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Detroit News: Is Kid Rock Just a Tease?
by Melissa Nann Burke Detroit News Washington Bureau July 27, 2017 Singer and rapper Kid Rock said early Thursday he is launching an organization to promote voter registration, while continuing to explore a “very possible campaign” for U.S. Senate in Michigan. The hard-partying renegade rocker said he was “beyond overwhelmed” with the response he has […]
How Democrats Rigged California’s Redistricting
(Wikimedia Commons) by Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson Pro Publica Dec. 21, 2011 This spring, a group of California Democrats gathered at a modern, airy office building just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. The meeting was House members only — no aides allowed — and the mission was seemingly impossible. In previous years, […]
Michigan Campaign Finance Reports Yield Surprises
by Paul Egan Detroit Free Press July 25, 2017 The 2018 race for Michigan governor is getting crowded, and Democratic candidates are pumping millions of dollars into it. A full 14 months before the first votes will be cast, 14 candidates have filed to run for governor and more are expected. (Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Abdul […]
Five Days Left for Flint Mayor Weaver to Challenge Recall Signatures
By Oona Goodin-Smith Flint Journal MLive July 26, 2017 FLINT, MI – Recall efforts against Flint Mayor Karen Weaver will continue to move forward, the Genesee County Clerk’s Office has announced. The office released a statement on Friday, July 21, declaring that 5,951 of the signatures on the petition for Weaver’s recall are valid. Recall […]
The Most Influential Reporters on Capitol Hill
by TAÍ COATES, Rational 360 Digital Snapshot July 23, 2017 TV news is as influential in the nation’s capital right now as it has ever been. On Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., 12 of the 20 political reporters most followed by the U.S. Congress work at CNN, Fox News, NBC, ABC or MSNBC. Members of […]
DUMB AND DUMBER: Redistricting Reform Proposal is a Turkey
Folks, let’s just get right to it and call the effort to “reform” Michigan’s system of reapportioning its Congressional and legislative districts for what it is — an abomination. Hard to imagine that anything could be as badly researched, poorly thought-out and ineptly written as Lt. Gov. Brian Calley’s flawed effort to create a “part-time” […]
Reuther Library: The Race Rebellion That Sealed Detroit’s Fate
by Elizabeth Clemens Walter P. Reuther Library July 21, 2017 Despite a century of progressive innovation in Detroit, it is a sad reality that the events of July 23-27, 1967 are among the city’s defining moments. The five-day period of civil unrest and extreme chaos caused physical damage to the city and emotional trauma to […]
RealClearPolitics: Pining for Old School America
By Tom Kavanagh RealClearPolitics July 22, 2017 How do we make America great again? Returning to the curriculum and grading policies of much earlier generations might help. When was the last time you saw “thrift” as a subject taught in elementary school? Or “dependableness” and “housekeeping” — which encompassed “neatness of desk” and “care of books” […]
W.R. Mead: What Truman Can Teach Trump
by Walter Russell Mead The American Interest July 21, 2017 There was once a politically astute “cold warrior” U.S. President who knew how to navigate the tides of populism at home while maintaining America’s leadership abroad. Today, the foreign policy of the United States hasn’t seen a strategic crisis this profound since 1947, when President Harry […]