The Livingston Post

29/07/2024

Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris is one point behind Republican Presidential Nominee and former President Donald Trump, 45 percent to 46 percent with 9 percent undecided, according to an Emerson College Poll released Thursday. The July 22-23 survey come

29/07/2024

The Brighton Optimist Club and Eternity Brewing Company presented checks to the Brighton Area Fire Authority totaling $411 from its July 9 Euchre Night. This money will be used for the Brighton First Responder Youth Camp. The Brighton Optimist Club continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitme

29/07/2024

Judy Daubenmier, chair of the Livingston County Democratic Party, has filed a complaint with the state against Jay Drick, chair of the Livingston County Board of Commissioners, for violating the Michigan Campaign Finance Act. Daubenmier said Drick violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by

28/07/2024

The only person in the 50th state House Republican primary who has never run for elected office before has crushed his opponents — all political veterans — with his fundraising prowess. Dominic Restuccia of Howell raked in an impressive $71,608, a whopping 63% more than incumbent state Rep. Bob ...

27/07/2024

Deputies with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office were on routine patrol on eastbound I-96 near M-59 in Howell Township at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday when they observed a white Dodge Challenger that had been reported stolen out of Grand Rapids. When deputies tried to pull the vehicle over, it fled

27/07/2024

Fowlerville Olympian Adam C**n during the opening ceremonies. Your home county is proud of you!

26/07/2024

Deficient roads cost Michiganders $17B a year.

Driving on deficient roads across the state is costing Michiganders $17 billion a year, according to a new report released this month by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based transportation research non-profit. The report, "Michigan Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State's Need for Safe, Smoot

26/07/2024

Research shows that the economy does better under Democratic than Republican presidents. Bespoke Investment Group researched political control and the stock market from 1926-2023 and found that the S&P 500 index rose most when there was a Democratic president with a split Congress, followed b

26/07/2024

A Howell man has been arraigned in the July 15 armed robbery of the Hampton Inn on Challis Road in Brighton. Joshua Lee Bargovan, 22, was arraigned on July 17 on a count of armed robbery by Magistrate Jerry D. Sherwood in Livingston County's 53rd District Court. Bargovan remains lodged at the

25/07/2024

In two separate cases on Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed with lower court decisions that parents with substance abuse issues should be stripped of their parental rights. In doing so, the high court rejected a legal theory that taking away parents' legal rights should only take place if the

25/07/2024

The lone Democratic U.S. Senate primary debate was canceled fewer than 48 hours before it was set to take place, with the host station's president pushing back on the Hill Harper campaign's recent demands for format changes to the event. In a Wednesday statement, WHPR-TV President and Chief Execu

25/07/2024

This is what you need to know about when the 2024 Paris Olympics start and end, along with key games and events on the schedule.

25/07/2024

Economic growth accelerated briskly, with GDP increasing at a 2.8% rate. Economists had expected a reading of 2.1%.

25/07/2024

The US economy is on the verge of an extremely rare achievement.

23/07/2024

Thompson Lake in Howell, 1911 and 2024. Thankfully, some things never change.

22/07/2024

Sunday was the single biggest day for online Democratic donations in years — a significant show of enthusiasm after weeks of sluggish fund-raising.

22/07/2024

If you have any information or witnessed this accident, you are asked to contact the Livingston County Sheriff's Office.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public in finding information about a small, gray compact sedan that caused a rollover accident on southbound U.S. 23 south of Highland Road at about 5 p.m. Saturday, July 20. The preliminary investigation concluded that the small

21/07/2024

Our latest guest column

President Biden’s decision to end his re-election effort is sad, but I am sure he believes he made the right decision for the country. His decision brings an end to a public service career that includes a record of accomplishment as president that is unmatched since FDR in its progressive initiat

21/07/2024

Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election raceJust nowShareBBCUS President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying "it is in the best interest of my party and the country". It comes four months before Americans go to the polls, upending the race for the...

21/07/2024

Saying that they are "very proud to be a welcoming and inclusive community," the City of Howell, the Livingston Diversity Council, and the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce condemned the demonstrations that took place in the community on Saturday. Two small groups of demonstrators — one in Genoa To

20/07/2024

A 22-year-old Hartland Township man is dead after the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado he was driving eastbound on I-96 hit a guard rail near the Kensington Road exit and lost control at approximately 4:52 a.m. Saturday, July 20. The man, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, sustained a fatal injury

19/07/2024

Following completion of a comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), Trinity Health Livingston identified the top priority health needs in its service area to be mental health; food and nutrition security; and access to services (emphasis on transportation). Over the next three years

19/07/2024

By Jon King, Michigan Advance A Midland-based, free-market think tank that is listed as a contributor to the controversial Project 2025 says it asked that its name be removed from the planning document. The left-leaning Progress Michigan organization issued a release Thursday explicitly linkin

18/07/2024

There are 35 state House members facing primaries this summer of varying severity. In all, 18 Republicans and 17 Democrats face opposition from a candidate in their own party, although few appear to be serious challenges. Below, MIRS lists the Top 10 incumbents it views as being in the most trouble.

18/07/2024

Bob Newhart, the groundbreaking comic and TV sitcom legend, has died at 94.

18/07/2024

Pinckney couple awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors. https://thelivingstonpost.com/pinckney-couple-awards-scholarships-to-graduating-hs-seniors/

18/07/2024

Republican Tom Barrett is leading Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr. in the hotly contested MI-7 congressional district, 48 to 41 percent with 11 percent undecided, according to a July 8-11 survey of 532 constituents by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, a non-partisan analysis firm.