TURNING TIDES
With all the talk of a projected 2022 Republican Congressional sweep, it has local political wonks wondering what can potentially happen...
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In early December, Ingham County Circuit Judge Lisa McCormick terminated the personal protection order (PPO) state Rep. Mari Manoogian...
WHAT MONEY CAN’T BUY
Back in August, we referenced the writings of Bill Ballenger, former state lawmaker and Michigan dean of political newsletters, when he...
ROAD WORK AHEAD
Republican gubernatorial contender James Craig has had a rocky start, to say the least. First there was an embarrassing initial...
LET’S GET TOGETHER
It’s billed as a friendly meet up – no financial ask, just an introduction to a relatively unknown Republican gubernatorial candidate by...
BOOTS ON THE GROUND
After coming this close in his race in 2018 to become attorney general, former state Speaker of the House Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) is doing...
NOSE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
There is a long – long – history of local political parties staying out of primaries and local non-partisan elections, where their...
QUACK, QUACK
Last month we were forced to eat crow, as the colloquial expression goes, after we sent out to a few thousand followers our email blast...
Blind leading the blind
In another example of political overreach, state Sen. Jim Runstead (R-White Lake), along with seven other state senators, sent a letter...
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