July 22nd, 20190A few years ago, I was at a polling place here in Indiana where a long line of people stood waiting to vote. A woman recognized me and called me over. “Why is it,” she asked, “that you politicians make it so hard and inconvenient to vote?”
I thought of this the other day when I read the news reports about presidents Trump and...
April 19th, 20190LANSING — New polling reports by the Marketing Resource Group on April 17 show that Michigan residents oppose Governor Whitmer’s 45-cent gas tax.
According to the poll that was released by the Michigan Republican Party, 75 percent of likely voters oppose the governor’s tax hike.
That number also includes 58 percent...
September 30th, 20180DEARBORN – In the Nov. 6 general election, Dearborn voters will make their choice for governor, state senator, state representative, county commissioner and other important offices.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 6.
The deadline to register to vote in the November general election is Oct. 9.
The City...
August 19th, 20180DETROIT – More than 40 voters, elected officials and candidates crowded into a small room inside the Renalti Building on Monday, Aug. 13, to demand answers to the problems experienced by Wayne County voters during the August 7 primary election.
The Wayne County Board of Canvassers convened a meeting to discuss the problems...
August 11th, 20180DETROIT — At least 14 polling places in Metro Detroit over Tuesday’s primary elections experienced power outages, while others ran out of ballots.
DTE Energy posted a video to its twitter feed 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, explaining that some polling places were still without power because of storms Monday evening.
“Right now...
August 10th, 20180DEARBORN— About 2.1 million people out of 7.4 million registered cast their votes in Michigan in the Aug. 7 primaries, with a nearly 28.6 percent voter turnout breaking records going as far back as 1978, according to state election officials.
The results of Michigan's gubernatorial race mirrored most polls that had former State...
July 17th, 20180DEARBORN– On August 7, voters will determine how to pay the remaining portion of the federally-mandated pollution control project known as the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project, which updated much of the city’s infrastructure, including sewers, water mains and neighborhood roads.
An additional $60 million in construction...
May 4th, 20180DEARBORN — A Dearborn resident is challenging State Representative Sylvia Santana’s eligibility to run for the third State Senate district, alleging that she has not paid late filing fees from her last election before filing to run this year.
If confirmed, Santana’s name could not appear on the ballot this November.
The third...
March 23rd, 20180By Farah Harb
The Arab American News
DEARBORN — As part of its high school voter registration project, the League of Women Voters of Dearborn/ Dearborn Heights visited Dearborn and Fordson High Schools the week of March 19-22.
The nonpartisan political organization aims to bring awareness of the importance of informed and...
February 9th, 20180By Lee H. Hamilton
Have you already made up your mind about how you're going to vote — at least by party — in this year's important elections? I hope not.
Because to serve our nation well at this troubled time in its political history, you should be looking for certain qualities in the politicians you favor. Ideology, party...
October 27th, 20170DEARBORN — There is a lot on the line in the city — from major investments and revitalization projects, to alleviating high property taxes and diversifying the workforce. As they battle in a heated race, the two mayoral candidates say that on Nov. 7, Dearbornites will have a chance for the first time since 2001 to stick with already...
