Rep. Steve Frisbie (R-Pennfield) returns to Community Matters to update listeners on legislative activity in the Michigan House of Representatives. Frisbie discusses legislation to give volunteer emergency response workers in Michigan a tax break, restoring local...
Steve Frisbie, elected to the Michigan House of Representatives District 44 in 2024, is planning town hall community meetings around Battle Creek in March 2025. The 44th District of Michigan includes Battle Creek, along with northern and a portion of western Calhoun...
Michigan's impending Earned Sick Time Act and changes to the tipped wage minimum have been the sticking point in Lansing between Democrats and Republicans. It even made for a less-than-productive lame duck legislative session at the end of 2024. Since the new...
In his first long form interview after his defeat in the November 2024 election, Michigan House 44th District Rep. Jim Haadsma (D-Battle Creek) speaks with Community Matters about the post-election process to confirm the vote. A recount and canvass determined Haadsma...
After a two-year hiatus, Lakeview Ford Lincoln in Battle Creek will resume its on-the-lot Christmas tree sale to benefit the Battle Creek Optimist Club. Lakeview's Vince Pavone talks about the process of finding a tree supply, the impact to the community and the...
Community Matters caught up with 44th District Representative-Elect Steve Frisbie less than a week after Election Day. At that point, results showed Frisbie having unseated Rep. Jim Haadsma by 58 votes. But, reports indicated an absentee ballot counting error was...
Community Matters expands its usual local conversations to include some with candidates running for various offices in 2024. First elected in 2018 back when it was the 62nd Michigan House District, Democrat Jim Haadsma was reelected in 2020 and 2022. Now the 44th...
Community Matters expands its usual local conversations to include some with candidates running for various offices in 2024. Longtime Calhoun County Commissioner Steve Frisbie eyes the 44th District Michigan House seat currently held by Democrat Jim Haadsma. Frisbie,...
Calhoun County Commissioner Derek King joins Community Matters to discuss the ramifications of the May 2024 resignation of chair Kathy-Sue Vette. The development required a two-step solution: Appointing a replacement for the District 3 commissioner as well as a new...
Calhoun County Board of Commissioners Chair Kathy-Sue Vette announced her resignation from the panel, about half a year before her term ended. Vette did not file to run again. The District 3 vacancy will be filled by a resident of the district who applies and is...