District 1 (Upper Peninsula, Northern Lower Peninsula) Likely Republican. In 2010, Dr. Dan Benishek won an open seat vacated by democrat Rep. Bart Stupak against democrat state Rep. Gary McDowell 52-41. The new district gets more Republican, adding areas

T.J. Hamilton | The Grand Rapids PressRick Treur: Comedy group founder, former aide to U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers and soon-to-be Grand Rapids planning commissioner. A River City Improv player who spent several years on the staff of former U.S. Rep. Vern Ehler

An Op-Ed piece was published earlier this week that left me a little sad. It was one of those open letter sorts of things that prominent persons occasionally send to each other via the public presses, intended more to generate public interest than to com

An Op-Ed piece was published earlier this week that left me a little sad. It was one of those open letter sorts of things that prominent persons occasionally send to each other via the public presses, intended more to generate public interest than to com

The National Rifle Association is accusing U.S Rep. Justin Amash of "lying" in seeking the group's support for his 2010 congressional bid. Amash is firing back, describing the NRA's attack as an example of what happens when "a powerful special interest g