Caroline Bissonnette

Nov 21, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Caroline Bissonnette

It’s building the future of high school technical education in Kalamazoo County, runs most of the special education programs, collects property taxes, supports education in the juvenile home, and funds other school districts. But the Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency was not among the dozens of school boards with candidates vying for seats on the Nov. 5 ballot. Why not? As part of NowKalamazoo’s focus on civic education, we wanted to know – and thought you would too.

Nov 5, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Caroline Bissonnette

The first time that election inspector and Kalamazoo resident Aimee Bedard remembers walking into a polling station, she was just a little girl. Now 58 years old, she still remembers the experience accompanying her mother to vote. The whole process – from the cabinet-like voting booths with curtained doors to the long levers that voters pulled to cast their ballots – all left a lasting impression on her. Following the 2016 election, she started to reflect on that experience once again.

Oct 30, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Caroline Bissonnette

If you find certain political posts stress-inducing or overwhelming around election season, there are a number of features available on social media platforms which can help you limit the amount of political content flooding your social media feeds on a daily basis. Be sure to prioritize liking and commenting on non-political posts.

Oct 29, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Ben Hoger |Caroline Bissonnette |Ben Jones

Early voting kicked off in Michigan over the weekend and, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Monday morning, more than 250,000 voters have cast their ballots. Many consider early voting to be the first step in improving the overall election process, but some attendees of the Harris-Walz presidential campaign rally at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo on Saturday had some other ideas on how they would personally like to see things improve.

Oct 18, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Caroline Bissonnette

Kalamazoo County’s top election officials on Thursday morning held what is a non-event when all goes as planned – the legally-mandated dry run of vote counting machines to make sure everything is working as they are supposed to for the Nov. 5 election. It did, as bad ballots were rejected and correct ballots were accepted. NowKalamazoo and two local people from the League of Women Voters observed.