Blog categorized as State Politics

Hoekstra: Establishment Donors Will Return, But Party Must Play Catch Up

03/04/24 02:46 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Hoekstra: Establishment Donors Will Return, But Party Must Play Catch Up
(GRAND RAPIDS) – Newly recognized Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said Saturday he’s confident that establishment donors who stepped away from the party will return, but they all must now play catch up.

Rogers Polling Ahead Of Other Republican Senatorial Candidates

03/01/24 01:14 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Rogers Polling Ahead Of Other Republican Senatorial Candidates
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is polling well ahead of other Republican candidates for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat

Dearborns 2024 Uncommitted Vote Matches History, Didnt Create History

03/01/24 12:58 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Dearborns 2024 Uncommitted Vote Matches History, Didnt Create History
Dearborn voter’s decision to vote 57 percent “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s presidential primary gave national and state political types something to glom onto in an otherwise ho-hum Dem primary.

Gov. Asked To Consider Tossing Members Off MSU Board

02/29/24 12:57 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Gov. Asked To Consider Tossing Members Off MSU Board
A law firm tasked with investigating allegations against Michigan State University’s (MSU) Board of Trustees concluded that the Governor should consider removing Chair Rema Vassar and her ally on the board, Trustee Dennis Denno.

Karamo Faction May Vote Saturday To Eliminate Most Primaries

02/27/24 01:27 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Karamo Faction May Vote Saturday To Eliminate Most Primaries
The Kristina Karamo faction of the Michigan Republican Party (MRP) is prepared to vote as soon as Saturday at the Huntingon Place venue in Detroit on a first-ever party constitution, which would eliminate nearly all public primary elections in favor of a delegate-focused system.