This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Hertel  Republicans Hide from the Voters ✹ Representative Penelope Tsernoglou Another GOP Voter-Suppression Proposal In the News Republicans in Hiding Town hall takes place without Bergman – Escanaba Daily Press Protesters again demand in-person town hall from Rep. Huizenga – Fox 17 Grand Rapids Barrett stays silent as pressure mounts for a town hall – Lansing City Pulse More than two-thirds of Rep. Barrett town hall attendees say they don’t support DOGE – WKAR Public Media Technical difficulties plague Barrett’s telephone town hall – Lansing City Pulse North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump – AP News Michigan Politics and Policy Senator Peters Statement on Vote to Prevent Government Shutdown Whitmer blasts Trump’s tariffs, education department cuts – Detroit Free Press Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care – Detroit News What Trump’s pledge to repeal EV, climate regulations mean to Michigan – Bridge Michigan Buttigieg won’t run for Michigan US senator or governor in 2026 – Detroit Free Press Garlin Gilchrist, who’d be Michigan’s first Black governor, launches bid – The DownBallot Substack Poll: Jocelyn Benson Dominates Mike Duggan in Governor’s Race[...]