Election Watch 2006

Election Coverage in the Local Media

• 11/06/06: DeVos, Granholm make stops in West Michigan
• 11/06/06: Candidates criss-cross state in campaign's final days
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 100th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 29th Senate District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 28th Senate District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 24th Senate District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: Kent County Drain Commissioner
• 11/05/06: Second try for parks millage
• 11/05/06: Turnout likely key in governor's race
• 11/05/06: Will vote tilt balance of power?
• 11/05/06: Voters could lift century-old alcohol ban
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 30th Senate District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 70th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 90th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 89th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 88th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 87th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Voters have shot at Sunday alcohol
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 86th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 77th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 76th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 75th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 74th House District candidates
• 11/05/06: Q&A: 72nd House District candidates
• 11/04/06: Teammates back up DeVos' football story
• 11/04/06: Candidates call in a little help from their friends
• 11/03/06: Jesse Jackson visits Grand Rapids to battle Prop. 2
• 11/03/06: Did coach fumble memory of DeVos?
• 11/03/06: Zeeland voters weigh economy boost, alcohol ban
• 11/02/06: Dean gets campaign help
• 11/02/06: Catholics track 'soul-searching' governor's race
• 11/02/06: DeVos' prep football career scrutinized by ex-coach
• 11/01/06: Dove hunting issue stirs emotions on both sides
• 11/01/06: Legislature changed rules on dove hunting in 2004
• 11/01/06: McCain calls for more troops
• 11/01/06: Latest poll: Granholm, Stabenow add to leads
• 10/31/06: Critics want accountability for political robo-calls
• 10/31/06: DeVos touts Michigan potential
• 10/30/06: Political ads put stations in bind
• 10/29/06: Corrigan brings social conscious to court
• 10/29/06: Shulman believes judges should stay out of policy
• 10/29/06: State Board of Education: Pair of incumbents faces nine challengers
• 10/29/06: University Boards: Some familiar names seek board seats
• 10/29/06: Kent Circuit Court: Experience counts, but what kind?
• 10/29/06: Kent Circuit Court candidate Q&A
• 10/29/06: Voters take law into own hands
• 10/29/06: Challengers debate role of court
• 10/29/06: Cavanagh runs for last court term
• 10/29/06: Beckering wants to bring common sense to court
• 10/29/06: Proposal 2: Affirmative action vote was years in the making
• 10/29/06: Proposal 1: Recreation funds protection has support
• 10/29/06: Proposal 3: Are mourning doves fair game?
• 10/29/06: Proposal 4: Setting limit, price on property seizures
• 10/29/06: Proposal 5: Investing in future, or bankrupting state?
• 10/29/06: Q&A: 2nd Congressional candidates
• 10/29/06: Q&A: 3rd Congressional candidates
• 10/28/06: Close races make candidates big spenders
• 10/28/06: Doyle leads Dean 4-1 in fundraising
• 10/28/06: Granholm: 'Stop using religion to divide'
• 10/28/06: Kent board hopefuls have plenty left in war chests
• 10/28/06: Trusock outspends Brinkman in judge's race
• 10/28/06: Booze issue brings equal funds for both sides
• 10/26/06: Billionaire spends liberally on state politics
• 10/26/06: Power upset in Congress could be boon for Michigan
• 10/26/06: Stabenow wins race for cash
• 10/26/06: Walberg staffer convicted of misdemeanor resigns post
• 10/26/06: Granholm keeps lead in polls
• 10/25/06: Prop 2 ad focuses on females
• 10/24/06: Photo shows Proposal 2's extremist ties, say critics
• 10/23/06: 3 newspapers throw weight behind Granholm
• 10/23/06: Debate heats up over education funding proposal
• 10/23/06: Voters get shot at changing booze rule
• 10/22/06: Profile: Bouchard counts on practical experience
• 10/22/06: Profile: Land drives service upgrades at polls, border
• 10/22/06: Profile: First-time politician relates well to voters
• 10/22/06: Profile: Cox boasts big money for race
• 10/22/06: Profile: Stabenow learned from difficult term
• 10/22/06: Profile: Sabaugh aims to put convenience in civics
• 10/21/06: DeVos pitches urban turnaround
• 10/21/06: 2 candidates spar over voter registration
• 10/20/06: Dean, GOP spar over '90 meeting
• 10/20/06: Budget `chaos' predicted
• 10/19/06: Local GOP blasts state attack
• 10/19/06: Affirmative action: good or bad?
• 10/18/06: Study: U-M racial preferences increase
• 10/17/06: Committee pushes third try on Ada trails tax
• 10/17/06: Experts say third debate was DeVos' best
• 10/17/06: Granholm, DeVos focus on voters in final debate
• 10/16/06: Granholm, DeVos spar for final time
• 10/16/06: How Much Can a Governor Do?
• 10/16/06: WZZM - Third Debate Summary
• 10/16/06: Job No. 1 for Senate candidates? More jobs
• 10/16/06: WOOD - Third Debate Summary
• 10/15/06: DeVos campaigns on business smarts
• 10/15/06: Granholm pitches her plan for recovery
• 10/15/06: DeBoer backs DeVos with fundraiser
• 10/15/06: Help wanted: Governor who creates more jobs
• 10/15/06: Voters seek opinions on issues besides economy
• 10/15/06: Voters to candidates: What about our issues?
• 10/14/06: DeVos' debate comments rile pro-lifers
• 10/14/06: Faith-related factors draw voters' attention
• 10/13/06: Granholm points to successes
• 10/13/06: ‘Outrageous’ flier heats state House race
• 10/13/06: Governor Race Pool Numbers
• 10/13/06: State House and US Senate Races
• 10/12/06: Gubernatorial candidates appear together in Detroit
• 10/12/06: Candidates face off at Aquinas
• 10/12/06: Granholm picks up endorsement
• 10/12/06: DeVos tax plan worries some
• 10/12/06: Dems, GOP rip each other over issue of old tissue
• 10/12/06: DeVos and Granholm
• 10/11/06: WZZM More on Second Debate
• 10/11/06: Chamber wants ban lifted
• 10/11/06: Counties alarmed by K-16 ballot intiative
• 10/11/06: Religious leaders oppose Proposal 2
• 10/11/06: Five Republican senators promote Bouchard
• 10/11/06: Democrats say Amway imports Chinese products
• 10/11/06: DeVos calls attacks off base
• 10/11/06: Dick DeVos, Amway, and Tissue Paper
• 10/10/06: Anti-dove hunting ads hit TV
• 10/10/06: Levin rips DeVos on China trade
• 10/10/06: Urban League leader rips proposal
• 10/10/06: Candidates' second debate trumped by Tigers
• 10/10/06: WZZM Second Debate Coverage
• 10/10/06: WXMI Second Debate Coverage
• 10/10/06: WOOD Second Debate Coverage
• 10/10/06: Candidates clash over trash ad
• 10/09/06: WOOD Second Debate Preview
• 10/09/06: Debate Vs. Baseball
• 10/09/06: WZZM Poll Numbers
• 10/09/06: WZZM Prop 2 and Senate Race Poll Numbers
• 10/08/06: Education battles the economy for attention
• 10/08/06: Bouchard unhappy about time of debate
• 10/07/06: SEC filings show DeVos' Alterra role
• 10/06/06: Vice president pushes national defense
• 10/06/06: WZZM Poll Numbers
• 10/06/06: For area voters, choice is less clear
• 10/06/06: Forum on proposal pits diversity, racial preference
• 10/06/06: Stabenow keeps big lead
• 10/06/06: Prop 5 and Senate Poll Numbers
• 10/05/06: Amway co-founder: We didn't run Alterra
• 10/05/06: Ali punches stem cell debate to front burner
• 10/05/06: Realtors back Dick DeVos
• 10/05/06: Senate Race Poll Numbers
• 10/05/06: WZZM Governor Race Poll Number
• 10/05/06: Governor Poll and Cheney Visit
• 10/05/06: WOOD Prop 2 Debate
• 10/05/06: Cheney Visit and MCRI Debate
• 10/04/06: Stolen Yard Signs in Zeeland
• 10/04/06: DeVos counters Granholm's nursing home claims
• 10/04/06: DeVos and Alterra
• 10/04/06: DeVos Sr. on DeVos Jr.
• 10/03/06: First debate does little to separate candidates
• 10/03/06: Granholm, DeVos come out swinging on economy
• 10/03/06: GR school board officer 'goofed' in making ad
• 10/03/06: WOOD First Debate Breakdown
• 10/03/06: WZZM First Debate Breakdown
• 10/03/06: WXMI First Debate Breakdown
• 10/02/06: WZZM Pre-Debate Coverage
• 10/02/06: Bouchard goes negative
• 10/02/06: Granholm, DeVos bring different assets to first debate
• 10/02/06: WXMI Debate Summary
• 10/02/06: WZZM Debate Summary
• 10/02/06: WOOD Debate Summary
• 10/02/06: WOOD Pre-Debate coverage
• 10/01/06: Shibler on a mission
• 10/01/06: Ad opposing affirmative action draws fire
• 10/01/06: Debating economy easier than saving it
• 09/30/06: Endorsement stirs 'hornets' nest'
• 09/29/06: GOP Files a Complaint
• 09/29/06: First Lady brings no baggage
• 09/29/06: The GOP strikes back
• 09/28/06: DeVos, Granholm pumping millions into race
• 09/28/06: DeVos calls for lobbying reform
• 09/28/06: WXMI Debate Report
• 09/28/06: Gubernatorial Spending Update
• 09/28/06: Voting Machines
• 09/28/06: Governor Gets a Myspace Account
• 09/27/06: Schwarz files FEC complaint against Club for Growth
• 09/27/06: Debate seen as 'Very big event for Dick DeVos'
• 09/27/06: GR endorses Democrat for Kent County Board
• 09/26/06: WOOD Announces Gubernatorial Debates
• 09/26/06: Incumbents Land, Cox raise more than Democratic opponents
• 09/25/06: WZZM Debate Announcements
• 09/24/06: Targeting young voters
• 09/24/06: Sen. Brownback visits Kent County GOP
• 09/24/06: DeVos says he won't take governor's salary
• 09/23/06: DeVos has other plans during Cheney visit
• 09/22/06: DeVos faces questions about intelligent design
• 09/22/06: The MCRI and Minority Contracts
• 09/21/06: DeVos: intelligent design is about ideas
• 09/21/06: Plans for the Elderly
• 09/21/06: Candidate Forum
• 09/21/06: DeVos and Evolution
• 09/21/06: Intelligent Design and Dick DeVos
• 09/21/06: DeVos Unveils Plan for Elderly
• 09/20/06: School board blasted for not backing ballot issue
• 09/20/06: Democrats question DeVos' commitment
• 09/20/06: Poll Results
• 09/20/06: The Gubernatorial Race "Evolves"
• 09/19/06: Debate Shedule
• 09/19/06: GR school board denies ballot proposal backing
• 09/18/06: The "Air War" Continues
• 09/18/06: More Poll Results
• 09/18/06: Affirmative action rally held
• 09/17/06: Ads leave voters, candidates seeing red
• 09/17/06: Amway, DeVos take a hit on big screen
• 09/16/06: Farm Bureau endorses DeVos
• 09/15/06: Voters still trust Granholm with jobs, poll shows
• 09/15/06: Bouchard Endorsed
• 09/15/06: Stabenow continues to lead Bouchard in new poll
• 09/14/06: Governor Race Polls
• 09/13/06: Democratic secretary of state hopeful visits GR
• 09/12/06: Court denies injunction over affirmative action proposal
• 09/12/06: Sabaugh in Grand Rapids
• 09/11/06: Democrats revise wording in ad attacking DeVos
• 09/11/06: An "Extreme" Claim Check
• 09/11/06: MCRI Appeal Fails
• 09/10/06: Granholm visits GR
• 09/10/06: Candidates open wallets
• 09/08/06: Bush in Michigan
• 09/08/06: Governor's Race Spending Totals
• 09/07/06: Controversy Surrounding Democatic Ad
• 09/07/06: DeVos Asks That Ad be Pulled
• 09/07/06: Cadillac Station Pulls Dem Ad
• 09/06/06: Democrats air their own ads on Amway
• 09/05/06: The race for governor takes no holiday
• 09/05/06: Bush and the Big Three
• 09/05/06: Appeal filed on MCRI
• 09/05/06: "Anything But Civil"
• 09/05/06: MCRI Appeal Filled
• 09/05/06: Job climate puts chill on workers' holiday
• 09/04/06: Governor's race neck and neck
• 09/04/06: Down, But Don't Count Them Out
• 09/04/06: Labor Day and the Governor's Race
• 09/04/06: Granholm Walks Bridge
• 09/04/06: Poll Numbers on MCRI
• 09/04/06: Labor Day Poll Numbers
• 09/03/06: Granholm takes the mic at Comerica
• 09/03/06: Bowen: Change the system
• 09/02/06: Bush to raise money for Bouchard
• 09/01/06: MCRI Ruling
• 09/01/06: Governor's Race Spending
• 09/01/06: US Senate Race
• 09/01/06: Democrats say Alticor's ads help DeVos
• 08/31/06: Business owner looks for help
• 08/31/06: I am Amway Ad Campaign
• 08/31/06: Amway Runs Ad
• 08/30/06: Judge Rules MCRI Fraudulent But Keeps it on Ballot
• 08/30/06: Judge: Fraud committed, but proposal stays
• 08/30/06: DeVos raps governor over debate issue
• 08/29/06: Mission issue on ballot
• 08/29/06: Governor Race Polls
• 08/29/06: Bio Fuel and the Gubernatorial Race
• 08/29/06: Judge Rules on MCRI
• 08/28/06: Democrats pick Detroit lawyer over Bowen
• 08/28/06: Let the Horse Race Begin
• 08/27/06: Governor foes agree: It's the economy
• 08/27/06: DeVos drives home his key points
• 08/27/06: Incumbent insists she can lead turnaround
• 08/26/06: K-16 proposal would swing $565 million more to education
• 08/26/06: State beating economic woes, Granholm says
• 08/25/06: Gubernatorial Debates
• 08/25/06: GOP leader rallies troops for November election
• 08/25/06: The Gubernatorial Candidates Call on Bush to Meet with Auto Execs
• 08/25/06: Bowen Seeks Democratic AG Nomination
• 08/24/06: Campaigns get going
• 08/24/06: Candidates to Bush: Pay attention
• 08/23/06: Fighting for the State House
• 08/23/06: Will Holland residents expand MAX?
• 08/23/06: Tax issue on ballot
• 08/23/06: Holland Bus Millage
• 08/23/06: DeVos Calls on Bush to "Get it Done"
• 08/23/06: DeVos has "Harsh Words" for Bush
• 08/23/06: DeVos "Calls the Administrations Behavior Wrong"
• 08/22/06: Labor coalition endorses Granholm
• 08/22/06: Attorney general hopeful to plead case
• 08/22/06: Polls on the Governor and US Senate Races
• 08/21/06: Union Endorses Granholm
• 08/21/06: Bowen Fighting For Spot on Ballot
• 08/20/06: Falstad in spotlight
• 08/20/06: No truce for Robert S.
• 08/20/06: Granholm ‘owes’ AG candidate Bowen
• 08/19/06: Local Dems feel slighted by AG race
• 08/18/06: Federal Judge to Rule on MCRI
• 08/18/06: Closing arguments on MRCI Case
• 08/18/06: Testimony claims deception in gathering petition signatures
• 08/18/06: Party infighting may cost Bowen
• 08/17/06: Judge to Rule on MRCI
• 08/17/06: Ada will ask voters for trails levy
• 08/17/06: Claim Check - DeVos and Granhom ads
• 08/16/06: Clinton urges Democrats to fight
• 08/16/06: Voters evenly split over banning affirmative action
• 08/16/06: GR takes stand against ballot issue
• 08/15/06: GR City Commission and the MCRI
• 08/15/06: Anti-MCRI resolution from GR City Commission
• 08/15/06: Poll numbers and Bill Clinton
• 08/15/06: Clinton Speaks at Rally
• 08/15/06: DeVos calls choice for No. 2 a good fit
• 08/15/06: Clinton Live
• 08/14/06: DeVos names running mate for governor's race
• 08/14/06: DeVos Picks Running Mate WOOD
• 08/14/06: DeVos Picks Running Mate WZZM
• 08/14/06: DeVos Picks Running Mate WXMI
• 08/13/06: Bouchard’s silly ad worked
• 08/13/06: Will Dems take power?
• 08/13/06: Alticor deflects fallout from DeVos candidacy
• 08/13/06: Granholm plays ball
• 08/13/06: Stabenow: Homeland Security isn’t doing enough
• 08/11/06: City Commission opposes MCRI
• 08/09/06: Walberg Interview
• 08/09/06: "It’s Bouchard versus Stabenow"
• 08/08/06: "The Best Analyst in the State"
• 08/07/06: Senate hopefuls court last-minute support
• 08/07/06: Congressional race turns into Republican battle
• 08/07/06: "Voters Sitting This One Out"
• 08/07/06: Tomorrow is Election Day
• 08/07/06: Primary Day Summary
• 08/07/06: Polls before Primary Day
• 08/06/06: Primary brings out media arsenal
• 08/05/06: Six commission spots contested in Allegan
• 08/04/06: Q&A: Kent County Drain Commission candidates
• 08/04/06: Ottawa seek to renew parks millage early
• 08/04/06: WOOD 8 "Claim Check"
• 08/04/06: Granholm Health Care Plan
• 08/04/06: Kent millage request would increase funding for seniors
• 08/04/06: GR amendment would reduce City Commission's meetings
• 08/04/06: Farms, economy fuel Ottawa County board races
• 08/04/06: Q&A: Kent County Circuit Court Judge candidates
• 08/04/06: Q&A: 89th state House candidates
• 08/04/06: Q&A: 75th state House candidates
• 08/04/06: Q&A: 74th state House candidates
• 08/04/06: Q&A: 3rd Congressional District candidates
• 08/04/06: Q&A: 28th District state Senate candidates
• 08/03/06: the 16th Kent County Commissioner Race
• 08/03/06: Veteran Kent commissioners face tough challenges
• 08/03/06: Granholm Runs FIrst Ad
• 08/03/06: Kent County Senior Millage
• 08/03/06: Schwarz-Walberg congressional primary getting nasty
• 08/03/06: Granholm campaign to run own ads
• 08/03/06: Ada voters will decide 3 issues
• 08/03/06: State Senate Candidates on "To the Point"
• 08/02/06: Primary Preview 28th State Senate Race
• 08/02/06: Former Senate candidate backs rival
• 08/02/06: Hopeful spends load of own cash
• 08/02/06: Framing the Race Around Age
• 08/01/06: Decision 2006 and Term Limits
• 08/01/06: Republican Candidates for the US Senate Race
• 08/01/06: Primary Preview 74th State House
• 07/31/06: DeVos pushes alternative fuels
• 07/31/06: Nugent backs Bouchard for US Senate
• 07/31/06: Barry voters to decide fate of changes at parks
• 07/31/06: WZZM: Plugging the Website
• 07/31/06: The Virtual World and Politics
• 07/31/06: Primary Profile 7th US House District
• 07/31/06: State Senate Race Claim Check
• 07/30/06: Candidate plans donation
• 07/30/06: He has fun with TV ad
• 07/29/06: DeVos outspends Granholm 10-1
• 07/29/06: Mayhue miffed over radio ads
• 07/29/06: Who has the big campaign bucks?
• 07/28/06: Asians alerted to affirmative action ballot issue
• 07/27/06: Voting Machines for the Disabled
• 07/27/06: Primary Profile 3rd US Congressional Seat
• 07/27/06: "Another Day, Another Poll"
• 07/26/06: See who's Googling DeVos, Granholm
• 07/26/06: 75th District Candidate Forum
• 07/26/06: DeVos, Amway, and Alticor
• 07/26/06: Primary Preview 19th State House District
• 07/25/06: Candidate ratings draw mixed reactions
• 07/25/06: 75th House District Primary Preview
• 07/25/06: House hopefuls says eliminate SBT
• 07/25/06: Two quit 89th District race, endorse Hewitt
• 07/25/06: Candidate Forum at GVSU
• 07/25/06: Will third time be charm for lifting Sunday booze ban?
• 07/24/06: Zogby Poll on Governors Race
• 07/24/06: 33rd District Primary Preview
• 07/23/06: Candidates speak on the issues…..
• 07/23/06: Grand old question: Who can beat Stabenow?
• 07/22/06: Granholm brings a buddy to the fair
• 07/22/06: Attorney general candidate gets caught in cross-state politics
• 07/21/06: Granholm at the Ionia Free Fair
• 07/21/06: 87th House District Profiles
• 07/20/06: 89th House district Profiles
• 07/19/06: Event boosts Democratic women running for office
• 07/19/06: DeVos exceeds $10M on TV ads
• 07/19/06: Most Expensive Campaign Ever
• 07/19/06: 60th State House Profiles
• 07/18/06: College takes stance
• 07/18/06: 34th State Senate Profiles
• 07/18/06: Promoting wzzm13.com
• 07/17/06: The 61st State House Profile
• 07/17/06: Governor Race Poll
• 07/17/06: DeVos ahead in poll
• 07/17/06: Stabenow leads ‘race’
• 07/16/06: Butler raises more funds
• 07/16/06: Votes the Vander way
• 07/14/06: Voters judge Circuit Court candidates
• 07/13/06: The K-16 Ballot Proposal - WOOD
• 07/13/06: The K-16 Ballot Proposal - WXMI
• 07/13/06: The K-16 Ballot Proposal - WZZM
• 07/13/06: Michigan Supreme Court Lets MCRI Stand
• 07/12/06: GOP accuses Granholm in gas petition squabble
• 07/12/06: House candidates to meet
• 07/11/06: Michigan has been "Googled"
• 07/11/06: Ballot Initiative Rundown
• 07/11/06: DeVos on Google
• 07/10/06: Polls on Senate Race
• 07/10/06: Not Registered? Too Late!
• 07/10/06: Butler airs first TV ad
• 07/09/06: DeVos dollars back school choice
• 07/09/06: Anti-abortion, pro-drain
• 07/09/06: Sweet move by Doyle
• 07/08/06: Anti-Granholm ad draws criticism
• 07/08/06: Politician gets six hours of airtime
• 07/07/06: Butler airs TV ad
• 07/07/06: Reporting on Ads instead of Candidates
• 07/07/06: The Governor's Race and Hitler
• 07/07/06: Registartion Deadline and Website Promotion
• 07/07/06: Michigan Chronicle Advertisement
• 07/06/06: Equal Time on WJNZ
• 07/06/06: Primary Registration Deadline
• 07/05/06: Right to Life gives birth to party rivalry
• 07/05/06: "The Old Solutions"
• 07/04/06: Mayhue, WJNZ debate air time amount
• 07/02/06: Bouchard back in race
• 07/02/06: Rockford unhappy with campaign logo
• 06/28/06: Claim Check on DeVos ad "Turnaround Plan"
• 06/26/06: Poll Shows People Worried about Jobs and Economy
• 06/26/06: Governor’s race finds new battlefield: Web
• 06/25/06: Delphi effect sets tone for election
• 06/24/06: Helmet still required for bikers after veto
• 06/23/06: Election Politics without a Helmet
• 06/23/06: Helmet Laws and the Gubernatorial Race
• 06/23/06: Claim Check on The First Granholm Ad
• 06/22/06: DeVos maintains slight edge in latest governor's race poll
• 06/22/06: Economic positions touted by candidates
• 06/22/06: WZZM on MCRI Lawsuit
• 06/22/06: The Governor Race and Job Plans
• 06/22/06: More On Job Plans
• 06/22/06: Lawsuit against MCRI
• 06/22/06: The Candidates on their Economic Plans
• 06/22/06: WXMI on the MCRI
• 06/21/06: Conflicting Polls
• 06/21/06: DeVos unveils Economic Plan
• 06/21/06: Poll Numbers from WZZM 13
• 06/20/06: Board wants proposal off ballot
• 06/19/06: GRPS opposes the MCRI
• 06/19/06: DeVos ad Claimcheck
• 06/18/06: Cox drums up support
• 06/18/06: Bouchard’s GR backers
• 06/18/06: Minister declines to endorse rivals
• 06/15/06: "Jobs and the economy, the economy and jobs"
• 06/15/06: Governor's Race and Jobs
• 06/15/06: DeVos, Granholm square off on helmet law
• 06/14/06: Levin, Stabenow disclose modest financial portfolios
• 06/14/06: Michigan AFL-CIO puts out leaflet knocking DeVos
• 06/14/06: Poll on Affirmative Action ban
• 06/13/06: DeVos, Granholm downplay new poll
• 06/13/06: Civil rights group to file suit
• 06/13/06: Another poll on the Governor race
• 06/12/06: WOOD 8 Reporting on the Michigan Civil Rights Commission Findings
• 06/12/06: A snapshot in a moment of time
• 06/12/06: WZZM on the MCRI
• 06/12/06: State Dems start Campaign
• 06/12/06: WXMI on the Michigan Civil Rights Commission
• 06/11/06: Immigration debate enters Senate campaign
• 06/11/06: GOP candidates resolute
• 06/11/06: Talking Ottawa's language
• 06/11/06: Motorcycle shopping
• 06/09/06: Granholm, Democrats start their version of air war
• 06/09/06: Zandstra won't challenge petition ruling
• 06/09/06: McCain in West Michigan
• 06/09/06: Zandstra Off Ballot
• 06/09/06: McCain at fundraiser for Terri Land
• 06/09/06: McCain at local GOP fundraiser
• 06/09/06: Civil rights commission wants investigation of ballot measure
• 06/08/06: DeVos Switches On Flag Lowering
• 06/08/06: Dems run Granholm ad
• 06/08/06: Announcing an Ad
• 06/08/06: Too Late for Governor Granholm?
• 06/06/06: Forum Takes Up Proposal to Ban Affirmative Action
• 06/06/06: State Candidates Differ on Replacing Tax
• 06/06/06: Zandstra mad over petition process
• 06/05/06: Dems eye control of Senate
• 06/05/06: Zandstra Not on August Ballot
• 06/05/06: Zandstra Missing Signatures
• 06/05/06: K-16 Coalition Possible for November Ballot
• 06/05/06: K-16 Coalition Meets Petition Goal
• 06/04/06: If Democrats prevail in fall, liberals take reins in House
• 06/04/06: The DeVos dash
• 06/04/06: History Lesson: GOP faces uphill fight
• 06/03/06: Granholm uses Mackinac conference to ramp up campaign
• 06/02/06: WXMI Campaign Spending
• 06/02/06: GOP Senate hopefuls drum up support
• 06/02/06: Police Endorse DeVos
• 06/02/06: DeVos spends big on TV ads
• 06/02/06: DeVos Campaign Spending
• 06/01/06: Zandstra upset name off GOP Web site
• 06/01/06: DeVos, Granholm square off on business tax
• 06/01/06: 'Governor' and 'Challenger ' at Mackinac
• 06/01/06: WOOD Coverage of Mackinac Islands
• 05/31/06: Granholm and DeVos at Mackinac Island
• 05/30/06: Complaint Against Civil Rights Initiative
• 05/28/06: Senate skirmish
• 05/28/06: What's in a name?
• 05/28/06: Doing his job
• 05/26/06: Politics will hush radio gab
• 05/26/06: Brewer blasts DeVos for lack of 'specific plans'
• 05/26/06: When will Granholm start?
• 05/26/06: Robert S a.k.a. Robert Womack
• 05/24/06: Zandstra confident he will stay on ballot
• 05/24/06: Candidate may miss ballot by 78 names
• 05/24/06: Strategic Vision Poll
• 05/24/06: Zandstra Blames Republican Leaders
• 05/24/06: More Poll Based Reporting
• 05/23/06: Will single-sex classes be illegal?
• 05/23/06: DeVos lists plan for state's economy
• 05/23/06: Hundreds protest petition against affirmative action
• 05/23/06: Zandstra Not on Ballot
• 05/23/06: WZZM Reports Candidates Talking Points
• 05/23/06: FOX 17 interviews Granholm
• 05/22/06: Sunday beer, wine sales on ballot
• 05/22/06: WXMI Reports on MCRI Petition Protest
• 05/22/06: WOOD TV Reports on MCRI Hearing and Protest
• 05/22/06: WZZM on the Public Hearing on MCRI
• 05/21/06: Granholm watches DeVos define race -- and define her
• 05/21/06: No stomach for politics
• 05/21/06: Name that candidate
• 05/21/06: Doctor disagrees with DeVos Rx
• 05/19/06: Debate Announcement
• 05/17/06: Five seats contested on Ottawa County Board
• 05/17/06: Field is set; race is on
• 05/17/06: Challengers may shake up Kent County
• 05/17/06: Candidate filings in Ottawa County
• 05/17/06: Ballot issues for Aug. 8 primary
• 05/17/06: Candidate filings in Kent County
• 05/17/06: Bid for governor gets slow start for Boven
• 05/17/06: Candidates for U.S., State races
• 05/17/06: Zandstra makes U.S. Senate deadline
• 05/17/06: The State Filing Deadline
• 05/17/06: Candidates in area counties
• 05/17/06: Big Name Fundraisers
• 05/16/06: Schmidt family mixes politics
• 05/14/06: Developers, leaders: Not so fast on tax repeal
• 05/12/06: Ehlers plans re-election bid
• 05/12/06: Promoting Candidate's Web Sites
• 05/11/06: Analysis on Relevance of Election Survey Results
• 05/11/06: Gubernatorial race continues to be tight in latest poll
• 05/11/06: DeVos, Granholm a luncheon apart
• 05/10/06: Candidate drops bid
• 05/10/06: DeVos to crash governor's lunch
• 05/10/06: Granholm and Devos "Unleash the Big Guns"
• 05/10/06: Granholm at Governor’s Luncheon
• 05/10/06: Granholm and Devos Both Attend Tulip Time Events
• 05/10/06: EPIC-MRA Poll Results
• 05/09/06: Reporting on Fund Raisers
• 05/08/06: Chamber of Commerce Endorses DeVos
• 05/08/06: 'Northerner' joins 28th District race
• 05/08/06: State Chamber of Commerce Endorses DeVos
• 05/07/06: Appeals judges run unchallenged
• 05/06/06: Q & A with Dick DeVos
• 05/06/06: The bus stops here for DeVos
• 05/05/06: Bergman to run for House
• 05/05/06: House candidate debate called off
• 05/05/06: Sean Hannity to speak
• 05/05/06: WZZM on the Bus Tour
• 05/05/06: WXMI "Gets it Done" on the Bus Tour
• 05/05/06: Reporting on the Bus Tour
• 05/05/06: Reporting on the Bus Tour Version 2
• 05/04/06: Bus Tour Blurb
• 05/03/06: Judge candidates meet tight deadline
• 05/03/06: Ottawa judge post draws one candidate; Allegan gets three
• 05/03/06: "Claim Check" on the SBT
• 05/03/06: New Circuit Court Judges
• 05/03/06: GOP stars to align over reforms
• 05/02/06: PACs set record fundraising pace
• 05/02/06: Candidate, blogger take divergent routes
• 05/02/06: The Gubernatorial Race and Gas Prices
• 05/02/06: More on Gas Prices and the Gubernatorial Race
• 05/02/06: "The Pain at the Pump Becomes Political"
• 05/02/06: WXMI Reports on the "Get It Done" Bus Tour
• 05/01/06: NAACP fundraiser geared toward preserving affirmative action
• 05/01/06: "Get It Done" Tour
• 04/29/06: Granholm, DeVos tout economic plans
• 04/28/06: "Political Fists Came Flying"
• 04/28/06: This is not a Debate
• 04/28/06: Just how Heated this Discussion Became?
• 04/28/06: Town Hall Meeting in Detroit
• 04/28/06: Town Hall Teaser
• 04/28/06: A Random Quote from the Governor
• 04/28/06: "The Most Remarkable Thing"
• 04/27/06: New judges ready to run (for office)
• 04/26/06: Senate hopeful lashes out at GOP chairman
• 04/25/06: "Debate" Announcement
• 04/25/06: "Debate" Announcement #2
• 04/25/06: Secretary of state promotes campaign reforms
• 04/24/06: Terri Land's Campaign Finance Plan
• 04/24/06: Campaign Finance Reform Plan
• 04/21/06: Students, charities, churches get DeVos’ millions
• 04/20/06: Spitzer endorses Bowen in AG race
• 04/19/06: What Was the Question?
• 04/19/06: Group Submits affirmative action appeal
• 04/19/06: Rinck urged to leave board
• 04/17/06: "Election Year Stuff"
• 04/14/06: Candidates scramble to fill new circuit judgeship
• 04/14/06: Fire the Senate
• 04/13/06: New Circuit Court Judge
• 04/13/06: Granholm reports $178,000 in income
• 04/12/06: WOOD 8 "Claim Check"
• 04/12/06: Tax Returns, Public and Otherwise
• 04/12/06: DeVos begins defining himself on tax issue
• 04/11/06: Dead Even
• 04/11/06: Speculating about Polls
• 04/11/06: Speculating about Polls (Short Version)
• 04/11/06: Virtual Dead Heat
• 04/07/06: Do DeVos Ads Have An Impact?
• 04/07/06: Visionary or revisionist?
• 04/07/06: Group set to protect affirmative action
• 04/06/06: More On the Affirmative Action Ban Ballot
• 04/06/06: DeVos pumps $2M into TV ads
• 04/05/06: Reporting on Ad Campaigns
• 04/04/06: Dems blast Cox as election nears
• 04/04/06: Assistant prosecutor enters race
• 04/04/06: DeVos tells students of 'hope problem'
• 04/02/06: Right to Life, Zandstra part ways
• 04/02/06: Rinck gets an odd mention
• 04/02/06: How much can DeVos spend?
• 03/30/06: WXMI Affirmative Action Ballot Update
• 03/30/06: WZZM Affirmative Action Ballot Update
• 03/29/06: Many candidates seek judge seats in Ottawa, Allegan
• 03/27/06: Rinck to Run for US Congress
• 03/26/06: Candidate at odds with abortion foes
• 03/25/06: Rinck has eyes on Congress
• 03/24/06: Candidate's run-ins with law admitted
• 03/23/06: 2 more join House race
• 03/23/06: Long odds don’t deter chiropractor’s race against DeVos
• 03/22/06: Reporting on Candidate Forums
• 03/21/06: "Inside Politics"
• 03/21/06: Campaign Stunts and Polls
• 03/21/06: 3 left in fight to replace Sikkema
• 03/19/06: Secretary of state withstands pressure
• 03/17/06: DeVos continues state TV ad blitz
• 03/17/06: DeVos: Kill SBT to create jobs
• 03/16/06: The Gubenatorial Candidates on Jobs
• 03/15/06: WOOD 8 Poll on Governors Race
• 03/15/06: Governor's race looks to be close
• 03/10/06: Legality of Granholm's role in DTE ads questioned
• 03/10/06: DeVos makes inroads
• 03/10/06: Potential successors emerge for GOP primary
• 03/09/06: Filing Complaints
• 03/09/06: Latest Poll on Governor's race
• 03/05/06: That's just fine with him
• 02/28/06: Laura Bush Visits Michigan
• 02/23/06: Panel to debate affirmative action
• 02/22/06: GOP campaigns on Campus
• 02/16/06: DeVos campaign ad
• 02/16/06: Political animosity enters mix in Kent County race
• 02/15/06: Bowen is in the race for State Attorney general
• 02/15/06: Candidate for attorney general garners notice with early campaign
• 02/15/06: New DeVos Ads Announced
• 02/15/06: Bowen announces candidacy
• 02/15/06: Bowen announces candidacy for State Attorney General
• 02/05/06: Candidate attacks early in campaign
• 02/01/06: Stabenow holds money lead over GOP opponents
• 02/01/06: Reporting on fundraising
• 02/01/06: Reporting on Ballot initiatives
• 01/20/06: Koetje to seek Sikkema seat
• 01/19/06: Stabenow's Campaign Finances