LANSING - Voters would be required to show a photo identification card while voting or within 10 days after the election at a local clerk's office to have their voted counted under legislation being considered in the Michigan House Elections Committee. The bills (HB 6066, HB 6067 and HB 6068) were introduced by Elections Committee
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP - The groundbreaking held Monday for a 335-acre site expected to become a global center for testing connected vehicles was hailed by assembled government leaders as putting Michigan on the forefront of the autonomous car movement. On hand were Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Sen.
LANSING - A program that has provided health insurance to more than 600,000 working persons in the state - and that was approved after a major political struggle - faces an uncertain future with the election of President-elect Donald Trump, but most observers and officials involved in the creation of Healthy Michigan say they expect
LANSING - Passing a long-term energy policy remains a goal for both Democrats and Republicans in the House, and members are expected to study the proposal passed by the Senate and determine how much support it has when the Legislature returns for lame duck next month. House Minority Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing), who has
LANSING - On Friday, November 4, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Preibus contacted the Michigan Republican Party and informed it that RNC data modeling showed Republican Donald Trump winning Michigan by 8,000 votes. Michigan Republican Party Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel said it was that data that led to two visits in 24 hours from Trump,
LANSING - House Minority Leader Tim Greimel said Wednesday that Democrats need to spend some time analyzing why their message and presidential candidate in 2016 failed to resonate with a large amount of voters during Tuesday's election. Michigan and the rest of the country saw a significant wave for Republicans led by President-elect Donald Trump,
LANSING - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a wide lead over her Republican opponent, businessman Donald Trump, a survey by Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research showed Wednesday. Though Trump has room to grow in the final days before next week's election, the margin of support for Clinton, at 47
LANSING - Absentee ballots completed and turned in are up significantly, by more than 36 percent, compared to the same period in 2012, state officials said Thursday. That equates to nearly 165,000 more ballots being cast absentee with 12 days before the election compared to the same time in 2012, said Department of State spokesperson
LANSING - State Sen. Mike Nofs, chair of the Senate Energy and Technology Committee, has conceded that in order to get Democrats on board with his energy policy proposal, there will be an increased renewable energy standard of 15 percent by 2021, which would put Michigan ahead of some states in the Midwest but well
LANSING - Gongwer News Service has reduced the price of its 2016 Michigan Elections app by 57 percent with less than a month to go until Election Day. Now for just $2.99, those with iOS and Android devices can download the app to keep on top of the latest analysis in races for the Michigan
