Ballot Drive Seeks to Guarantee Union Bargaining Rights
Unions and progressive groups plan to roll out a ballot campaign Tuesday to preempt efforts to pass a right-to-work law in Michigan.
View ArticleElections Panel Gives Go-Ahead to Union Ballot Drives
A pair of measures that would strengthen collective bargaining rights took a small step today toward being on the November ballot.
View ArticleFour More Campaigns File Questions for November Ballot
Monday was the deadline for ballot campaigns to turn in their petitions. A total of six questions and a referendum have filed to appear on the November ballot.
View ArticleBusiness Groups Form “Vote No” Coalition
A coalition of business groups will urge voters to say “no” to every question that appears on the November ballot.
View ArticleOpponents Say Casino Question Should be Blocked from Ballot
Opponents of a proposal to allow eight new casinos in Michigan will ask the state Court of Appeals to order the question off the November ballot.
View ArticleEnergy, Home Health Care Proposals OK'd for Ballot
The Board of State Canvassers has approved two ballot proposals for Michigan's Nov. 6 ballot.
View ArticleGroup Challenges Citizenship Box during Elections
A group is challenging Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson's decision to have a citizenship question placed on August primary ballot applications.
View ArticleQuick Action Ordered on Labor-Backed Ballot Issue
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the state appeals court to decide by Monday whether a union-supported referendum gets on the November ballot.
View ArticleCasino Question Blocked from Ballot
The campaign to allow eight new non-tribal casinos will have to go back to court to get a spot on the November ballot.
View ArticleCourt Orders Collective Bargaining Proposal onto Ballot; Challenge Expected
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered the proposal to protect collective bargaining rights in the state constitution onto the November ballot.
View ArticleMI Supreme Court Hearing Will Zero in on Ballot Controversies
The Michigan Supreme Court will hold a hearing Thursday on whether four questions should appear on the statewide November ballot.
View ArticleMI Supreme Court Rulings on Ballot Expected
The Michigan Supreme Court is expected to rule Friday on challenges to four questions proposed for the statewide November ballot following a three-hour hearing Thursday.
View ArticleNovember Ballot Waiting on Word from State Supreme Court
The Michigan Supreme Court is expected to rule early this week on which questions will appear on the November ballot. The court has to rule this week if the state is going to meet state and federal...
View ArticleMI Supreme Court Orders Three Questions onto Ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered three additional questions onto the statewide November ballot. But it blocked a proposal to allow eight new non-tribal casinos.
View ArticleReport: Electricity Will Cost More if Proposal 3 Passes
The campaigns squaring off against each other over Proposal 3 on the November ballot are arguing the economic merits of renewable energy.
View ArticleReport: If Passed, Bridge Proposal Could Cost Taxpayers Big
If passed, a ballot proposal meant to stall a new international bridge in Detroit could cost Michigan taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. That’s according to a report from the Senate Fiscal Agency.
View ArticleBill Clinton Endorses MI's Proposal 3
Former President Bill Clinton is encouraging Michigan voters to approve Proposal Three on the November ballot.
View ArticleCourt Orders Collective Bargaining Proposal onto Ballot; Challenge Expected
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered the proposal to protect collective bargaining rights in the state constitution onto the November ballot.
View ArticleMI Supreme Court Hearing Will Zero in on Ballot Controversies
The Michigan Supreme Court will hold a hearing Thursday on whether four questions should appear on the statewide November ballot.
View ArticleMI Supreme Court Rulings on Ballot Expected
The Michigan Supreme Court is expected to rule Friday on challenges to four questions proposed for the statewide November ballot following a three-hour hearing Thursday.
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