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Michigan Senate resolution urges speedy organization of gray wolf hunting and trapping season.

gneese@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — The Copper Country’s state legislators met with the Houghton County Board Friday morning to discuss COVID-19 restrictions and other issues in the county at a special meeting Friday. The meeting was the idea of State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, who answered questions from the board along with Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock. McBroom had intended to meet with counties after taking office in 2019, he said, but had been delayed — first by legislative work su...

While Gov. Whitmer calls for unity, GOP lawmakers say action speaks louder than words FOX 17 and last updated 2021-01-27 23:37:56-05 LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer sounded hopeful in her third State of the State address, while calling for bipartisanship in crafting the path forward through the pandemic. Tonight, I’m announcing Michigan Back to Work: my plan to help us grow our economy and get Michiganders back on their feet. We will leverage all of the resources of State G...

Make no mistake, the attempted coup on Jan. 6 is owned by President Trump, but our local representatives also bears responsibility for the overt attack on our democracy. The people who breached the Capitol were fueled by the conspiracy lies amplified by Rep. Bill Huizenga, Sen. Jon Bumstead, and, most disappointingly, Rep. Scott VanSingel.You have helped reinforce the fog of lies with tacit responses to the allegations of voter fraud while calling for investigations and even throwing out votes

Republican party chair, Muskegon County commissioner under fire from Democrats for Capitol violence response Updated Jan 12, 2021; Posted Jan 12, 2021 Muskegon County Commissioner Zach Lahring, who also is chair of the local Republican party, is under fire from Democrats for continuing to back President Trump and for calling on Trump supporters to “stay the course, hold the line.” Lahring, center, is shown during a 2019 county board meeting. County board Chair Bob Skolnik is shown at the ...

Grand Rapids Business Journal Rate reduction. The information was compiled by Jack McHugh, editor of MichiganVotes.org, a project of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Three senators and three representatives each missed 50 or more votes in 2020. But 12 senators and 60 representatives missed no votes this year. Among those with a gold star for attendance in West Michigan were Democrat Winnie Brinks and Republicans Terry Sabo and Republicans David LaGrand showed up on the more-than-50 li...