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MDHHS launches tool for Healthy Michigan Plan beneficiaries

Local News November 2, 2026

LANSING – As part of efforts to prepare Michigan residents for federally required Medicaid work requirements that begin Jan. 1, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tool to help assist Healthy Michigan Plan enrollees with these new conditions. The Michigan Work and Exemptions Screening Tool is designed to guide beneficiaries through the requirements they need to meet to maintain health care coverage. MI WEST asks a series of questions to help identify whether someone may qualify for an exemption, is already meeting work requirements or may need to ...

El-Sayed’s primary opponent backs GOP’s Rogers for Senate

Local News November 2, 2026

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers as Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on ...

What Iron County voters will see on the ballot for Tuesday’s election

Local News November 2, 2026

Iron County has several local races, including for both Forest Park and West Iron County school boards, on Tuesday’s ballot along with a number of state elected offices and two state proposals. Statewide contests include — — Governor: Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and ...

Danielson’s Greenhouse, Floral continues to grow after 80 years

Local News November 2, 2026

NORWAY — Evolving with the seasons while remaining rooted in the community, Danielson’s Greenhouse and Floral has become an important part of Norway’s small-business landscape. From its humble beginnings as a small greenhouse in 1946, the business has grown into a year-round ...

AP: What to expect Tuesday on election day in Wisconsin

Local News November 2, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in midterm races across the country are seeking to capitalize on souring perceptions of President Donald Trump to gain seats in Congress and tip the balance of power in their favor as his approval ratings have plummeted during his second term. One of the most ...

Dickinson ballot includes school board seats and Breitung Schools millage

Local News November 2, 2026

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday as Dickinson County voters decide local school board races, along with casting ballots in statewide races and choosing representatives in the Michigan Legislature. In local races, the ballot includes school board elections in all districts. But only the Iron Mountain Public Schools election is contested, with four candidates vying for two seats. The Iron Mountain candidates are Eli Ward, Jay Gibbs and incumbents Shari Picucci-White and Juan M. Saldana. The Breitung Township Schools election has four candidates for four board seats ...