updated Wed. April 10, 2024
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WEMU
April 19, 2018
He says Snyder administration policies helped fuel Michigan's recovery from the Great Recession, resulting in low unemployment and higher wages. “We need to keep this comeback going.” A sitting lieutenant governor has not won a gubernatorial election in Michigan since 1960. Michigan AttorneyÃâà...
MLive.com
April 19, 2018
MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI - Construction funding requests from Holton and Orchard View school districts as well as nonhomestead millage renewals will appear on the May 8 special election ballot. Holton Public Schools is seeking to borrow $9.6 million and issue general obligation tax bonds to helpÃâà...
WOODTV.com
April 19, 2018
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Political candidates who lose big like Jill Stein wouldn't be able to seek a recount under legislation nearing the Michigan governor's desk. The Republican-led Senate voted 27-8 Wednesday for legislation upping the standards for election recounts to require aggrieved candidates toÃâà...
Detroit Free Press
April 19, 2018
LANSING — Political candidates who lose big wouldn't be able to seek a recount under legislation nearing the Michigan governor's desk. The Republican-led Senate voted 27-8 Wednesday for legislation upping the standards for election recounts to require that aggrieved candidates prove they have aÃâà...
The Detroit News
April 18, 2018
The former real estate mogul will rally supporters in Macomb County, where he defeated Hillary Clinton 54 percent to 42 percent on his way to winning Michigan by 10,704 votes. The appearance comes as Republicans face a tough November election to maintain control of the House, where more than 20Ãâà...
Michigan Radio
April 18, 2018
The state constitution says a candidate for governor must have been a registered voter in Michigan for at least four years before the election. Democratic hopeful Abdul El-Sayed voted in New York in 2012, and the question is whether that invalidated his Michigan voter registration until he re-registered hereÃâà...
The Detroit News
April 16, 2018
Detroit — Dana Nessel will head into the fall election season as the Michigan Democratic Party's choice for attorney general after winning a combative endorsement election over Pat Miles on Sunday and overcoming opposition from the powerful United Auto Workers union. The Plymouth Township attorneyÃâà...
Montana Standard
April 16, 2018
Nessel's win sets the stage for a female-dominated Democratic statewide ticket if favorite Gretchen Whitmer wins the gubernatorial primary election in August. Democrats, who flooded the convention despite icy, rainy weather, also endorsed Jocelyn Benson for secretary of state in an uncontested race, andÃâà...
Government Technology
April 9, 2018
With little exception, the federal government doled out its election security grants to the states and territories pretty much proportionally based on population. In fact, the 11 states that received the biggest grants through the latest influx of funding for the Help America Vote Act are also the 11 most populousÃâà...
Bridge Michigan
March 27, 2018
What all this adds up to is a powerful case to make fixing our schools the single most important issue in this year's election campaign. A group of Michigan and education leaders is already advocating for media and organizations that endorse in this fall's election to refuse to support candidates who do notÃâà...
