Livingston Daily reporters Jennifer Timar, Kayla Daugherty and photograher Gillis Benedict are covering President Joe Biden’s visit to Howell Twp. today. Read their newest reports here:
3:45 p.m.
President Joe Biden is speaking about his infrastructure plan at the Howell Twp. training facility.
Prior to his remarks Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) addressed the crowd.
3:15 p.m.
Howell Mayor Nick Proctor is among several local officials waiting to here Biden speak at the Howell Twp. training facility.
“We are excited for him to come to Howell,” he said. “Who would have thought the President would come to Howell.”
Proctor said he is interested in hearing what Biden has to say about his infrastructure plan.
“If it passes Congress we hope some comes our way, not just for the city but for our county,” he said.
2:40 p.m. Tuesday
Hundreds of people watched the presidential motorcade travel down M-59 around 2:15 p.m.
The crowd pushed its way into part of the road to get a look. Most were waving flags and yelling in opposition to the president’s policies.
After it passed, the road was filled with pedestrians for a few minutes.
Police got the crowd off the road and traffic resumed shortly after.
1:55 p.m. Tuesday
President Joe Biden has landed at Capital Region International Airport and was greeted by Lansing Mayor Andy Schor. The president is traveling by motorcade to Howell instead of taking Marine One because of potential bad weather, according to a press pool report.
1:20 p.m. Tuesday
Howell Police, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police are coordinating with the Secret Service to provide security and traffic control for the event.
Portions of M-59 are expected to be closed between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy said Tuesday he expects M-59 to be closed from near the Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport and Oak Crest Road.
11:55 a.m. Tuesday
More than 100 people have gathered on all four corners of M-59 and Michigan Avenue to await the arrival of President Joe Biden, who is scheduled to give a speech in Howell this afternoon on his infrastructure bill and Build Back Better plans.
Most were there to protest the president’s policies or show support for former President Donald Trump. They carried signs and hollered at passing motorists at the busy intersection.
Pam Schneider, a Howell resident, said she became more political around the time of the presidential election. She attended Tuesday’s protest holding a pro-Trump flag and another sign reading “Stop the Spending.”
“I came because I see what Biden’s doing to our country. He’s destroying our country,” Schneider said.
Allen Reichle traveled from St. Clair County to attend the “Stop the Spending Rally.”
“Right now, he’s talking about the biggest spending bill in the history of the world. That’s not something we will ever pay back, that the next generation will ever pay back. It’s unfair,” Reichle said.
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