Articles tagged: Virg Bernero
Workers rally in Lansing to support Wisconsin unions, attack Snyder's plan to tax pensions
Posted: Feb 26, 2011Virg Bernero Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero was among speakers who rallied a crowd of about 2,000 union members and supporters at the Michigan Capitol in a show of solidarity with Wisconsin's public employee unions today, ... Read more »
Associated Press: Analysis: Michigan Democrats headed for the rocks early on
Posted: Nov 07, 2010Michigan Democrats started 2010 with their main candidate for governor withdrawing from the race, donors feeling the pinch of the poor economy and the drag of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's unpopularity hanging around their necks. The ... Read more »
Will Rick Snyder follow through on promise to push forward an environmental agenda?
Posted: Nov 04, 2010As Ann Arbor's Rick Snyder prepares to become Michigan's next governor, conservationists are now asking: What does it mean for the Great Lakes and the environment? Will the Republican businessman push forward the environmental agenda he ... Read more »
The Associated Press: Michigan voters begin casting ballots; turnout key to both parties
Posted: Nov 02, 2010Michigan voters began casting ballots early today, seeking to elect a new governor and weigh in on several key statewide, congressional and court races. Michigan Republicans were hoping to ride a tide of discontent over ... Read more »
Michigan gubernatorial candidates offer final words on eve of election in Washtenaw County
Posted: Nov 01, 2010Both candidates who hope to become Michigan's next governor made their final appearances in Washtenaw County tonight on the eve of the election, each issuing a last call to supporters to get out the vote ... Read more »
Rick Snyder and Virg Bernero both say they have a plan to reinvent Michigan
Posted: Nov 01, 2010If there's anyone who doesn't know by now that Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder wants to reinvent Michigan, apparently they didn't get the memo. The Ann Arbor businessman and self-professed "tough nerd" has spent millions ... Read more »
Associated Press: Rick Snyder, Virg Bernero make late Michigan campaign push
Posted: Oct 31, 2010Republican Rick Snyder wasn't taking his lead in polls over Democrat Virg Bernero for granted Sunday as the two men separately traveled Michigan in the late stages of the campaign to become the state's next ... Read more »
Rick Snyder or Virg Bernero: Can Michigan's next governor make a difference?
Posted: Oct 31, 2010Call it a hidden issue in Michigan’s gubernatorial race between Republican Rick Snyder and Democrat Virg Bernero. Policy proposals aside, can either candidate topple the thick partisan wall that divides Lansing and bring legislators to ... Read more »
Rick Snyder's campaign platform: the issues that shape Michigan's gubernatorial race
Posted: Oct 31, 2010Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder, an Ann Arbor venture capitalist, and Democratic candidate Virg Bernero, the mayor of Lansing, recently visited with AnnArbor.com's editorial board in advance of the Nov. 2 election. Here's what Snyder ... Read more »
Virg Bernero's campaign platform: the issues that shape Michigan's gubernatorial race
Posted: Oct 31, 2010Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder, an Ann Arbor venture capitalist, and Democratic candidate Virg Bernero, the mayor of Lansing, recently visited with AnnArbor.com's editorial board in advance of the Nov. 2 election. Here's what Bernero ... Read more »
Opinion: Bernero is the education candidate on the Nov. 2 ballot
Posted: Oct 28, 2010Next month’s gubernatorial election presents a stark choice for Michigan voters. While Rick Snyder deserves credit for discussing the importance of public education, it’s clear that Virg Bernero is the only candidate with a record ... Read more »
Opinion: The Virg Bernero you might not know: articulate, charming, loyal and totally persuasive
Posted: Oct 28, 2010Last Sunday’s Detroit Free Press published an article on Virg Bernero with emphasis on what could best be described as his “softer side.” I found this story very persuasive, although I’m easily persuaded when it ... Read more »
Opinion: Virg Bernero has the track record Michigan needs for creating jobs
Posted: Oct 28, 2010We have two candidates for governor in Michigan. Both know that Michigan’s No. 1, urgent priority is to get people back to work. Virg Bernero, as mayor of Lansing, has a record of innovative, concrete ... Read more »
Virg Bernero tells EMU crowd he won't bend to union demands as Michigan's next governor
Posted: Oct 26, 2010Democrat Virg Bernero told an Eastern Michigan University audience Monday night that education will be among his top priorities if elected governor. "I'm not here to say, 'Elect me and it'll all be peaches and ... Read more »
The Associated Press: Bernero says he will push to get court reviews before foreclosures
Posted: Oct 25, 2010Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero said Friday he'll push to change Michigan law to require a court review before a bank can foreclose on a home. Bernero made the campaign pledge at the home of ... Read more »
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