Slotkin, Stevens share social media videos before new Congress convenes
The two women who flipped congressional seats in Michigan both shared Twitter messages before officially joining the 116th Congress, which kicks off today.
New U.S....
Former LG’s next job: business lobbyist
Former Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, who left office on Tuesday, has already found his next line of work.
Calley, a Republican who mounted an...
Whitmer seeks to ‘build bridges’ in inaugural address
Updated at 5:41 p.m.
Members of Michigan’s newly inaugurated, all-Democratic executive branch sought to offer a conciliatory tone following a contentious Lame Duck legislative session...
Calley lashes out against ‘political’ prosecutions in Flint
The Flint water crisis will undoubtedly define Gov. Rick Snyder’s legacy. After the lead contamination scandal dominated national and international headlines, he charged Lt....
Barnes-storming: Veteran Democratic organizer is frontrunner to lead party in ‘19
For two decades, Lavora Barnes has been the person Democrats call when they have a problem.
Can’t get people to go door-to-door during a campaign?...
Gov. vetoes bill snatching Nessel’s power, signs ballot initiative limits
It was a humdinger of an evening for term-limited Gov. Rick Snyder, who vetoed perhaps the most-watched legislation on his plate. That was the...
Snyder riles up Right to Life, environmentalists with Lame Duck decisions
Updated, 12/28, 11:30 p.m.
Gov. Rick Snyder today vetoed legislation backed by Right to Life of Michigan that would have permanently banned doctors from prescribing...
Gilchrist: ‘Exciting and humbling’ to be Michigan’s first African-American LG
On Jan. 1, Garlin Gilchrist II will make history when he is sworn as Michigan’s first African-American lieutenant governor.
Gilchrist spoke with the Michigan Advance...
Conservatives tell Snyder to veto ‘power grab’ bills
Gov. Rick Snyder has received appeals from two prominent conservatives to veto some of the biggest Lame Duck bills on his desk.
Mike Cox, a...
Angela Vasquez-Giroux: It’s time to listen to women in politics
A little over a year ago, I was the communications director tasked with submitting two video scripts to be filmed by Dana Nessel, who...
