Seven big questions heading into 2026
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 …
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My most memorable moments of 2025
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 …
Whitmer’s greatest 2025 success? Avoiding the media at all costs
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 …
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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 …
Rarely-used budget move puts zoo, other Lansing projects in limbo
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?
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 …
Hall is changing the state House to something we’ve never seen before
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 …
Government is performative theater we should take seriously … until we shouldn’t
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 calls for change are loud and clear
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 …
Next up: Building Michigan’s next business tax cut
The governor and lawmakers are done giving a few corporations buckets of cash to come to Michigan.
Millions to Gotion, a Chinese-owned company?
The public backlash is a little too toasty …
My most memorable moments of 2025
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 …
Whitmer’s greatest 2025 success? Avoiding the media at all costs
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 …
Opinion
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 …
Rarely-used budget move puts zoo, other Lansing projects in limbo
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?
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 …
Hall is changing the state House to something we’ve never seen before
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 …
Government is performative theater we should take seriously … until we shouldn’t
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 calls for change are loud and clear
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 …
Next up: Building Michigan’s next business tax cut
The governor and lawmakers are done giving a few corporations buckets of cash to come to Michigan. Millions to Gotion, a Chinese-owned company? The public backlash is a little too toasty …