MIDLAND DAILY NEWS, Abigail VanderMolen:

Recently elected state Sen. Chedrick Greene, D-Saginaw, was appointed to the Senate committees for Labor; Veterans and Emergency Services; Regulatory Affairs; and Transportation and Infrastructure on Tuesday, according to a news release.

“As a veteran, a first-responder, and a proud union member, I know we have to have each other’s backs and look out for one another,” Greene said in the release. “In the state Senate, the people of the 35th District have put their trust in me to do that on an even bigger scale.”

Greene, a Marine Corps veteran and recently retired Saginaw firefighter, said he looked forward to using his experience on his new committees.

“With my new roles on the Senate Veterans and Emergency Services and Labor committees, I get to draw from my 30-year public service career to help make our state a better place for our servicemembers, emergency crews, and workers — and the families that depend on them,” he stated. “In my other posts, I will fight to protect consumers and cut burdensome red tape for small businesses and make sure we all have smoother, safer roads and bridges to drive on.”