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Gubernatorial Succession: The Story Nobody Knows
Dick Posthumus might still become Governor of Michigan, but he wouldn’t like the circumstances and the pay isn’t very good, either. Posthumus, a former state Senate Majority leader and Lieutenant Governor, lost a fairly close race for the state’s top job to Democrat Jennifer Granholm in 2002. He now serves as a senior adviser to […]
Michigan GOP Hammered by Federal Judges, and It May Get Worse
The Michigan Republican Party has just lost three straight HUGE court decisions on straight-ticket voting (STV), and it’s primed to lose a fourth next week in the U.S. Supreme Court. Should straight-ticket voting be allowed to continue in Michigan, where it’s been in place for the past 125 years? No, says the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature […]
Friday Morning Podcast Talks November Election
Friday Morning podcast with Bill Ballenger Ballenger talks about Michigan’s November Election and Length of Ballot LANSING—The Friday Morning Podcast, a podcast hosted on Bill Ballenger’s website, www.theballengerreport.com and produced by Dennis Denno, today uploaded the latest podcast with Bill Ballenger, the creator of www.theballengerreport.com. Ballenger talks about the Michigan’s upcoming November election, […]
What Can Claressa Shields Do for an Encore?
Greatest performance by a Michigan athlete at the just-concluded Rio Olympics? No question, it was Flint’s Claressa Shields, winning her second gold medal in her boxing weight division at age 21. Shields is the first female athlete in the world ever to win two straight Olympic gold medals (2012 and 2016) in boxing. No American […]
cancer survivor, lobbyist, and knowledge of history
Kevin McKinney talks about his life in the latest Friday Morning Podcast LANSING—The Friday Morning Podcast, a podcast hosted on Bill Ballenger’s website, www.theballengerreport.com and produced by Dennis Denno, today uploaded the latest podcast with Kevin McKinney, the Principal and Founder of McKinney and Associates. McKinney talks about his successful fight with cancer, how the […]
Catch Us If You Can: Michigan Legislature Claims New Power
We’ve all heard of “judicial overreach,” and executive power in both the federal and state governments has increased dramatically for decades while the legislative branch withers. Now, however, the Empire Strikes Back! The 98th Michigan Legislature has employed a rarely-used time deadline and an obscure legal doctrine called “conclusive presumption” to ensure that its recent […]
That Was the Week That Was: Plenty Going on in Michigan Politics
Yes, it’s the arfs of August, hot and sticky and the world is asleep. The Michigan primary election is history and November seems a long way away. Capitol workmen are frenetically shoring up the building’s basement while the legislature is away for the summer. No important politics, right? Well, maybe a little: BOTH major party […]
Stunning Result in Michigan’s 1st CD GOP Primary Dissected
How did Michigan’s proud 1st Congressional District — home of defiant Yoopers and self-reliant Trolls — produce two major party nominees this year who have only tenuous connections to their respective peninsulas? How did Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jack Bergman of Watersmeet, a complete political unknown at the start of the year who had spent four […]
AMAZING THINGS GOING ON IN SOUTHFIELD MI
Malls, Bears, and Budgets Oh My! LANSING—The Friday Morning Podcast, a podcast hosted on Bill Ballenger’s website, www.theballengerreport.com and produced by Dennis Denno, today uploaded the latest podcast with Ken Siver, the Mayor of Southfield. Mayor Siver talks about exciting developments in his city, including the future of the famous Northland Mall. “With his interest […]