MIRS Articles Of Note

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm described the country as amid a "building boom," touting to union pipefitters and plumbers on Wednesday how federal construction tax credits incentivize tapping into union contractors and apprenticeship programs.

A state regulatory board charged with overseeing the rules and licenses in the heating and refrigeration industry failed to reach a quorum Wednesday for its ninth straight meeting.

Nearly 127,000 teens between the ages of 16 to 17-½ are eligible to preregister to vote, and on Tuesday the Secretary of State asked the Board of Education to help get those kids engaged.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson reported that statewide voter turnout was down 25 percent in the 2024 August primary from 2020, but Ottawa County saw a 10 percent increase.

Thirty-eight percent of Americans who are not voting for Harris cite her gender as playing a role in their decision, according to a recent survey. The data also reported that 1 in 6 of respondents do not think that a woman is capable of the role of President.