Blog tagged as History

Big Names Have Drawn Big Votes In Presidential Elections In Michigan

09/25/24 04:03 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Big Names Have Drawn Big Votes In Presidential Elections In Michigan
If Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wasn't Robert F. Kennedy running as the Natural Law Party candidate in Michigan, recent history of Natural Law Party nominees shows that he'd likely get less than 3,000 votes.

Report Confirms Population Slide After 2034 

04/08/24 03:36 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Report Confirms Population Slide After 2034 
The Baby Boomer generation was the largest generation in United States' history, and that holds true for Michigan. However, researchers question what will fill the population gap left behind

The Two Times A Michigan Governor Booted Elected Officials From Office

03/05/24 05:10 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
The Two Times A Michigan Governor Booted Elected Officials From Office
Twice a Michigan governor has used the power of the office to remove elected officials

Whitmer Concedes: Recalls Helped Dems Win The House 

10/17/23 03:22 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer Concedes: Recalls Helped Dems Win The House 
Remember longshot recall attempts against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that went absolutely nowhere during her first term? Whitmer does because she believes the money she raised as a result of the recalls helped the Democrats win control of the Legislature.

House Could Dust Off State Archaeology Office

04/13/23 11:22 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
House Could Dust Off State Archaeology Office
Unearthing the long-dead Office of the State Archeologist was one of the topics taken up during Tuesday’s House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources hearing.