The $23 million — enough money to supply Flint with bottled water until all lead and galvanized service lines have been removed and replaced — does not include updated costs for attorneys provided to three former emergency managers, an expense neither the city nor the state have agreed to fully pay and which remains a point of …
May 4, 2018
Jack Lessenberry: “Knowing they are unlikely to prevail at the polls, Republicans are trying to beat Voters Not Politicians in the courts. A GOP front group called Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Constitution has asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to keep it off the ballot. . . . If those in favor of rigging the system are …
May 4, 2018
Worried about having a proposal on the November ballot that would legalize recreational use of marijuana, Republicans in the state Senate are working on a plan to vote on the citizen petition and tie it to a cut in the state income tax. . . . Keeping the initiative off the November ballot would be a plus for Republicans …
May 4, 2018
“Stop telling people two different things,” [Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint] said Thursday, noting the Snyder administration has struggled to rebuild trust in Flint, where residents were told tainted water was safe to drink after the city temporarily switched to Flint River water in April 2014. “It may be meeting some federal standard that the …
May 4, 2018
“The politicians that have been in office can’t win the general election. . . . They won’t win the general election because I believe that the Democrats will eat them alive over Flint water and a number of other issues where it’s obvious that the politics of the situation came before the people,” [Jim] Hines …
May 4, 2018
Nancy Kaffer: “Live in Detroit? You’re out of luck. . . . The same is true in Flint and the state’s other struggling cities. Get that? Rural residents of up-north counties with high unemployment are protected; urban Michiganders who live in high-unemployment cities in more prosperous counties are left to twist. . . . “Every one of …
May 3, 2018
Nolan Finley: “If there was any doubt about who owns today’s Republican Party, new polling confirms the Grand Old Party is firmly in the hands of Donald Trump. . . . A poll of Michigan Republican voters finds a solid majority of party regulars say their loyalties rest with Trump and not with the party …
May 3, 2018
“The Michigan Democratic Party mirrors our population as a state and reflects our values as a people in a way that puts our opponents to shame. But we must do more than strive to be better than what we oppose. We have to raise the bar so high that our truth becomes their reality. If we’re going …
May 3, 2018
“I believe that in order to be an effective leader, you have to listen; and that everyone in this state is important,” she said. “This election is about our lives, our future, our kids. And that’s why it’s important to me that I get into every one of the 83 counties and engage with people …
May 2, 2018
“Desperate people do desperate things and the fact is he’s trying to change the subject that President Trump came in to campaign for me and show his support of my campaign for governor and the fact is my opponent deserted Trump, jumped ship and has raised taxes and supported Obamacare, that’s a losing hand if you’re …
May 2, 2018
”That’s why today, as Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to a close, I’m announcing my plan to fight against sexual assaults on college campuses and create a culture of respect, decency, and accountability across Michigan. Under my administration, the State of Michigan will: . . . As Ingham County Prosecutor, I stepped up prosecution of …
May 1, 2018
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette actually declared Saturday night’s Macomb County event was a “Trump-Schuette” rally. Republican state Senator Patrick Colbeck wasn’t there, but he sent out a statement arguing that he’s the real Trump candidate for governor. Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley wasn’t there, either. Instead, he put out a statement talking about “shared priorities” …
May 1, 2018
Colbeck: “The first and most impactful accomplishment to date was leading the effort to restore the freedom of assembly to rank and file workers throughout our state and make Michigan the 24th Right to Work state in the nation.” (Colderwater Daily Reporter) NOTE: All four of the Republicans pictured support Right To Work For Less
May 1, 2018
Colbeck defends anti-Muslim comments: “The organizations who share the professed goals of the Muslim Brotherhood to destroy our nation from within are real, not theoretical. They are active today in our communities and in our universities throughout Michigan.” (Detroit News)
May 1, 2018
“I’m delighted he came here to help my campaign,” Schuette said. “I’m the only guy in the country that has received two tweets from the president. “I’m thrilled by it. It’s a big day for Bill Schuette.” [MLive]
April 30, 2018
“All I wanted was to be Atticus Finch when I grew up,” [Nessel] laughed. She has indeed has fulfilled that dream in many ways — but in one important sense, may have done even better: She wins. . . . she badly beat Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette in federal court [Jack Lessenberry column]
April 30, 2018
“another example of Bill Schuette’s hypocrisy. Schuette will say or do anything to get elected.” — Calley for Governor
April 30, 2018