Democrat Gretchen Driskell made her campaign official on Friday, submitting paperwork to run in the 52nd District race for the Michigan House. The Saline mayor is hoping to challenge Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Township, in November for a chance to represent a large portion of Washtenaw County at the state ...
The Michigan House on Thursday voted 106-0 to define smartphones, iPads and other handheld devices as "computers" to better protect people from Internet crimes. HB 5284 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
The potential elimination of Michigan's personal property tax is the subject of a town hall meeting taking place next week near Ann Arbor. State Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Township, is inviting local small business owners, government officials and interested residents to learn more about a new proposal to overhaul the ...
An oil and gas company drilling in the Saline area says it can't promise it won't ever use the controversial technique known as "fracking" in Washtenaw County. "No, we can't (promise) that," said Greg Vadnais, the land manager in charge of mineral rights lease acquisition for Gaylord-based Paxton Resources. "We ...
It's still early in the 2012 election season, but politicos in Michigan already are looking forward to a good showdown in western Washtenaw County later this year. The likely matchup of Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell, a Democrat, challenging Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Township, for his House seat has the attention ...
Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell has officially announced she's running against state Rep. Mark Ouimet for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives. Driskell, a Democrat, plans to challenge Ouimet, a Republican, in the November general election, claiming the people in her district are not being adequately represented.
Four state lawmakers from Washtenaw County are teaming up to host a bipartisan town hall meeting Monday night on the topic of transportation and infrastructure. The event starts at 6 p.m. inside the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday night to establish a $500,000 disaster relief fund in response to last week's tornado. The county plans to use the money to provide continued assistance to residents impacted by the storm that left dozens of houses in the Dexter area in ruins.
State Rep. Mark Ouimet says he hasn't slept since a tornado touched down in the heart of his district in Dexter Thursday night. "I arrived at about 9 o'clock last evening and I haven't been to bed yet," said Ouimet, R-Scio Township, while still on the scene shortly before 3 ...
State Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Township, is inviting residents for the second year in a row to attend a special workshop to learn how to appeal their property tax assessments.
With election season picking up, candidates throughout Washtenaw County are raising and spending thousands on their campaigns. State Rep. Mark Ouimet is far ahead of the the pack in dollars raised.
Gov. Rick Snyder drew mixed reactions from local lawmakers following Wednesday's State of the State, but it appears there's some support for his transportation-heavy agenda. Among the issues Snyder hopes to tackle in 2012, the Republican governor cited finding an extra $1.4 billion in annual funding for roads, expanding regional ...
State Reps. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Township, and Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, maintained perfect voting records during the entire Michigan House legislative session of 2011. The House took more than 600 roll call votes, and neither missed a single one, according to MichiganVotes.org, which compiles the voting histories of state lawmakers.
The Michigan House today approved legislation that would amend state law to allow local governments to contract with private companies to operate their building departments. The bill also would expand the definition of "building official" in the State Construction Code Act of 1970 to include employees of private companies.
Two state lawmakers representing Ann Arbor have made a friendly wager with their counterparts in the Ohio Legislature on the outcome of this weekend's football game.
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