By JOANNA WEISS POLITICO June 15, 2019 Joanna Weiss is a writer in Boston and the editor of Experience magazine. Once, wry satire ruled. Today, it’s all about outrage, and punching up. President Donald Trump likes to think of himself as a statesman, an author, an A-level negotiator, but at heart, he’s one thing: an […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #55: Interviews with Former Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow (R-Port Huron) and John Lindstrom of Gongwer News Service
DETROIT NEWS: James’s Prospects for Success in 2020 Tied to Trump, Ballenger Says
by Melissa Nann Burke, The Detroit News June 6, 2019 Republican businessman John James at a U.S. Senate campaign rally in Michigan in 2018. (Photo: Dale G. Young, The Detroit News) Michigan military veteran and businessman John James is hoping the second time’s a charm in a run for U.S. Senate, this time challenging Democratic Sen. Gary Peters […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #54 — Interviews with Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering), Sabato’s Crystal Ball & Morning Consult Polling
REPORT: Flint’s Water Was Worse Nearly A Decade Ago Than It Has Been During the Ongoing ‘Crisis’
The lead levels in Flint’s water were far higher back in 2011 than they were during the so-called “Flint Water Crisis” beginning in 2015 and extending, apparently, to the present day and far into the future. At least, that’s what the prominent environmental scientist who first brought Flint’s plight to national attention is claiming. Here […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #53 — Mackinac Policy Conference & Amish Road Havoc
WALT DeVRIES: Why We Need A Female President
By Walt DeVries Wilmington Star News May 22, 2019 The current president has all of the undesirable male characteristics known to man and then some. Let’s try something else. “The next president should not be a man,” was the headline for a May 8 opinion piece by New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo. My sentiments, […]
U.S. Supreme Court Stops MLWV Gerrymandering Claims in Michigan
U.S. Supreme Court blocks redrawing of Ohio, Michigan electoral maps By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley Reuters• May 24, 2019 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked lower court rulings that had ordered Republican legislators in Michigan and Ohio to redraw U.S. congressional maps ahead of the 2020 elections after finding that […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #52 — Auto Insurance Rate Reform; Interviews with state Rep. Ben Frederick (R-Owosso) and Pollster Steve Mitchell
DETROIT NEWS: Whitmer’s Veto Threats — Will They Backfire?
Whitmer breaks mold with early, often veto threats Jonathan Oosting, The Detroit News, May 22, 2019 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs civil asset forfeiture reform laws on May 9, 2019. During the ceremony, she threatened to veto Senate-approved and House-passed no-fault auto insurance legislation unless there were changes. (Photo: Jonathan Oosting | The Detroit News) Lansing […]