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Virgil "Virg" Bernero (born March 31, 1964) is the current mayor of Lansing, Michigan, elected on November 8, 2005 and re-elected on November 3, 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Read More at Wikipedia ›The fact that President Obama is trying to turn the negative of his unpopular bailout of General Motors and Chrysler into a political positive tells us two things:First, at a time of high unemployment, Obama is digging hard for an argument that he has been a jobs president.
Second, the president thinks Michigan is in play for 2012.The Great Lakes State hasn't been seriously contested by the GOP in presidential elections since 1992, when it made the switch from Republican-leaning swing state to Democratic stalwart. As the state's automotive economy foundered and suburban Detroit began to empty out, the GOP just couldn't compete.But in the run-up to the 2010 election, depopulation began to work to Republicans' advantage. The economic collapse of the state was so complete after the Panic of 2008 that it was no longer just affluent residents with portable skills who fled the state, but also the former plant workers and other laborers at the core of past Democratic domination. In the 2010 Ce...ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Former President Bill Clinton tied his Sunday pitch for Democratic candidates in Michigan to football, warning that Democratic voters must prepar...
After the Senate refused to pass a rescue bill for the U.S. auto industry that was endorsed by President Bush and congressional Democrats, the Treasury Department sa...
Virg Bernero , the mayor of Lansing, MI, joins Alan to explain why he believes it's crucial for the government to save the auto industry
DETROIT -- Republican businessman Rick Snyder, who promoted himself as an outsider able to ease Michigan's deep economic woes, was elected governor Tuesday on a prom...
( (Get politically powered up with Fox News' AEHQ iPhone app full of exclusive analysis and content))Former President Bill Clinton is heading to Brooklyn this aftern...
((Be the first to get exclusive political content and analysis with Fox News' iPhone app))Why are Democrats headed for such a bad day eight days hence?Is it dispirit...
In Missouri, primary voters will have the chance to decide whether to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall that would bar key provisions of Obamaca...
In Missouri, primary voters will have the chance to decide whether to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall that would bar key provisions of Obamaca...
Three big wins for Democrats in New York -- The FOX News Decision Desk now projects that Democrat Andrew Cuomo will win the governorship of New York, a post once hel...
Hoekstra Leading Pack of Challengers in Michigan Gubernatorial RaceFriday, April 09, 2010Print FNCGubernatorial candidate Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich.This is a rush ...
Michigan Mayor Thinks Taxpayers Should Foot Bill for UAW if Chrysler Goes BankruptTuesday, April 28, 2009PrintThis is a rush transcript from "Your World With Neil Ca...
Mayor: Auto companies can't be allowed to collapseTuesday, December 02, 2008E-Mail Print Share:WASHINGTON — The mayor of Lansing, Mich., says the government must st...
Lansing, MI mayor Virg Bernero tells Alan he fears we will enter a depression if we don't bailout the auto industry
Lansing, Michigan Mayor Virg Bernero joins Alan to discuss the impact of the GM bankruptcy
WASHINGTON -- In a surprise primary outcome, political newcomer Rick Snyder dispatched Michigan's attorney general, a longtime congressman and two others Tuesday to ...
Obama-Saudi Rift Complicates Plans for Libya Attack"Military operations are over. Within 48 hours everything will be finished. Our forces are almost in Benghazi. Wha...
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Over the past decade, Michigan voters have heard a lot of hopeful plans from politicians about how better times are just around the corner.Now,...
The Republicans won the House, the Democrats kept the Senate, and the GOP won the tiebreaker, capturing a majority of the nation’s governor mansions.Republicans on T...
Longtime Sen. Sam Brownback snatched the GOP nomination in Kansas' gubernatorial race Tuesday while members of two famed political dynasties in Missouri -- Robin Car...
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