Gaylord/Otsego Chamber
101 West Main
P.O. Box 513
Gaylord, MI 49734
Phone: (989) 732-6333
Phone: (800) 345-8621
Fax: (989) 732-7990
Contact us via email:
Government Relations Update
January 22, 2008
Presidential Primary Wrap Up
The January 15th Presidential Primary seems to be a distant memory.What we can take from the whole process is that northwest Michigan continues to grow in prominence as a region that is important for candidates to visit. The area saw stops from Mitt Romney, John McCain and Duncan Hunter, as well as former candidate Sam Brownback. This is great news for our region.We are confident that we will see similar attention come this fall, hopefully from candidates of both major parties.
Below is a chart breaking down the top finishers in each of the Northwest Michigan Regional Chamber Alliance areas.
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Romney |
McCain |
Huckabee |
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Clinton |
Uncommitted |
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Traverse City Area COC |
40.16% |
33.28% |
11.89% |
53.46% |
38.10% | |
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Charlevoix Area COC |
37.62% |
36.54% |
12.01% |
53.82% |
39.37% | |
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Petoskey COC |
36.53% |
33.69% |
16.06% |
45.01% |
48.94% | |
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Gaylord-Otsego COC |
37.23% |
35.36% |
14.17% |
64.19% |
30.34% | |
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Cadillac Area COC |
30.08% |
38.19% |
19.46% |
66.03% |
28.46% |
Legislature resumes session for 2008
The Michigan legislature resumed their regular meeting schedule on January 16th for 2008.At this time, both chambers have scheduled session to be held through June 2008, with a two week break for the Easter holiday in late March-early April.The schedules for both chambers can be found at www.mileg.org.
State of the State Address January 29th
Governor Granholm will give the annual State of the State Address on Tuesday, January 29th before a joint convention of the Legislature, beginning at 7:00 p.m.There is much speculation as to the content of the address, though it is widely held that the following areas will likely make the cut among many:Michigan’s economy and job training/re-training, alternative energy and renewable portfolio standards, Great Lakes Compact and water regulation, and city centers/downtown renewal.
