SAGINAW, MI — Here are a few headlines from Saginaw County last week that attracted reader interest.

Michigan Senate hopeful Pugh faces scrutiny over campaign funds, nonprofit allocations

A Democrat campaigning for the state Senate is facing scrutiny over a series of spending decisions involving money provided to organizations tied to her.

Pamela Pugh, president of the Michigan State Board of Education, is one of six Democrats and four Republicans campaigning for the 35 th District state Senate seat election scheduled for next year.

The Democrat at a Monday, Nov. 3, meeting defended herself to the Saginaw City Council, which could reverse its September 2024 decision to allocate $210,000 in federal stimulus funds to Just In Transition-Indaba. The initiative is the product of a nonprof

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