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Election coverage

For the voters’ approval

HOUGHTON — Voters approved Houghton County’s road millage renewal and other measures throughout the Copper Country in Tuesday’s election. Results are unofficial, pending today’s approval from the Board of Canvassers. Houghton County County voters overwhelmingly approved a renewal ...

No thank you

WASHINGTON — A majority of Democrats now think one term is plenty for President Joe Biden, despite his insistence that he plans to seek reelection in 2024. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that shows just 37% of Democrats say ...

All ballots match in Houghton recount

HOUGHTON — A hand recount of a Houghton precinct conducted as part of a statewide effort Friday found no difference from November’s original results. Houghton’s Precinct 2 was one of several Upper Peninsula precincts to have its Nov. 8 votes recounted in Marquette Friday. The 1,370 ...

Hancock picks newcomer

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council has its newest member. The council appointed Mandy Lounibos to a two-year term by a 4-2 vote at Wednesday’s meeting. She applied along with Zack Osborn and Margo Pizzi, who also ran for the council seat in November. Lounibos, who works as a nurse, ...

Warnock delivers Senate for Democrats

WASHINGTON — For Senate Democrats, an oh-so-slim 51-49 majority never sounded so good. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory in swing-state Georgia gives Democrats a welcome “lift,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday at the Capitol -- newly confident of sidelining ...

Houghton County part of statewide election recount

Editor's note: This story was edited to clarify who pays the cost of vote recounts. HOUGHTON — A Houghton precinct will be one of more than 500 statewide to undergo a hand recount for state proposals. Houghton’s Precinct 2 was named in the recount, the product of a petition filed by ...