Michigan’s elections director has taken on added duties. Christopher Thomas recently took over as president of the National Association of State Election Directors. “I look forward to working with my fellow state election directors to share what we learned from the 2012 election and find ways to further improve elections in our states,” Thomas said … Continue Reading →
Right-to-work opponents have been throwing around failed gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos’ name any chance they can get when talking about who was backing the lightning-fast passage of legislation in December. The deep-pocketed DeVos — whose family made its money by building Amway into a worldwide home cleaning and personal hygiene products — hasn’t said much … Continue Reading →
President Barack Obama has nominated Lake Orion lawyer Marietta S. Robinson for a seat on the Consumer Product Safety Commission. If approved, she would serve a seven-year term. Robinson is a personal injury lawyer and raised about $28,500 for Obama’s first run for the presidency, according to a 2011 Detroit News story on campaign bundlers. She’s contributed to … Continue Reading →
With 26 newly elected state representatives, the Michigan House is still getting organized while the state Senate is already starting to move legislation.
House Speaker Jase Bolger does not plan to create a formal defense fund to pay for his legal representation in an election rigging investigation – and that’s prompting another legal complaint against the Marshall Republican, The Detroit News has learned.
Former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra said Tuesday he’s still waiting for U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow to agree to broadly televised debates in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, preferably on issues of foreign policy and the economy. “She has been delinquent in both of those areas,” Hoekstra said at a Lansing press conference. “I would love to … Continue Reading →
Over the past week, House Speaker Jase Bolger has released statements announcing his stance on the six statewide ballot issues voters will face in the Nov. 6 general election. Bolger said he was in favor of keeping the emergency manager law he helped passed, urging voters to vote “yes” on Proposal 1, the referendum on … Continue Reading →
Lansing — Secretary of State Ruth Johnson caught political flak for initially demanding Michigan voters affirm their citizenship in the August primary. In the middle of Aug. 7 primary, her office changed course from requiring voters to affirm their citizenship to get a ballot to instructing local election clerks to give voters who refused to answer … Continue Reading →
As promised, the Michigan Democratic Party is planning to keep an election-rigging scandal involving House Speaker Jase Bolger and party-switching Rep. Roy Schmidt in the spotlight leading up to the November election. The state Democratic Party on Friday launched a website highlighting Bolger and Schmidt’s foiled attempt to plant a fake Democrat in a Grand … Continue Reading →
Lansing–A ballot campaign seeking to add a 25 percent renewable energy mandate to the state constitution picked up a major endorsement and opponent this week. The Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest teacher labor union, endorsed requiring utility companies to get 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like wind, solar and hydro by … Continue Reading →