Duggan, Young Faceoff In Fall Election for Detroit Mayor
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and the son of a former mayor won the lion's share of Tuesday's non-partisan mayoral primary and will face off in a fall general election that will determine who will lead the...
View ArticleFlint Voters OK Plan To Update City's 43-Year-Old Charter
Flint voters have approved updating the city's 43-year-old charter with changes including stronger ethics standards and a requirement to create a water bill assistance plan.
View ArticleLansing Mayoral Candidates Talk Priorities
All week on "Morning Edition with Brooke Allen" we are hearing the viewpoints of different issues from Lansing mayoral candidates Judi Brown Clarke and Andy Schor. Their interviews were taped...
View ArticleMayoral Candidates See Council Divide Differently
All week on "Morning Edition with Brooke Allen" we are hearing the viewpoints of different issues from Lansing mayoral candidates Judi Brown Clarke and Andy Schor. Their interviews were taped...
View ArticleLansing Mayoral Candidates Talk About Medical Marijuana Regulation
All week on "Morning Edition with Brooke Allen" we are hearing the viewpoints of different issues from Lansing mayoral candidates Judi Brown Clarke and Andy Schor. Their interviews were taped...
View ArticleMayoral Candidates Share What They Love About Lansing
All week on "Morning Edition with Brooke Allen" we are hearing the viewpoints of different issues from Lansing mayoral candidates Judi Brown Clarke and Andy Schor. Their interviews were taped...
View ArticleLansing Voters To Decide Cooley-Haze House Sale
Lansing voters go to the polls on November 7. They’ll select a new mayor and four members of the city council. Residents will also be asked to decide on the fate of an old house that’s seen a lot of...
View ArticleEL Voters Consider Income Tax, Property Tax Cut
Voters in East Lansing will decide the fates of two proposals the city hopes will resolve long-standing financial woes next week. The city is in debt to the tune of $190-million, a shortfall blamed on...
View ArticleStephens Challenges Woods, Beier For EL Council Seat
East Lansing voters will elect two city council members next Tuesday. The three candidates for the council agree on the ballot proposals that would create a new city income tax and reduce property...
View ArticleCurrent State for November 4-5, 2017
On this week's Current State - Election 2017. Lansing voters will elect a new mayor on Tuesday, November 7. A conversation with Civil Rights Leader Congressman John Lewis. In East Lansing, voters will...
View ArticleSurvey: Michigan Communities Struggle To Find Poll Workers
Nearly half of local officials in Michigan's large municipalities report struggling to find enough people with the necessary skills to work at the polls on Election Day.
View ArticleCity Clerk's Office: Lansing Absentee Ballots Arriving Daily
Absentee ballots are still coming in in Lansing, where voters will choose a new mayor and four city council members Tuesday.
View ArticleElection Day: Mayor, City Council in Lansing; Tax Proposals, Council Seats in EL
It’s election day in Lansing, where voters will choose a new mayor for the first time in 12 years. The race to replace Virg Bernero as mayor in Lansing comes to a head today, with state Representative...
View ArticleKaren Weaver To Continue As Mayor of Flint
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver has survived a recall attempt with over 54-percent of the city's voters electing to keep her as Mayor.
View ArticleEast Lansing: No On Income Tax; Beier, Stephens Take Council Seats
In East Lansing, voters rejected a proposal to create a new income tax on Tuesday. The income tax would have cost residents one-percent of their income, much of which was to be offset for homeowners by...
View ArticleDerek Dobies Elected Next Mayor of Jackson
Voters in Jackson elected Derek J. Dobies as their next mayor.
View ArticleAndy Schor Elected Next Mayor of Lansing
The city of Lansing elected State Representative Andy Schor as its next mayor.
View ArticleEast Lansing Mayor Outlines Budget Cutting Options
The East Lansing ballot proposals had a mixed result yesterday. A proposal to cut property taxes was approved, but a measure to create an income tax in the city failed. Because of that, the property...
View ArticleCurrent State for November 11-12, 2017
On the November 11-12 edition of "Current State": you'll hear from Lansing mayor elect Andy Schor and Jackson mayor elect Derek Dobies. Rick Pluta updates us new efforts to allow the carrying of...
View ArticleEast Lansing Cancels Council Meeting
The East Lansing city council will not meet tonight to swear in two council members and elect leadership for the next two years. Mayor Mark Meadows says that’s because the results of last week’s...
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