Party on the Peninsulas

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Trump’s “Mandate” Isn’t What He Thinks It It ✹ Representative Julie Brixie: Gun Safety on Election Day, and “Dark Stores” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: Mandating Religious Studies in Public Schools In the News Michigan Politics and Policy House Dems Pass Firearm Safety Legislation – housedems.com Tax loophole leads to revenue shortage – WLNS TV Dems eye cash bail, ‘second look’ criminal justice reforms in Michigan lame-duck – Bridge Michigan With McDonald Rivet heading to Congress, who will fill her open Michigan Senate seat? – Michigan Advance McDonald Rivet congressional win leaves Michigan state Senate seat vacant – The Michigan Independent Democrat Bahar-Cook appears to win second MSU board seat – Lansing State Journal Michigan Senate Loser Is Out of the Running to Be FBI Director – The Daily Beast Michigan ER doctor outlines how a second Trump term could affect reproductive rights – The Michigan Independent Michigan women who broke political barriers say White House is next – Detroit Free Press $$ Slotkin: A vote for Trump doesn’t mean someone isn’t ‘a worthy person’ – Detroit Free Press $$ Some Arab Americans who voted for Donald Trump growing concerned by his picks – Bridge[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Trump’s Reckless, Incompetent and Craven Cabinet ✹ Representative Rachel Hood: Updating Sex Education Curriculum ✹ Chairperson Barnes: It is time to begin a new chapter In the News Letter from Chair Barnes on Not Seeking Re-election – Michigan Democratic Party Michigan Politics and Policy House Democrats Elect Minority Leader, Floor Leader – housedems.com In Michigan House, time for Democrats is running out. What to expect – Bridge Michigan With McDonald Rivet heading to Congress, who will fill her open Michigan Senate seat? • Michigan Advance Michigan local governments getting $87 million from marijuana sales – Bridge Michigan Ohio helps make Michigan No. 1 in weed sales — but perhaps not for long – Bridge Michigan Michigan House lawmakers introduce minimum wage, paid sick leave bills – Detroit Free Press New legislation would update Michigan’s public school sex education curriculum • Michigan Advance Man testifying against gun ban drops racist slur in Michigan Senate testimony – WLNS News Mike Rogers in consideration for FBI chief after meeting in Mar-a-Lago with Trump transition team, sources say – Fox News Arab Americans in Dearborn who met Trump ask for ceasefire in letter – Detroit News Who[...]

After the Vote Chairperson Barnes on what turned into a glass half-empty in Michigan, and the beginning of the 2026 campaign Michigan Livengood: Hertel couldn’t shake ‘liberal lobbyist’ tag in 7th District race – Detroit News $$ Detroit mayor, Michigan governor candidate predictions – Detroit Free Press $$ Battle Creek election glitch undercounted thousands of absentee votes – Detroit Free Press In Michigan House, time for Democrats is running out. What to expect – Bridge Michigan Arab American Voters in Dearborn, Michigan, Heard Trump’s Case  – The New York Times Chinese college student who voted in Michigan’s election arraigned – Detroit News Trump and the Next Four Years Trump’s 93 Campaign Promises – by Ron Filipkowski – Meidas+ Get Ready for Trump-flation – The American Prospect Trump’s Economic Plan Is Already Working—Just Not How His Fans Thought – The New Republic Kuttner on TAP: Get Ready for Trump-flation – The American Prospect All the Things Trump Has Promised to Do on Day 1 of His New Administration – The Daily Beast What Trump Can—and Can’t—Do on Day One – Wall Street Journal Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim – PolitiFact Rioters who[...]

Kamala Harris Pitches ‘Brighter Future’ in Final Campaign Ad Before Election – The Daily Beast Election 2024: Key moments from Kamala Harris’ closing argument at Ellipse – AP News This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: We build bridges, they erect walls ✹ Election law attorney Mark Brewer on protecting our votes ✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: a gusher of last-week insanity In the News Republicans endorsing Kamala Harris over Trump in 2024 election – The Washington Post U.S. Economic Growth Extends Solid Streak – Wall Street Journal The Final Week The Risk of Trump’s Old Age – The New York Times Keys to a 2024 Trump Rally: Dark Rhetoric, Jokes and ‘the Weave’ – Wall Street Journal Joe Biden’s Economic Plan Is Investing Trillions of Dollars in America | The New Yorker Donald Trump’s cognitive decline becoming a troubling concern – Las Vegas Sun News Arizona Sen. Eva Burch: My abortion experience pushed me to share my story on the Senate floor How Trump and Harris Compare on Climate Change – The New York Times Elon Musk’s $2 trillion in U.S. budget cuts could bring economic turmoil – The Washington Post Biden calls out Elon Musk over[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: Couldn’t Republicans find one Michigander to run for the U.S. Senate? ✹ Six Democratic leaders on Florida millionaire Mike Rogers’ brazen ploy to be Michigan’s junior U.S. Senator ✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: the GOP revolt against their fascist wannabe dictator In the News Editorial | Kamala Harris is the Only Patriotic Choice for President – The New York Times Michigan Politics 2024 Michigan elections: campaign, polls, dates, voter information – Bridge Michigan On Politics: Will it all come down to Michigan? – The New York Times Former GOP Rep. Fred Upton Backs Kamala Harris: Trump Is ‘Just Totally Unhinged’ – The Daily Beast UAW Poll Shows Growing Support for Kamala Harris in Battleground States – Meidas Touch Michelle Obama makes women’s health care appeal to men at Michigan rally – Detroit News VIDEO – Eminem Amps up Detroit Rally, Voices Support for Kamala Harris – Wall Street Journal Attorney General: Federal Court Dismisses Meritless RNC Lawsuit Targeting Michigan Voter Registry – Michigan Attorney General Scandal-plagued GOP prosecutor Peter Lucido faces a tough challenge in a red county – The Downballot Why MSU students may play key role in mid-Michigan U.S.[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: The signs are clear – it’s time for Trump to have a full neurological examination ✹ Representative Jenn Hill (D-Marquette) on lowering costs for families while building Michigan’s economy ✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: GOP campaign ads built around lies In the News Michigan Politics Kamala Harris in Detroit for Charlamagne tha God interview – Detroit Free Press Auto Workers Challenge Trump to Work 12-Hour Shift After He Said a Child Could Do Job GOP doubling down in toss-up Michigan Senate race – Axios The Senate race in the center of the political universe – Punchbowl News®. Michigan Senate foes brace for a ‘really close’ race amid Harris-Trump brawl – NBC News Slotkin, Rogers tangle over guns, EVs, abortion during final debate – Detroit News Tom Barrett’s Washington Handlers Forced to Pull Ad After Getting Caught Lying About Curtis Hertel’s Record – DCCC Gerald Ford stars in a Hillary Scholten ad – The Downballot Marlinga plots a comeback against James – Punchbowl News Trump allies stoked election chaos in Detroit in 2020. Here’s what could happen in 2024 – NBC News Democrats go on offense in Oakland County House races in bid[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: It’s impossible to keep up with Trump’s lies and distortions ✹ Representative Matt Koleszar, chair of the House Education Committee, on strengthening K-12 education ✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: guest commentator Barack Obama on how Trump hurricane-relief lies are hurting the victims In the News Michigan Politics VIDEO Lavora Barnes on MSNBC – Michigan College Student’s Post Debate Civics Lesson – YouTubeGary Peters is tasked with defending a brutal Senate map for Dems. It’s his biggest test yet. – POLITICO Rogers wants to halt $500M taxpayer grant to build EVs at GM plant – Detroit News Slotkin, Rogers spar in Michigan U.S. Senate debate. Here are the facts – Bridge Michigan VIDEO – US Senate Debate – WOTV via YouTube Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Hits Back After Trump Dissed His City – The Daily Beast Democrat Marlinga airs first 2024 ad, part of “seven-figure” buy – Detroit News VIDEO – Marlinga – We should all be equal in the eyes of the law – YouTube Downriver could decide which party controls Michigan House – Detroit Free Press Michigan Supreme Court majority at stake as GOP, Dem hopefuls vie for 2 seats[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: Trump is a criminal who should face trial – Special Counsel Jack Smith ✹ Representative Joey Andrews on climate change and reopening the Palisades Nuclear Plant ✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: The massive grift In the News Michigan Politics Trump campaign employee on Detroit ballot center: ‘Make them riot’ – Detroit News Vance won’t commit to $500M grant for building EVs at Michigan auto plant – Detroit News Questions raised over where Senate candidate Mike Rogers really lives – Detroit Free Press Rogers says Medicare negotiating drug price reductions is ‘sugar high politics’ • Michigan Advance Mike Rogers’ support for ‘fetal personhood’ could threaten access to IVF and contraception – The Michigan Independent Obama endorses Slotkin – via X Slotkin reports $18M fundraising haul for U.S. Senate bid – Detroit News Mid-Michigan congressional race attracts big spending, high hopes – Detroit News Michigan Policy St. Clair Shores voters, election workers face fraud charges – Detroit Free Press Michigan teachers to pay less into retirement fund in future – Detroit Free Press Trump/GOP Outrages VIDEO – Jon Stewart: Trump Is The Opposite of Who His Supporters Claim He Is | The Daily[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: Economics fact and (Trump) fiction ✹ Representative John Fitzgerald on battling sextortion ✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: Republicans refusing to condemn North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson In the News Michigan Politics VIDEO – Chair Lavora Barnes on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” – MSNBC Whitmer to Andy Cohen: ‘I was your most fun friend from high school’ – Freep Top Michigan Republican already warns of a stolen election – Detroit News Democrats won complete power in Michigan. Republicans are trying to take it away. – POLITICO ‘A false sense of comfort’: Michigan Dems fight to keep voters’ attention on abortion – POLITICO Detroit chamber won’t endorse Rogers or Slotkin in U.S. Senate contest – Detroit News Ben Carson says ‘we may have to’ die to protect right-wing America at MSU visit – The State News Michigan GOP walks fine line on absentee voting, as Trump sends mixed messages – Bridge Michigan Michigan Policy Biden urges ban on Chinese cars from US roads – Detroit Free Press Lawmakers OK bills making Michigan caregivers public employees to ease unionization – Detroit News Deep in Michigan’s car country, switch to EVs fuels anxieties before election[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes: The potential for decades-long judicial tyranny ✹ Justice Kyra Harris Bolden on judicial impartiality ✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: Rigging the rules in Georgia In the News Michigan Politics Justice For Generations – Kyra Bolden ad via YouTube VIDEO – Unite for America Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey – YouTube In Michigan, Kamala Harris calls for ‘common sense’ gun reforms after school shootings – Bridge Michigan Tom Barrett’s Anti-Abortion Record on Display In MI-07 – DCCC House Dems’ ‘sleeper’ seats suddenly in sight – POLITICO Slotkin, Rogers lean into immigration policy fight in U.S. Senate race – Detroit NewsACLU spending $2M on abortion rights ads in Michigan Supreme Court race – Bridge Michigan Mike Rogers wants voters to forget his record of backing abortion bans – The Michigan Independent In Michigan, Democrats Hope to Benefit From a Post-Biden Surge of Youth Energy – The New York Times Elon Musk super PAC working with Michigan GOP ahead of presidential election – Bridge Michigan Robert F. Kennedy Jr. again loses in bid to get off Michigan’s ballot – Detroit News Michigan Policy Belleville, Romulus, townships sue over radioactive waste shipments[...]