State Representative for Michigan's 110th District
Joined November 2018
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10 Nov 2018
I am so honored to have this opportunity to serve the people of the 110th District. @BeauMattLaFave
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17 Jan 2020
Spent the afternoon on the road with @MichStatePolice Troopers from the Calumet Post. Enjoyed learning about their important role firsthand as well as various public safety issues affecting the Copper Country. Proud to #BackTheBlue!
#LawEnforcementAppreciationMonth
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
33. $2 million for the state’s first responder communications network.
Please let me know what you think is the worst thing our governor slashed from the state budget.
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
28. $7 million for rural school districts with high transportation costs
29. $700,000 adoption support services
30. $2 million for foster care payments
31. $1 million for child advocacy centers
32. $3,750,000 for at-risk youth
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
24. $4.6 million for replacing electronic tethers for parolees
25. $3.3 million in payments to landowners in the Commercial Forest Program
26. $18.6 million payments in lieu of taxes to local governments for property owned by the DNR
27. $16 million in grants for CTE equipment
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
20. $600,000 for high-school students struggling with opioid abuse
21. $34.2 million for services for Medicaid patients at critical access hospitals
22. $1 million in assistance for human trafficking survivors
23. $3.89 million for nurses who attend to child Medicaid patients
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
17. $175,000 in legal services for individuals getting social security disability
18. $175,000 to support low-income refugee families’ transition to self-sufficiency
19. $300,000 to provide emergency shelter to homeless and runaway youth
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
14. $500,000 for mental and physical health programs at senior centers
15. $10.7 million in psychiatric services at critical access hospitals
16. $1.5 million to help detect traumatic brain injuries in children
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
10. $10 million for the rural jobs and capital investment fund
11. $200,000 designated to study PFAS in game and wildlife
12. $100,000 for deer habitat improvement
13. $100,000 in children behavioral health counseling services
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
7. $2 million for sheriffs to hire personnel to patrol secondary roads
8. $200,000 for conservation district improvements
9. $20,000 to support the civil air patrol when they assist the state in fire surveillance, missing persons searches, etc.
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
3. $250,00 for a veteran benefit eligibility study to help streamline veterans’ application for benefits
4. $250,000 for a buddy-to-buddy program that connects veterans struggling with PTSD
5. $50,000 for updated uniforms for our National Guard
6. $1 million for the Soo Locks
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
1 Oct 2019
Here are 33 of the most important items to citizens of the Upper Peninsula slashed from the budget by @GovWhitmer:
1. $2,500 for a feasibility study to bring a veterans cemetery to the U.P.
2. $4 million to help county veteran service officers connect with veterans in need
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
16 Aug 2019
This morning, Marine Corps veteran Bernard Stanaway, Jr. of Negaunee was named U.P. Veteran of the Year! I joined other local leaders in honoring him for his courageous service to our nation and extensive volunteer work across the Upper Peninsula. Thank you! 🇺🇸
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20 Jul 2019
Happy to have the support of Colonel Sanders!
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
18 Jul 2019
After the ribbon cutting, @RepMarkkanen and I met with local constituents and government officials from around the county.
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"A new pipeline buried in a utility tunnel 100 ft. below the floor of the Straits is the best & safest option we have for getting crucial energy resources where they need to go," says @RepMarkkanen on the #Line5 tunnel. ow.ly/oUhe50v4YMi
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
10 Jul 2019
Do your thing Yoopers.
10 Jul 2019
Hey, Upper Peninsula: we hear you, and we’re sorry for misplacing you on our #DEWnited map. Give us a chance to right our wrong. Help us fill this special edition label by telling us all of the things you love about the Upper Peninsula (note to self: located in MICHIGAN)
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27 Jun 2019
I was happy to help this evening with the restoration project at the Schoolcraft cemetery in Calumet.
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14 Jun 2019
I was happy to stop by the @MichStatePolice Calumet Post for the open house! Back our blue! 👮♂️👮♀️
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26 May 2019
To all those that gave the ultimate for their Country, I give you my deepest respect and thanks. This Memorial Day weekend, remember those that lost their lives defending our freedom.
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State Representative Greg Markkanen retweeted
12 May 2019
Great day hanging out in Western Upper Peninsula with @RepMarkkanen at the @redbull 400!
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