Blog categorized as State Politics

60% Voted In August Primary Absentee, 3.5% Voted Early

08/27/24 02:05 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
60% Voted In August Primary Absentee, 3.5% Voted Early
Polling places for the August primary election saw about two million people cast ballots, with about 1.2 million (60%) voting absentee and more than 70,000 (3.5%) vote early, according to Bureau of Elections Director Jonathan Brater.

Trump's Sheriffs' Dept. Stops May Be Campaign Violations

08/22/24 02:51 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Trump's Sheriffs' Dept. Stops May Be Campaign Violations
The Livingston County Sheriffs’ Department and Shelby Township Police Department committed a “massive” campaign finance violation" for hosting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

With Everyone In Chicago . . . Who Is Running The State?

08/21/24 11:34 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
With Everyone In Chicago . . . Who Is Running The State?
So . . . Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday with her Lieutenant Governor, Garlin Gilchrist II, as is evident in the below picture the LG took from the convention floor.

Kalamazoo County GOP Must Re-Do Its Convention 

08/20/24 04:28 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Kalamazoo County GOP Must Re-Do Its Convention 
The embattled Kalamazoo County Republican Party is being ordered to redo its convention this Wednesday with the Michigan Republican Party (MRP) overseeing the affair after the latest flare up between two warring factions.

Lobbyist Gift Limit Change Made Official 

08/12/24 01:56 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Lobbyist Gift Limit Change Made Official 
Michigan lobbyists will need to change how they operate when offering tickets or accommodations at a policy conference to legislators after a pair of Secretary of State interpretative rulings became official.