Since longtime Secretary of State Dick Austin was beat in 1994, the Michigan Democratic Party has taken two approaches to picking their Secretary of State nominee. One: Pick someone who adds …
It’s officially 2026! We’re electing a new governor, U.S. senator, secretary of state and attorney general. Since we’re looking at a solid 10 months of prognostications, let’s get …
Believe it or not, Democrats still hold every lever of power in state government but one – the State House of Representatives. It just didn’t feel that way in 2025. Republican House …
The week before Thanksgiving, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardoned a pair of turkeys in front of the Capitol. Nearly the entire capitol press corps showed up. The TV people wanted scrumptious video of …
The data center proposal for downtown Lansing, just a brief walk from the Grand River, is being marketed to the public foremost as an environmental win for the heated water that will be given to BWL …
What if Potter Park Zoo lost its accreditation because it couldn’t renovate the home of the big cats and lemurs? Does Lansing’s only zoo become a petting zoo? A scenario that didn’t seem …
Could It Be That She Just Wants To Be With Her Friends? Among the many hats I wear is that of “coach.” This year will be my sixth year coaching middle school boys and girls in …
Among insiders, the job of state House Speaker is widely considered state government’s toughest job. The Speaker not only oversees 109 other state representatives with competing interests …
Last week, President Donald Trump reposted a social media message, “HANG THEM, GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!” At that moment, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin experienced “an …
The calendar has turned to 2026, but the echoes of the 2025 elections are still reverberating across Michigan. As a candidate for governor, and more importantly, as someone who has spent his life in …