We’re about to find out. Based on what we’ve seen in the past 10 months, it appears former Gov. Rick Snyder was able to achieve something ex-state Democratic Party chairman Mark Brewer never could — destroy the perpetual conservative Republican majority concocted by another Michigan governor, John Engler, two decades ago, replacing it with a […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #45 — “Victory for MSU,” State Capitol Renovation, & A New GOP Political Consulting Firm
DETROIT NEWS: Whitmer Delivers Ultimatum, but Legislature Has More Leverage, says Ballenger
by Jonathan Oosting, The Detroit News April 2, 2019 Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is signaling she will not sign any state budget without additional money for a “real” road funding plan, setting up a potential government shutdown showdown this fall with legislative leaders. “It just doesn’t work, and I’m not going to sign it,” Whitmer said […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #44 — Bail Bond Reform, Michigan K-12 Education Policy
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #43 — Daylight Savings Time, Green New Deal, 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency
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 […]
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 […]