Michigan legislature votes and adoptions
Votes and adoptions from late September 2025
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US Justice Department sues 6 more states, including Michigan, in its quest for voter data
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued six more states on Thursday, saying the states are illegally blocking the agency’s wide-ranging effort to scrutinize detailed voter data in a brewing court fight over what states say is the private, protected information of residents.
Beneficent bikers
Members of the Masonic Lodge in West Branch and the Iron Bandogs Motorcycle Club organized a group ride Sunday to benefit the Rayola nonprofit organization.
Senator Peters introduces bipartisan bills to bolster Great Lakes Fishery Research and Management
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Co-Chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, introduced two bipartisan bills to bolster Great Lakes fishery research and management efforts that are critical to both the Great Lakes ecosystem and Michigan’s robust fishing industry, according to a statement released by the Senator’s office Sept. 18.
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As swim buoys at state parks are removed, swim area designation expires
As the weather cools and the days shorten, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources continues the process of removing swim buoys and the Great Lakes… Login to continue reading Login…
Conservation districts gather for local work group to discuss priorities
Representatives from the conservation district boards for Ogemaw and Oscoda counties gathered in West Branch Aug. 21 to discuss spending priorities for financial assistance. Other stakeholders joined the meeting from local township boards and road commissions as well.
Emergency planning committees convene to discuss bylaws, hazardous materials
Regional emergency manager Mike Bowers did double duty Sept. 17, attending local emergency planning committee (LEPC) meetings in both Ogemaw and Oscoda counties.
Smith pleads no contest to first degree murder
Joel Dean Smith pled no contest to a charge of first degree murder Sept. 25 in the case of the death of his spouse, Angela Renee Smith, last December.
Stakeholders plan library’s future in Prescott
Richland Township Supervisor Dale Bronson and Village of Prescott President Mark Janowski led a discussion Sept. 18 which included other trustees from the township and village as well as two representatives from the Ogemaw District Library. The group gathered to discuss the future of the Prescott Library, which was damaged beyond repair in a fire this past April.