UPCOMING EVENTS COVERED IN THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER
DATE & TIME | EVENT & LOCATION |
|---|---|
November 4 @ 4 PM | Rush Hour Resistance visibility event by Lake Superior Region Indivisible in the Marquette area. |
November 5 @ 6 PM | HCDP Potluck and Monthly Meeting @ Super 8 Houghton |
November 6 @ 7 PM | So You Want to Run for Office? - Online Training by the NDTC |
November 8 @ 1 PM | Meet & Greet with Kyle Blomquist, primary candidate for the US House, at the Houghton Super 8 |
November 18 @ 4 PM | Rush Hour Resistance visibility event by Lake Superior Region Indivisible in the Marquette area. |
November 19 @ 7 PM | What is a Democratic Precinct Chair? - Virtual Training by the NDTC |
Events featured in our newsletter can also be found on the Events Calendar on the main page of our website. (Click our logo at the top of this newsletter to be taken to our website.)
The Trump administration still has not committed to releasing funds for SNAP benefits. If you’re in a position to help, please help. If you need help, help is available. For ideas on how best to help local food banks please check out the video in this post: https://bsky.app/profile/houghtondems.bsky.social/post/3m4nrd7y6222r
NOVEMBER POTLUCK AND MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW
The Houghton County Democratic Party welcomes Kelli van Ginhoven, candidate for the Michigan Senate (38th Dist.), to our monthly meeting. Stop by to meet the candidate and hear from her yourself!
Join us for our November monthly meeting at 7 PM tomorrow, Wednesday November 5th, at the Super 8 in Houghton.
Potluck starts at 6 PM. Bring a dish to share if you can, or just stop in and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Dems before we settle down to business at 7.
Remote attendance is available by Zoom. Click here at 7 PM Wednesday to attend by Zoom.
Membership in the Houghton County Democratic Party is encouraged, but not required, to attend meetings. We welcome all Houghton County residents who support progressive Democratic government to attend our meetings and events and also to become involved.
PRIMARY CANDIDATE KYLE BLOMQUIST TO APPEAR IN HOUGHTON
Join the Houghton County Democrats as we host a Meet & Greet with Kyle Blomquist, Democratic primary candidate for the US House. Stop by the Conference Room at the Super 8 Houghton at 1 PM this Saturday, November 8th to meet Kyle.
IT’S ELECTION DAY
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT ELECTION DAY 2025 IS HERE?
Please be aware that there will be NO Early Voting Center for this election, so all in-person voting will take place Election Day.
If you vote in the village of Copper City, the townships of Franklin, Hancock, Portage, and Quincy, or the Cities of Hancock and Houghton than you have ballot proposals to consider and vote on. The rest of the county has no ballots to vote this election.
For voters in one of the areas mentioned above, you can find the specifics of the ballot proposals you’ll be voting on in the Notice of Election from the County Clerk’s Office.
The HCDP urges everyone in these areas of our county to get out and vote on Election Day.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL NOTICE OF ELECTION PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE.
NEWS BRIEFS
Governor Whitmer allocates $4.5 M for food aid: Friday, as the cutoff of SNAP benefits approached, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer allocated $4.5 million to the Food Bank Council of Michigan. MORE: Planet Detroit
MI Republican House Speaker rejects $71 M for food aid: House Speaker Matt Hall blocked the state House from considering the $71 M aid bill already passed by the state Senate, calling the plan “fake”. MORE: MLive
SAVE Act end run thwarted by judge: A federal judge has barred enforcement of an executive order that would require documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration. The same order also bars the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from enforcing any such practice. Thanks to all of you who commented on the proposal before the FEC during the public comment period. MORE: AP News
“Hall Holdup” Lawsuit Ends in Victory: Back in January we had an item about the Senate Democrats authorizing their leaders to sue House Speaker Matt Hall for not passing nine bills to the Governor for her signature. The bills had cleared both houses at the end of the previous term and had not yet formally been sent to the Governor. In a ruling last week the Michigan Court of Appeals held that the state constitution requires the Speaker to advance those bills to the Governor. MORE: Michigan Senate Democrats
Slotkin slams Trump’s “secret war”: In an interview with the Detroit News Senator Slotkin called out Trump's "secret war" in Latin America against people allegedly suspected of carrying drugs. "America deserves to know who we're in armed conflict against," Slotkin told The Detroit News. "No secret wars against secret groups." MORE: Detroit News
Fifty-six Percent Oppose East Wing Demolition: A poll by the Washington Post and ABC finds the majority of Americans do not like Trump’s teardown of the East Wing of the White House. 45% of Americans are “strongly” opposed. MORE: ABC News
Health Insurance Premium Increases Come Into Focus: Health insurers are charging on average 26% more this year for health insurance on the ACA Marketplaces, but Americans who had benefited from the Obamacare subsidies that the Republicans did away with will pay more. Those individuals will find their premiums increasing on average 114%. This comes from an analysis by KFF, a non-profit healthcare policy research group. MORE: KFF
More Americans blame Republicans for the shutdown: Another ABC News / Washington Post poll at the end of October found 43% of Americans “very concerned” about the government shutdown, while 45% say Republicans are “mainly responsible” for the shutdown. Only 33% blame Democrats. Among independent voters, 46% blame Republicans while only 23% blame Democrats. MORE: ABC News
TWO TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE NDTC
Join the National Democratic Training Committee for two online training opportunities aimed at people interested in running for office.
On Thursday, November 6th from 7-8 PM the NDTC holds a free virtual live training on So You Want to Run for Office. Join us to learn the following:
Understand the steps necessary to run for office
Explain best practices for choosing which office to run for
Identify what support you'll need from your team
Prepare for sharing your decision to run with friends and family
This training is right for you if you're considering a run for elected office but haven't yet made the commitment to run or filed your candidacy.
THIS IS AN ONLINE TRAINING SESSION. For more information and to enroll CLICK HERE.
On Wednesday, November 19th from 1-2 PM the NDTCholds a free virtual live training on What is a Democratic Precinct Chair?. Join us to learn the following:
Describe the structure and purpose of local Democratic Parties
Review common positions people hold in local Democratic Parties
Identify key responsibilities of Democratic precinct chairs
Introduce tactics used by local leaders to grow and engage Democratic Party membership
This training is right for you if you aren't currently involved with your local Democratic party but are exploring ways to get involved in Democratic power-building in your community.
THIS IS AN ONLINE TRAINING SESSION. For more information and to enroll CLICK HERE.
MARQUETTE COUNTY RUSH HOUR RESISTANCE
The group Lake Superior Region Indivisible (https://lsrindivisible.org/) is continuing their “visibility events”, which they call “Rush Hour Resistance”.
The events take place across three locations: in Marquette at the Iron Ore Heritage Trail Overpass; in Negaunee at Miner's Park; and in Ishpeming on the US41/Lakeshore Drive Roundabout.
If you’re willing to travel, or know someone in the greater Marquette area who’d like to participate, you can get more information and RSVP by clicking the button below.
WHEN: Tonight, and again on Tuesday November 18th, 4 PM
WHERE: Across three different locations in Marquette, Negaunee and Ishpeming
Governmental & Community Meetings
THUR NOV 6
The South Range Village Council meets Thursday at 6 PM in the South Range Community Building. For more information contact the Village at [email protected] or (906) 482-8833
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