Justin Engel

Pamela Pugh said she embraces her financial hardships. "We need leadership with real-world experience, and not privilege and pretense," she said.

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Mattie Thompson, who died at 80 from a heart attack, was remembered for generosity that extended beyond her official duties as a school board member.

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The distribution will take place from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the parking lot of the East Side Soup Kitchen, 940 E. Genesee in Saginaw.

Pamela Pugh, president of the Michigan State Board of Education, is one of six Democrats and four Republicans campaigning for a critical state Senate seat.

The $169.2 million bond proposal fell short, 7,691 to 4,735 votes.

The proposal would have funded safety improvements, infrastructure updates, and new classroom spaces without increasing taxes in 2026 compared to 2025, advocates said.

Bay County-based elections on Nov. 4 also included uncontested races in Essexville.

The 100-book donation honors Haley Jarosiewicz, a 17-year-old Midland High School student who died in a car crash earlier this year.