members of his staff for the legislative session beginning in January.
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- Shaquila Myers, chief of staff
- Joshua Lyman, external affairs director
- Ricardo White, legislative director
- Coffiann Hawthorne, policy director for the House Democratic Caucus
- Angela Wheeler, majority legal counsel
- John Mulcrone, general counsel to the House of Representatives
- Amber McCann, press secretary
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