Michigan House on way to passing huge expanded gambling package. Bills to “let the sunshine in” on state government also clear House — but will they die again in Senate? Would Republican John James have a better chance against U.S. Senator Gary Peters next year than he did against Debbie Stabenow last year? Interview with […]
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Republican Party is 165 Years Old and Can Boast Some Successes
HOW THE GOP HAS MADE ITS MARK ON AMERICAN HISTORY By Ariel Scott, Real Clear History March 20, 2019 During a meeting of Whigs in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854, the once prominent party virtually dissolved itself in favor of a new coalition of American political leaders — the GOP. After the Missouri Compromise was […]
BALLENGER AGREES WITH DETROIT NEWS: CLOUD OF FLINT WATER CRISIS STILL HANGS OVER SNYDER
by Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News March 19, 2019 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder testifies about the lead water in Flint, Michigan, during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 17, 2016. (Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP/Getty Images) More than two months have passed since former Gov. Rick Snyder […]
PODCAST: Interview with state Representative Mari Manoogian
3/15/19 Interview with state Representative Mari Manoogian. Sponsored by Deadine Detroit and Vanguard Public Affairs. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/interview-with-state-representative-mari-manoogian/s-4XIEI
PODCAST: Whitmer Budget/Gas Tax Godzilla/Budget Brouhaha
3/5/19 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lays out some bold new proposals to the Legislature in her first budget message. Interview with former state Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema (R-Wyoming), who liked what he heard. Sponsored by Vanguard Public Affairs and Deadline Detroit. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/whitmer-budgetgas-tax-godzillabudget-brouhaha
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #42 — Interviews with ex-state Rep. John Stewart & Professor Mike Swope
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #41 — Interviews with Chris Christof & Saul Anuzis
“WHO IS WATCHING THE WATCHERS?” LEAVE IT TO BEAVER!
Are commissions enacted into law by the 99th Michigan Legislature late last year necessary to provide some sort of appeals process or “check” on an overly zealous state bureaucracy trying to enforce state law?Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t think so, so she eliminated them when reorganizing her state departments related to the environment.But the Michigan […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #40 — Interviews with state Senator Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp) & John Lauve
PODCAST: Cox Crushes Competition/Senate Switch?/Prevailing Wage Pulverized
3/1/19 GOP state convention, gerrymandering, and a court case + interview with Princeton University’s Guide on how to cure MI gerrymandering. Sponsored by Vanguard and Deadline Detroit. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/cox-crushes-competitionsenate-switchprevailing-wage-pulverized/s-SKvrQ