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Voters in some parts of Kent County will vote in a special election Tuesday to fill a vacated state Senate seat.

Keith Courtade, Mark Huizenga win state Senate primary nomination The Senate seat they are vying for has been left vacant since former state senator Peter MacGregor was elected to become the Kent County treasurer in 2020. Credit: wzzm Published: 12:04 AM EDT August 4, 2021 Updated: 5:21 AM EDT August 4, 2021 KENT COUNTY, Mich. — In the 28th District, the primary vote Tuesday determined that Mark Huizenga (R-Walker) and Keith Courtade (D-Kent) will face off in t...

GRAND RAPIDS — Five years ago, John Wilson formed a private family foundation and set out to help lift people out of poverty in Mason County, on Lake Michigan north of Muskegon. Wilsons group, The Pennies from Heaven Foundation, helped organize an employer resource network serving 12 companies and about 20 percent of the local workforce. Such networks are cropping up around Michigan as tools for employers to pool resources and tackle barriers that keep their workers from holding down a job, f...

Holland steakhouse co-owned by state Rep. Tommy Brann fined $1,750 for COVID-19 violations Updated 11:32 AM; Facebook Share HOLLAND, MI — The co-owner of Brann’s Steakhouse and Grille in Holland has paid a $1,750 state fine for COVID-19 workplace violations at his restaurant. Violations at the restaurant, co-owned by state Rep. Tommy Brann, R-Wyoming, include failing to require face masks when social distancing could not be maintained and lacking protective barriers at the bar and hostess ...

Michigan State Representative Tommy Brann is announcing he will run for state Senate.

Michigan Republican leaders will continue ‘political gestures’ to lift COVID-19 restrictions Updated Jan 28, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speaks while House of Representative speaker Jason Wentworth listens during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Lansing. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com Facebook Share LANSING, MI - It’s great that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promoted a “spirit of cooperation” during her State of the State address, said House Speake...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has set special elections to fill a pair of vacant state senate seats. The former holders of the 8th and 28th state senate seats won elections to other offices in Kent and Macomb counties in the November election. The 8th Senate District seat was previously held by Peter Lucido, who was elected as the Macomb County Prosecutor.    The Michigan’s 28th Senate District seat was previously held by Peter MacGregor, who was elected as the Kent County Treasurer. To fill o...

Michigan Executive Office of the Governor LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the dates for special elections to fill vacancies in the 8th and 28th Districts of the Michigan Senate. A special primary election to fill the vacancy will be held on Aug. 3, and the general election will be held on Nov. 2. “The 8th and 28th Senate Districts deserve representation in the legislature, and voters will have an opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box in the August 3rd...

New bills, chilly relations define first week of 101st Michigan Legislature Updated Jan 15, 2021; Facebook Share LANSING, MI - In some ways, the first day of the 101st Michigan Legislature followed the normal script. Lawmakers approved House and Senate rules and took their oaths of office. Republican leadership outlined legislative priorities. Rinse and repeat from the 100 sessions before it. What set apart Wednesday’s start to the new session was an immediate call from the minority party fo...

The seats were vacated by two Republican lawmakers who won election to county office last year.