Choose a representative payee before you need one The future is uncertain. Our Advance Designation program allows you to pre-select a trusted individual if a time comes when you need a...
June is Great Outdoors Month June is national Great Outdoors Month, and Southwest Michigan is a wonderful place to get out and explore.
Karl's Kolumn: GOODBYE COVID, HELLO HOMETOWN FUN GOODBYE COVID, HELLO HOMETOWN FUN… In these days of instant gratification and constant entertainment, the Internet has yet to damage the...
Trolling with the Troops This weekend, the Southwest Michigan Steelheaders will be hosting their annual Trolling with the Troops event in St. Joseph.
Fathers and mothers of fathers and mothers I appreciate my father, and have many good memories of our relationship. He grew up in western Pennsylvania, in a town called South...
Building bipartisan bridges Last week, I joined my Problem Solvers Caucus colleagues in unveiling a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package aimed at breaking...
The lifeblood of our coastal communities Across Southwest Michigan, commercial and recreational harbors serve as the lifeblood of our coastal communities, enhance regional and...
Remembering Merlin He wasn’t the first Russian wolf hound therapy dog I had met. The first had been at a hospice facility in Colorado Springs where my mom...
Tick Bite Prevention As the weather gets warmer, the tick population activity in Berrien County begins to increase. And as residents spend more time outside,...
Karl's Kolumn STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL… This weekend, be sure to visit the Strawberry Festival in Hartford. Salute to the Hartford Chamber of Commerce for...
Governor’s New Office of High-Speed Internet This week the governor signed an executive directive aimed at expanding internet access across the state. While I am hopeful that...
Flag Day On June 14 we celebrate Flag Day in the United States. It is observed on this day each year to commemorate the date in 1777 in which the...
We need answers from the Chinese Communist Party Last week, I joined my Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Pelosi asking her to hold a hearing on the origins of the...
Popular Baby Names in Michigan for 2020 The Social Security Administration has announced the most popular baby names in Michigan for 2020. Charlotte and Oliver topped the list.
Are we on the same page? Do you think it’s possible to be on the same page with God? To be having the same thoughts and desires, the same goals, to have the same...
Karl's Kolumn MEMORIAL DAY could be every day if we could keep the memories of our heroes alive. They gave so much to keep our country it’s a shame...
License Fees Last week, I testified on behalf of my plan that will reimburse job providers and individuals who paid business license fees while shut...
Protecting the Great Lakes, jobs, and families As Chair of the Michigan House committee on Workforce, Trades, and Talent, I am focused on ways to promote skilled trades and strengthen...
Stay safe on the water Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. With the ushering in of warmer, longer days, Southwest Michiganders will not only...
Why work? The same way fear freezes, makes incapable of acting, creates confusion and causes despair, unemployment freezes, makes incapable of...