First Lady Sue Snyder, Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) have partnered to raise awareness of the importance of breast cancer screening by launching the "pink ribbon" license plate. The new plate is available now at Michigan Secretary of State offices.
"As a breast cancer survivor myself, I know just how vital early detection of breast cancer is to survival. It is important we come together to help Michigan women get access to potentially life-saving services," said Snyder. "I’m proud to stand alongside our Secretary of State and health officials in taking this step to support screenings for women. Early detection saves lives and I am hopeful this new license plate will help make a difference for women across Michigan."
The new license plate features the pink ribbon, widely known as the symbol for breast cancer awareness, along with an important screening message at the bottom of the plate that reads "Early Detection Saves Lives." A portion of the proceeds from license plate sales will go toward MDCH’s breast cancer screening services program to help ensure eligible women in underserved populations have access to this important, and possibly life-saving, health resource. $25 will go toward the program when a plate is first bought and $10 each time it’s renewed.
"My office is so honored to support the fight against breast cancer with the new pink ribbon license plate now available through our branch offices," said Johnson. "This plate not only provides revenue for awareness and prevention but also serves as a mobile billboard about the life-saving importance of being screened. Breast cancer is a terrible but familiar foe to so many Michigan families but this plate can help us fight back."
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Election Alert
Voters who used unofficial site to request ballot should check that their ballot is coming
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is asking voters who used a third-party online absentee ballot application not sanctioned by the state to double-check the status of their request to ensure they will receive and can cast a ballot.
 A state review of miabsentee.com, a privately run website that went live nine weeks before the November general election without testing or approval of state election officials, found that more than a quarter of applications in a sampling had not been received by the local clerk. Clerks reported they were not always able to verify signatures from a mobile phone to those on file and a state technology expert also raised security concerns.
Johnson said voters should use the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.mi.gov/vote to confirm whether or not their local clerk received their request for an absentee ballot. Voters can also check with their local clerk.
"My top priority is making sure every eligible voter has the opportunity to cast a ballot this November, " Johnson said. "We could have voters waiting for an absentee ballot that will never come. No one should be disenfranchised."
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Michigan high schools are invited to sign up and compete in the Seat Belts Save: National Organizations for Youth Safety Challenge to win one of three $1,500 cash prizes and national recognition.
The 2014 National Organizations for Youth Safety Seat Belts Save Challenge is a campaign designed to educate teen drivers about the dangers of riding in a car without wearing a seat belt (in any seating position with any driver), and to increase the number of teens who regularly wear a seat belt when traveling in passenger vehicles.
For more information, please visit www.seatbeltssave.org.
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