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Maddock Reality Show

Late April had all the makings of a reality show gone bad for Milford-based Republican Michigan House member Matt “Mad Dog” Maddock,...

I WANT TO BE A STAR

Word is still trickling out of the Michigan GOP convention in April, where the former “mainstream” Republicans discovered there was a “No...

MORE CONVENTION FALLOUT

Just days after the GOP nomination brawl at the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, there were more signs of the growing division in the state...

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

The takeover by the “MAGA” wing of the Michigan Republican party is being blamed by many in the party on state GOP co-chair Ron Weiser, a...

SEAL OF APPROVAL

Michigan’s noted Devos family has placed their hand on the tiller for the Republican gubernatorial primary, endorsing candidate Tudor...

MAJOR OOPS

As of press time, five of 10 – half the GOP gubernatorial field – were found to have not submitted enough valid ballot signatures,...

DEMOCRATIC TAKEDOWNS

The Democratic primary contest between Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens has gotten downright nasty with two months still to go before...

BIRMINGHAM 2023

The municipal election for city commission is over a year off but rumblings are starting to surface that at least one Birmingham board...