MIRS Articles Of Note

Outside of Parker Fairbairn and Jason Woolford, who won their Republican primaries Tuesday night by defeating incumbents, five other candidates are likely going to be sworn into the House come next January due to winning in a primary without a competitive General Election.

While some states are limiting "geofencing" technology, or the use of global positioning system (GPS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) to create virtual geographic boundaries, others have begun implementing the technology to further protect and secure their capitol buildings.

More than 1 million votes were cast less than 24 hours before the polls opened for the Aug. 6 primary election, according to Secretary of State data released Monday.

The large number of election-related Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and “frivolous” lawsuits can be a strain on the state’s funding sources, Attorney General Dana Nessel told the National Press Foundation (NPF) fellows earlier last week.

Before the state’s term limits law went into full effect in 1998, which broomed out legislative incumbents on a regular basis, Democratic and Republican caucuses had to rely on retirements or unseating incumbents to pick up seats.