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MI Elected Governor Of Same Party As Sitting President 4 Times In Last 22 Mid-Terms
10/04/22 09:25 AM - Comment(s)
In the last 22 Michigan elections for governor, the winning candidate was the same party as the sitting president only four times, the last being John Engler's surprise win over then-Gov. Jim BLANCHARD in 1990 when George H.W. Bush was president.
Who Will Be Next Supreme Court Justice? Appellate Court Good Place To Look
09/16/22 09:55 AM - Comment(s)
Anyone speculating who Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will appoint to replace outgoing Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack should look to the appellate bench and look for someone of color, experts say.
89% Of Past Legislators Could Run Again Under Proposal 1
09/14/22 09:23 AM - Comment(s)
If voters pass the term limits and financial disclosure ballot proposal on Nov. 8, 89% of the 737 former Michigan legislators could run again for a legislative seat, according to a new analysis from the Citizens Research Council.
Whatever Happened To The Single-Issue Voter?
07/18/22 02:46 PM - Comment(s)
Special interests in Lansing continue to put out slates of candidates and endorsements that are meant to inform voters on where candidates fall on the issues they feel strongly about, but political experts say the pool of voters who are moved by one issue has shrunk.
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/21/2022) Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox told the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Michigan's Republican electors planned to "hide overnight" in the state Capitol so they could cast their vote in the Senate chamber as required by law.
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