Political

Oceana County Democratic Party meets May 6

April 22, 2025

HART — The monthly meeting of the Oceana County Democratic Party is set for Tuesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. at the Hart Community Center, 407 S. State St. “Volunteers are needed for tasks as simple and specific as regularly attending a board of education meeting, or a township board meeting, to take notes, share information and keep informed.” “The…

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Moolenaar reintroduces bill to freeze migrant workers’ wage

February 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman John Moolenaar (R—Michigan) reintroduced “bipartisan legislation to address high costs Michigan farmers are required to pay due to Department of Labor regulations,” states a press release from his office.  The bill, the Supporting Farm Operations Act, would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A migrant farm workers at the 2023 rate through the end…

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Several contested local races on Nov. 5 ballot

October 24, 2024

Early voting begins this Saturday OCEANA COUNTY — With the Nov. 5 general election less than two weeks away, here’s a look at contested races and proposals that appear on local ballots: D = Democrat; R = Republican; and NPA = No Party Affiliation Oceana County Probate Judge (non-partisan) — vote for one Eric Fox Anna Rapa Oceana County Road…

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Veterans chair to speak at Dems meeting

September 23, 2024

PENTWATER — Tracy Blamer, chair of the Oceana Veterans Affairs Committee, will be the guest of the Oceana Democratic Party at its monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place at the democratic headquarters at Shared Space art studio at 4391 W. Monroe Rd.  “The mission of the Oceana…

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Oceana County election results

August 7, 2024

HART — The following are results of the primary election in Oceana County, Tuesday, Aug. 6: *Bold denotes contested race County offices: Oceana County Probate Judge (non-partisan): Eric Fox: 2,193 Ryan Good: 747 Anna Rapa: 1,623 The top two vote getters in the judge’s race — Eric Fox and Anna Rapa — will face off in the Nov. 5, 2024…

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