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Dickinson ballot includes school board seats and Breitung Schools millage

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 ...

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

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 ...

AP: What to expect Tuesday on election day in Wisconsin

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 ...

City, township meetings scheduled

Breitung Township Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Quinnesec. There will be a public hearing on a request from Michael and Andrea Michaud for a setback variance to build a detached garage in the front yard at W9435 Peterson Drive. An after-the-fact variance is requested for an existing Quonset hut at the same address. For more, go to https://www.breitungtownshipmi.gov/. Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes a public hearing on a request from Hector LaVigne to vacate the 1200 block of ...

MDHHS launches tool for Healthy Michigan Plan beneficiaries

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 ...

What to expect in Michigan on Election Day on Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Michigan are deciding a long list of contests that could swing the balance of power in Washington as well as in the state capitol in Lansing. Michigan continues to be one of the nation’s most competitive electoral battlegrounds, with fiercely contested ...