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The governor and lawmakers are done giving a few corporations buckets of cash to come to Michigan. Millions to Gotion, a Chinese-owned company? The public backlash is a little too toasty …
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Death has come for the AxMiTax ballot initiative
The AxMiTax ballot initiative to put a property tax elimination proposal before voters in 2026 is taking on water.
Circulators have run through the 180-day window during which they needed to …
Vultures circling Gilchrist, Swanson campaigns
The race to become the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2026 is quickly becoming uncompetitive.
This week’s campaign finance reports paint a dire picture for Garlin Gilchrist, …
Send a message: Defeat Garza
Lansing voters have two opportunities on Nov. 4 to show their support for historic preservation. One rests with 4th Ward residents, whom we encouraged last week to choose Heath Lowry over Peter …
Why all four U.S. Senate candidates
can declare victory after finance deadline
Who has the edge in Michigan’s competitive U.S. Senate Democratic primary?
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are all running spirited …
4th Warders: Choose preservation
Voters in Lansing’s 4th Ward who care about historic preservation have an opportunity on Nov. 5 to send a clear message to City Hall: Do better.
They can do that by voting for City Council …
Can anyone bring back St. Johns resident Lue Yang?
In our country’s zeal to eradicate our population of drug-running gangbangers who create mischief here since entering the United States illegally, authorities have unnecessarily caught a St. …
Who are the winners and losers in the state’s new budget?
Is the federal government still shut down? Well, rest assured, your state government is not.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget deal Tuesday (Oct. 7) that landed on her desk after …
Letter to the editor
I am tired of our current administration depicting “woke” people as enemies of our country. The term spelled “woke” was first used in the Black community as early as the 1930s …
Lansing endorsements redux
If you missed our endorsements last week, we offer this reminder of our choices, based on interviews with all but one candidate (at-large candidate Aurelius Christian, who declined).
Charter …
Death has come for the AxMiTax ballot initiative
The AxMiTax ballot initiative to put a property tax elimination proposal before voters in 2026 is taking on water. Circulators have run through the 180-day window during which they needed to …
Vultures circling Gilchrist, Swanson campaigns
The race to become the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2026 is quickly becoming uncompetitive. This week’s campaign finance reports paint a dire picture for Garlin Gilchrist, …
Send a message: Defeat Garza
Lansing voters have two opportunities on Nov. 4 to show their support for historic preservation. One rests with 4th Ward residents, whom we encouraged last week to choose Heath Lowry over Peter …
Why all four U.S. Senate candidates can declare victory after finance deadline
Who has the edge in Michigan’s competitive U.S. Senate Democratic primary? U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are all running spirited …
4th Warders: Choose preservation
Voters in Lansing’s 4th Ward who care about historic preservation have an opportunity on Nov. 5 to send a clear message to City Hall: Do better. They can do that by voting for City Council …
Can anyone bring back St. Johns resident Lue Yang?
In our country’s zeal to eradicate our population of drug-running gangbangers who create mischief here since entering the United States illegally, authorities have unnecessarily caught a St. …
Who are the winners and losers in the state’s new budget?
Is the federal government still shut down? Well, rest assured, your state government is not. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget deal Tuesday (Oct. 7) that landed on her desk after …
Letter to the editor
I am tired of our current administration depicting “woke” people as enemies of our country. The term spelled “woke” was first used in the Black community as early as the 1930s …
Lansing endorsements redux
If you missed our endorsements last week, we offer this reminder of our choices, based on interviews with all but one candidate (at-large candidate Aurelius Christian, who declined). Charter …