UPDATED: Muskegon County Begins Hiring For New Public Defender Office
Muskegon County will proceed with bringing its public defender system in-house after approving contracts for over a dozen attorneys and a department director.
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Local Election
Recap: Muskegon City Commission and Mayor Candidate Meet-and-Greet at Muskegon Community College
This was the last featuring the full slate of candidates before the August 6 primary. Read more about each candidate’s stances.
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Ahead of August Primary, Crowded At-Large City Commission Field Makes Cases At Neighborhood Forum
Incumbent Lea Markowski has held the seat for one year since it became vacant when Steve Gawron became the mayor last summer. The other seat is vacant, as Sue Weirengo declined to run again.
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Muskegon Mayoral Candidates Make Their Cases At Neighborhood Association Forum
Wednesday’s event, put on by the Neighborhood Associations of Muskegon, will be followed up by a second “meet the candidates” style event on July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Muskegon Community College.
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Muskegon Mayoral Race Up To Three Candidates
Just a few weeks after current mayor Steve Gawron announced he would seek another term as mayor, two candidates publicly announced their candidacies within 24 hours of each other.
Read MorePetition Opposing New County Jail In Muskegon Heights Delivered To County
On a question from commissioner Jim Derezinski, it was clarified Tuesday that the petition does not specifically oppose a new jail building or retrofitting project. It does however oppose the project within the city limits of Muskegon Heights.
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Muskegon Heights Community Forum Talks About Jail, Emergency Manager, Millage Renewal, Features Benton Harbor Councilman
Discussion of the referendum and PA-4 swayed hard to one side – against the proposal. This was primarily due to a presentation by Benton Harbor city councilman Marcus Mohammed, a strong opponent of the law.
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State Representative Urges Muskegon Heights Residents To Renew School Millage
Marcia Hovey-Wright stated that the state would be looking to recoup its funds any way it could, and it would turn to the city’s taxpayers for the money if the district could not provide them
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Greater Muskegon Jaycees’ Meet The Candidates Event Coverage
View all participating candidates’ statements across multiple county and state races.
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Radio Interview with Prosecutor Candidate Marc Curtis
Marc Curtis “We need to stop focusing on the 100% conviction record…when you start focusing on that you not paying attention to what Justice should be”
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Coverage of NAACP Candidate Forum For Muskegon County, Other Races
The contests that received the greatest candidate attendance and debate were 14th circuit court judge, county clerk and the county commission seat for district 6. Sheriff and prosecutor contests each had a pair of candidates in attendance.
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