Blog tagged as Elections

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.

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.

Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris is one point behind Republican Presidential Nominee and former President Donald Trump, 45 percent to 46 percent with 9 percent undecided, according to an Emerson College Poll released Thursday.

Citizens For Energizing Michigan’s Economy (CEME), a 504(c)4 that’s traditionally been run by two Consumers Energy executives on a three-person board, is spending more than $200,000 in video ads to help two Republican candidates win their respective primaries.

Friday’s debate between U.S. Senate Democrats Hill Harper and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) has been canceled, with hosting station WHPR-TV citing Harper's supporters attempting to re-negotiate the terms of the debate.