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“What do we do now?” – Bill McKay (played by Robert Redford) after winning an election to the U.S. Senate in the movie “The Candidate.” What are you going to do? That’s a simple question. Maybe the only question we should have when we consider who we...
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Michigan legislators have promised and begun moving through a set of gun safety measures that would expand background checks, strengthen gun storage requirements, and possibly add new red flag laws. A month after three Michigan State University...
by Walter Einenkel
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This is big: During the 2012 lame-duck session, Michigan Republicans passed a so-called right-to-work (RTW) law that then-Gov. Rick Snyder had explicitly said wasn't on his agenda. Since that law went into effect, union density in Michigan has dropped...
by Laura Clawson
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Guest: Climate journalist, videographer Peter Sinclair Also: Farmers rally for climate in D.C. MI Democrats repeal GOP anti-union laws... All of that clean, green, renewable energy needs to come from somewhere if we're gonna save humanity. Shamefully,...
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Guest: Election system expert Susan Greenhalgh Also: Biden on bank failures Admin approves new AK oil project, blocks millions of acres from drilling Pence calls out Trump, but refuses to testify about Jan. 6... Why isn't the FBI or DoJ investigating...
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Armed with two handguns and dozens of rounds of ammunition, 43-year-old Anthony McRae open fired on the Michigan State University campus on the night of Feb. 13, killing three students and wounding five more. The mass shooting has pushed Michigan...
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Being home to Detroit home to m0t0wn America’s Rock City we have many songs to opt from. oddly enough though the two I am going to pick one is from a non-American, David Bowie and other does not concentrate on our biggest city also from a non-American...
by CameronProf
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on Sun Mar 12, 2023 at 02:12 PM PDT
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As Laura Clawson notes in her front page story this morning: Michigan Democrats are showing what’s possible when Democrats win control of a government. After the party got a trifecta in Michigan for the first time in decades, lawmakers have not wasted...
by Brainwrap
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on Thu Mar 09, 2023 at 06:53 AM PST
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UPDATE: Thursday, Mar 9, 2023 · 2:54:02 AM +00:00 · Laura Clawson The Michigan House voted to repeal right to work and to reinstate the prevailing wage law. Michigan Democrats are showing what’s possible when Democrats win control of a government....
by Laura Clawson
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In a democracy, the person who receives the most votes should win. That’s why we should elect our president by national popular vote. And now, that basic right can become a reality.
On March 7, ...
by Paul Hogarth
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WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT:
by Brainwrap
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Antisemitic violence has been on the rise in the U.S. since 2021. The latest incident comes out of Michigan, where a man allegedly tweeted a threat to kill Jewish members of the state government. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel claims to be one...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Thu Mar 02, 2023 at 10:24 AM PST
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Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s decision to run for Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow means that there will be an intense race to replace her in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, a constituency in the Lansing area and...
by Jeff Singer
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Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin on Monday morning became the first major candidate from either party to announce a bid to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow in Michigan, a move that also opens up her competitive 7th Congressional District....
by Jeff Singer
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This story has been updated to reflect that James’ campaign has said he’s seeking re-election and that Gilchrist will not run Republican Rep. John James and a pair of Democrats, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, have all said...
by Jeff Singer
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In Michigan, Overwhelmed And Distraught Driver Asked Sheriff For Just One Thing To Help Him Through. Deputy sheriff’s for Macomb County Sheriff's Office were called to a vehicle on Saturday February 4th, that was sitting on the side of the road, and from the callers description, the driver appeared to be asleep or passed out. But he wasn’t either He...
by Tevye
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One of the first acts of the new far-right governing board for Ottawa County, Michigan, after taking over in January was a symbolic one: changing the county’s motto. The old one, “Where You Belong”—instituted in 2017 by the old mainstream Republican...
by David Neiwert
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on Tue Feb 21, 2023 at 03:59 PM PST
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In response to consistent GOP efforts to limit abortion rights across the country, a group of 20 Democratic members announced Tuesday plans to form a coalition to protect and expand abortion access in their states. Led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom,...
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In today’s Republican Party it is no longer enough to deny that Donald Trump lost in 2020. The true Republican diehards demand that their leaders deny that Republicans ever lose any election. Campaign Action That played out at the Michigan GOP...
by Laura Clawson
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“The best way to describe [the Michigan GOP] is the Pridelands once Simba is gone and Scar and the hyenas have taken over” — Jeff Timmer Over the weekend, Michigan Republicans (MIGOP) elected an election denier, Kristina Karamo, as their new leader....
by TheCriticalMind
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