History could be made in Flint, Michigan (again!), in November. If Karen Weaver’s challenge to a recall election against her loses in court (as it has so far) and a veteran Flint city councilman, Scott Kincaid, is allowed to confront her head-to-head three months from now, history may be made. Never before in Michigan history […]
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PODCAST: Can GOP Steal House Seat?/Virgil Smith Loses, Even If He Wins/Campaign 2017: Duggan Dug-in
Bill Ballenger, Kyle Melinn, and Dennis Denno talk the latest results from Michigan’s primaries. What happened in Detroit and other cities? Are tax millages winning or losing? Sponsored by www.Deadline.Detroit.com. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/can-gop-steal-house-seatvirgil-smith-loses-even-if-he-winscampaign-2017-duggan-dug-in/s-e2VbS
Flint Mayor Weaver Faces November Recall Election
Genesee County Clerk John Gleason announced that a recall election would take place this coming November 7 against Flint Mayor Karen Weaver after his office’s review of recall petition signatures determined that organizers had obtained a sufficient number to hold the vote. Weaver had challenged the recall effort against her on July 31, […]
PowerLine: Do Democrats Realize How Much Trouble They’re In?
BY JOHN HINDERAKER Aug. 3, 2017 The Democratic Party has never accepted the result of the 2016 presidential election, and Democrats in Washington are working feverishly to destroy the Trump administration. At the moment, it appears that they might well succeed. But the current drama in Washington shouldn’t obscure the bigger picture: the Democratic Party is […]
PODCAST: Roundheeled Detroit City Council Members Face Voters/ Why do MI Dems Believe Campaigns Are Won in the U.P.?
Do Michigan Democrats Care About the U.P. Too Much? Will Detroit Elect a City Council That Stands Up to Mayor Mike Duggan? Will Duggan Crush Coleman Young II in Aug. 8 primary? Sponsored by Deadline Detroit. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/why-is-detroits-primary-so-boring-why-do-mi-dems-believe-campaigns-are-won-in-the-up/s-XAWkL
Why Everyone Hates the Press
By Mary Katharine Ham The Federalist AUGUST 2, 2017 The Trump presidency has made newspapers great again. That’s the thesis of a long “Vanity Fair” feature on the competition and current fortunes of America’s foremost newspapers, the Washington Post and New York Times. In a business that’s supposed to be driven by the pursuit of knowledge, there is a stunning scarcity […]
The Real Reason Car Sales Are Falling
By Kyle Stock August 2, 2017 It’s been a tough few months in Detroit. After seven years of gangbuster sales, the U.S. auto market is skidding badly. The American car and truck segment is remarkably easy to get a handle on, but a look at some of its indicators may induce some head-scratching. For the past 20 years, […]
What’s In A Name? For Candidates, A Lot!
Two polls released last week showed that Michigan-based musician Kid Rock holds a whopping lead in a hypothetical 2018 U.S. Senate primary against three announced Republican candidates.What is really shocking is that one of the polls shows him actually leading incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) while the other shows him only eight points behind.”Kid […]
It’s Not Over: Obamacare Still in Trouble
by The New York Times Editorial Board July 29, 2017 In a dramatic last-minute spectacle, the latest Republican plan to destroy the Affordable Care Act was defeated early Friday because of the courageous votes of three senators: Susan Collins, John McCain and Lisa Murkowski. This will come as an immense relief to millions of Americans who stood to […]
And Then There Were Nine …
… men still alive who served in the Michigan Legislature under Michigan’s 1908 Constitution. No women survive. This follows the death July 24 of former state Rep. Martin (Marty) Buth of the Grand Rapids suburb of Comstock Park. He was 99 years old. Buth served in the House from 1959 through 1982. He later served […]