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State prepares for New Year’s Day inauguration

Michigan Capitol Building
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Michigan Capitol Building

The State of Michigan is preparing for several elected officials to take their oath of office this weekend

Sunday’s inauguration on the capitol lawn is set to feature music from the Michigan National Guard's army band and speeches from lawmakers and religious leaders.

This will be the second swearing in ceremony for Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist.

He says he’s learned a “tremendous amount” in the past four years he intends to take with him the next four.

“Things that you know we didn’t think were ever going to happen or that we felt like were impossibilities, we’ve experienced that. But we also have seen what we can overcome when we do it together, what happens when people in the state come together to have each other’s back.”

Officials say 2019’s inauguration brought around a thousand people out to the capitol.

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