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Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office Lags Hours Behind Wayne, Oakland and Livingston Clerks in Posting Election Results
by P.D. Lesko
ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Ben Freed posted a graphic of Cookie Monster tapping his fingers, then deleted the posting. Once again, the Washtenaw County Clerk finds himself at the center of a debate about handling ballots.…
Saline Mayor Announces Endorsements, Challenger Releases Statement Touting “Successes”
IN SALINE, THE race for mayor has been contentious. Just days after Mayor Brian Marl released a statement in which he announced the endorsements of several elected officials, including county commissioners.
Challenger Lee Bourgoin shot…
CANDIDATE INTERVIEW: Ann Arbor Board of Education Incumbent: Christine Stead
CHRISTINE STEAD IS the Vice President of the AAPS Board of Education. She comes to her interview dressed conservatively. She is not an Ann Arbor Birkenstock Board Bohemian. She is warm, smooth—not smarmy—in her answers and the definition of…
Circuit Court Candidate Veronique Liem Wants to Keep You Out of Court
by P.D. Lesko
Veronique Liem has lived in the U.S. for 40 years, but she has a European sensibility. During the primary election season, unlike Probate Court candidate Tracy Van den Bergh, Liem made campaign donations to a number of…
Better Business Bureau Warns Voters to be Aware of Voting Scams
BBB of Detroit and Eastern Michigan warns of voting scams this election season
Early voting is in full swing and Election Day is only one week away. But unfortunately, with elections often comes the possibility scams. While politicians…
President Obama Visiting Michigan Saturday to Stump for Schauer and Peters
by Rob Smith
President Barack Obama is planning to speak at Wayne State University on Saturday Nov. 1—the last weekend before Election Day to stump for Democratic candidates U.S. Senate nominee Gary Peters and gubernatorial candidate…
Incumbent Probate Judge Refuses to Debate Opponent
Please note: This article has been changed to accurately identify the 22nd Circuit Court.
THE RACE FOR the county’s 22nd District Circuit Court’s probate judgeship is heated. In the primary, Incumbent Judge Julia B. Owdziej topped runner…
Gallup Poll: Slim Majority in U.S. Expect Republicans to Win the Senate
FIFTY-TWO PERCENT of Americans say they expect the Republican Party to win in the U.S. Senate, while an even larger majority, 63 percent, say Republicans will retain their majority in the House of Representatives.
Partisans on both sides…
During 60 Minute Town Hall Snyder and Schauer Trade Blows
For a scant 60 minutes on Sunday evening, Gov. Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Rep. Mark Schauer showed their fancy footwork, bobbed and weaved as journalists threw questions their way about Michigan's economy, marriage equality,…
Ann Arbor League of Women Voters’ Hosting Candidate Forums
WITH LESS THAN a week before the deadline to register, The League of Women Voters (LWV) is reminding all Michiganders that their voices are important and if they haven’t registered to vote yet, now is the time. The last day to register to…