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Time to build on universal afterschool access in state

This opinion was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. Our state has been embroiled in a long list of political debates this election season. But one poll revealed something exciting about Michiganders: We agree on the value of afterschool. In an EPIC/MRA survey conducted in August of 600 likely voters across the political spectrum, 72% said access to affordable, quality afterschool and summer programs was extremely or very important. When respondents learned that five of every six Michigan ...

Saying thanks to nation’s county election workers

BOUQUET: The National Association of Counties extends its appreciation to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who help carry out the election process so that registered voters can cast their ballots. The county role in election administration is extensive; in 36 states, counties have primary responsibility for election administration, and we share the work with cities and towns in six more. In 2024 alone, counties coordinated more than 630,000 poll workers across approximately 78,000 polling places on Election Day, in jurisdictions ranging from fewer than 100 voters to those ...

Memo to Dems: Turn political page

It’s going to take some time for the dust to settle on the shellacking the Republican Party took from the Democrats in Tuesday’s general election. As of this writing, the Democrats flipped enough seats in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to seize control of each chamber and the toll, from the GOP perspective, might get even worse in the coming days. This was a thorough repudiation of President Trump and his policies, from higher prices to the war with Iran to threatening our allies to Trump’s chummy relationships with dictators. The list goes on and ...