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SPRING LAKE TWP. — Parents and community members in the Spring Lake school district met Tuesday night to learn more about the district’s May 2 bond proposal.

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Grand Haven Area Public Schools is set to present a $155 million bond proposal this spring, with a majority of that money earmarked for a new middle school.

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WASHINGTON — A majority of Democrats now think one term is plenty for President Joe Biden, despite his insistence that he plans to seek reelection in 2024.

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LANSING — The Michigan House voted Tuesday to change the date of Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in February, moving the bill to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the deadline set by the Democratic National Committee.

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Last November, while at dinner with his wife, Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck received an email. It was the type of message that promised an opportunity of a lifetime – but on a cursory glance, it might’ve sounded too good to be true.

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WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump summoned Michigan state lawmakers to the White House just two weeks after the November 2020 election, his directive was for the group to "have some backbone and do the right thing."

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WASHINGTON — Young voters who have been critical to Democratic successes in recent elections showed signs in November’s midterms that their enthusiasm may be waning, a potential warning sign for a party that will need their strong backing heading into the 2024 presidential race.

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LANSING — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers voted unanimously Monday to certify the results of the state’s Nov. 8 general election during an at-capacity, hourslong meeting in which an audience member was escorted out by police.

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The polls on Election Day, Nov. 8, opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m., and that makes for a 13-hour workday for the volunteers working and running the precincts.

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In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are – even on abortion.

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LANSING — A Thursday memo from Paul Cordes, the chief of staff for the Michigan Republican Party, blamed the party’s historic midterm election losses on GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon’s performance and an internal power struggle.

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DETROIT — The eyes of the nation were on Michigan Tuesday night over its reproductive rights ballot initiative that would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution.

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Hillary Scholten will become the first Democrat since the mid-1970s to represent Michigan’s second-largest city in the U.S. House after winning a seat vacated by a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump.

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SPRING LAKE — Several candidates who ran unopposed for the Spring Lake Village Council and Spring Lake Township Board were officially elected Tuesday.

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DETROIT — Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel will retain her seat for four more years after election returns show the Plymouth Democrat with a strong lead over her Republican opponent Matt DePerno in the race to be Michigan's chief law enforcement officer.

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LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer enters her second term with Democrats likely to control all levels of power in the state Capitol for the first time since the 1980s and backed by a dramatic show of voters’ support for keystone Democratic issues including abortion and voting rights.

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We asked: In the Grand Haven school board elections, will you be voting for one of the slate of candidates (incumbents or Ottawa Impact), or the candidates individually?

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Unofficial election results: Nov. 8 (updated: Wednesday 3 p.m.)

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DETROIT — Battles over voter registration, absentee ballots and election equipment were expected to intensify Tuesday in Michigan two years after supporters of former Republican President Donald Trump lodged a months-long campaign challenging the results of the presidential election.

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Editor’s note: Candidates running to represent Michigan’s 88th House District allowed Tribune reporters to follow them around for a time Tuesday. This article focuses on Christine Baker of Grand Haven.

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TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — Democrats hope to pick up a Michigan congressional seat Tuesday anchored in a longtime GOP stronghold where a little-known Donald Trump supporter ousted an establishment Republican who voted to impeach the former president.

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Editor’s note: Candidates running to represent Michigan’s 88th House District allowed Tribune reporters to follow them around for a time Tuesday. This article focuses on state Rep. Greg VanWoerkom, R-Norton Shores.

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MIAMI — Accusations of a “stolen” election and mistrust in the voting process are still spreading in traditional battleground states, where former President Donald Trump looms large despite not being on the ballot.

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(11/04/22 This story has been updated to include information about the final listed reported period in which campaign contributions were made to VanWoerkom and Baker's campaign)