LATEST CLIENT NEWS:


Feb 2026: Congratulations to the Feline Conservation Foundation for getting its bipartisan Protecting Local Zoos Act introduced in the House by Reps. Gosar and Soto and for testifying at a House Natural Resources Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on the bill on Feb 4, 2026.

Feb 2026: Congratulations to the Port of Detroit (Michigan) for obtaining $1.613 million for the Detroit Windsor Tunnel Project in the FY2026 Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.

Feb 2026: Congratulations to the City of Sterling Heights (Michigan) for obtaining $1 million for the Red Run Park Bridge Project in the FY2026 Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.

Feb 2026: Congratulations to the Port of Cleveland (Ohio) for obtaining $1.2 million for the Irishtown Bend Project in the FY2026 Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.

Feb 2026: Congratulations to Macomb County (Michigan) for obtaining $8.750 million for the Mound Road Project in the FY2026 Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.



 This Week's Trivia Question:

The National Zoo celebrated the birth of a 308-lb female Asian elephant calf on Feb. 2, marking the first birth of this endangered species at the zoo in nearly 25 years.  The calf was named "Linh Mai" after a public vote and honors her mother's Vietnamese heritage.  What does Linh Mai mean: (1) "Spirit Blossom;" (2) "Gift of Life;" or (3) "Precious One?”


Answer: 

"Spirit Blossom"

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