Dave Clark

1 week ago | ourmidland.com | Dave Clark

Welcome to Michigan Political News & Notes, a weekly look at what's happening in Lansing and around the state. This week, the most of the big news is coming from the Mackinac Policy Conference - an annual event organized by the Detroit Regional Chamber, bringing together Michigan’s top business, political, civic, and philanthropic leaders to discuss the state’s most pressing issues.

1 week ago | recordpatriot.com | Dave Clark

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers remarks at the Mackinac Policy Conference organized by the Detroit Regional Chamber. Courtesy /Gov. Gretchen WhitmerU.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga is considering a run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 and could announce his candidacy as early as this summer. Courtesy /U.S. Rep.

1 week ago | ourmidland.com | Dave Clark

“Every day that goes by without a special election being called is a day people across our area will be without constituent services they expect and deserve,” the statement reads.  In April, while assessing ice damage in northern Michigan, Whitmer told WCMU that she was reviewing election dates. "At some point there will be one, but I don't have an announcement to make yet," she told WCMU. “I haven't made a determination yet.

1 week ago | ourmidland.com | Dave Clark

Donald Carlyon, who led Delta College as its president for nearly three decades and helped elevate it to national prominence, has died at age 100. Carlyon, who died Tuesday, May 27, was a Nebraska native who arrived in Michigan with his wife, Betty, and helped shape what was then just a concept into one of America’s leading community colleges. He first joined Delta in 1960 as its business manager.

1 week ago | ourmidland.com | Dave Clark

Accused of paying for and directing the sexual abuse of children overseas, Nathaniel Coady is scheduled for a preliminary exam on child exploitation charges in federal court. Coady, 54, of Midland, who was deemed by a judge to be a danger to minors across the globe, remains held without bond following his Nov. 20 arrest by Homeland Security. His preliminary examination was reset from May 8 to June 10 before Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris.