GOP Budget Cuts State Police , Corrections Officers This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”: Chairperson Curtis Hertel House GOP Budget Plan: A Disaster for Michigan   From the Archives Lawyer/speechwriter Clarence Jones: The 1983 March on Washington Barack Obama on X: “Republican Gerrymandering – Twitter/X In the News Michigan Politics and Policy With an eye on midterms, the DNC is overhauling the tech that powers its outreach – NBC News Michigan has a new law criminalizing sexual deep fakes – Detroit Free Press U-M halts DEI plans as Trump administration takes aim at diversity efforts – Bridge Michigan Doctors under pressure as U-M ends gender-affirming care for minors – Bridge Michigan Nessel: U-M cowardly for halting gender-affirming care for young people – Detroit Free Press COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan: Leaders set course amid uncertainty – Detroit Free Press Michigan’s last ‘sanctuary’ standing? Why East Lansing is a Trump immigration target – Bridge Michigan Trump admin to Michigan: Remove ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed or lose millions – Bridge Michigan GOP Bathroom Sex Bill Flushed Out Of State House Committee To Floor – MIRS Blog DePerno seeks to delay misconduct hearing as he mounts new AG bid – Bridge Michigan Local[...]

Washington D.C.’s New Police Chief This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”: Chairperson Curtis Hertel Mike Rogers: Tax Cuts for Billionaires Delta College President Mike Gavin The attack on Community Colleges: Bad for Our Economy, Bad for Jobs In the News Mike Rogers: “Trump’s policies will be on the ballot.” – Punchbowl News Can Rogers Win Without Trump on the Ballot? – Punchbowl News Michigan Politics and Policy The unintended result of today’s politics: Michigan government heads for a shutdown – Lansing City Pulse No Outside Military In Michigan Without Governor’s Approval Under Pohutsky Bill – MIRS Blog Democratic Party penalizing candidates who endorse Duggan for governor – Detroit News Michigan electricity providers file reports showing they again have enough capacity to meet customer needs – MPSC Feds’ $10.5M cut to MSU’s program reflects fight, impact over healthy eating – Detroit News Trump issues second extension for costly Campbell Coal plant, guaranteeing rate hikes for Michiganders – MLCV Trump hurting, not helping Detroit anti-violence movement – Detroit Free Press Michigan Republicans Move to Ban Ranked Choice Voting – Votebeat James sidesteps question on Medicaid cuts during Coast Guard station visit – Detroit News With an eye on midterms, the DNC is[...]

Trump’s Military Takeover of D.C. This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”: Chairperson Curtis Hertel Rebuilding Democrat’s U.P. Presence Trump’s Military Takeover of the Cities Promise broken: Medicare Cuts Representative Emily Dievendorf ICE “disappears” Hmong refugees In the News White House May Give 19-year-old ‘Big Balls’ Edward Coristine Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Same Medal as Rosa Parks, Mother Theresa, José Andrés and MLK – Daily Beast Michigan Politics and Policy Trump admin cancels $156M Michigan solar program as coal plant decision looms – Bridge Michigan Who will get free school meals in Michigan schools this year? – CBS Detroit Michigan gov’t shutdown concerns rise as House speaker pivots on tax cuts – Detroit News Matt DePerno, with pending criminal charges, takes step to run for AG – Detroit News Ford announces investment to bring cheaper EVs to market, secure jobs – Detroit Free Press In Michigan’s cherry country, the federal safety net is fraying – Reuters Michigan health insurers’ big rate requests could be real – Detroit Free Press GOP group helps fund Aric Nesbitt’s campaign for governor, through PAC web – Detroit News One Michigan Senate hopeful rakes in corporate PAC cash, while others shun it – Detroit News[...]

Michigan Democrats Stand With Texas Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up – NBC News Texas Democrats seek donations in effort to resist Trump’s redistricting plan – AP News Strategy Session (Video) Texas Dems Leave the State to Save It – Lincoln Square This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” Chairperson Curtis Hertel The Texas Gerrymander Tariffs: Prices Rising, Economy Falling Congresswoman Debbie Dingell State House Democratic Leader Ranjeev Puri Mike Rogers: ‘Yes’ for Trump, ‘No’ for Michigan (Video) VIDEO — ‘SHEEP’  The Lincoln Project In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Whitmer Makes Case To Trump That Tariffs Hurt Michigan – MIRS Blog Plight Of Detained Hmong Refugee Rallies Lawmakers To Family’s Side – MIRS Blog JPMorgan executive helping lead nonprofit backing Duggan’s governor bid – Detroit News Critics: ‘Prison gerrymandering’ gives some Michiganders extra ‘political clout’ – Bridge Michigan Michigan public TV and radio stations ponder the rocky road ahead – Detroit Free Press East Lansing on U.S. Justice Dept. sanctuary jurisdiction list – Detroit Free Press Trump deportation fears are hurting West Michigan economy, Hispanic leaders tell Slotkin – mlive.com 3 rural Michigan hospitals deemed at risk following Trump’s cuts to Medicaid[...]

Donald Trump’s Sinking Economy Jobs numbers for May, June are revised sharply downward while July’s figure falls short of expectations Wall Street Journal This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” Chairperson Curtis Hertel Trump’s Bad, Very Bad Week: Sinking U.S. Economy, Epstein Scandal Won’t Go Away Dr. Rhonda Maney – OB/GYN Medicaid Cuts Threaten Hundreds of Thousands of Michigan Moms – and their Babies Senator Slotkin talks with Donald Trump’s Very Favorite Late-Night Comedian In the News “It’s not a complicated fact”: Pete Buttigieg breaks down Trump’s Epstein problem Michigan Politics and Policy VIDEO – Michigan Democrats and Health Care Advocates Slam Mike Rogers, John James and Michigan GOP on Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid – Michigan Democratic Party Dingell: Trump Medicaid cuts will kill Americans – Detroit Free Press Whitmer Wants State Studies On The Impacts Of Trump’s Tariffs In 30 Days – MIRS Blog Michigan’s Attorney General has sued Trump 26 times in six months. See what for – mlive.com Texas oil tycoon gives $5M to super PAC supporting Michigan Senate hopeful – Detroit News JPMorgan executive helping lead nonprofit backing Duggan’s governor bid – Detroit News Duggan’s campaign draws big money from Trump supporters and wealthy GOP donors[...]

Trump plays golf in Scotland as protesters take to the streets AP News This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” Chairperson Curtis Hertel Silence from Michigan’s GOP on Jeffrey Epstein Representative Betsy Coffia No More Masks for Federal Immigration Squads   Medicaid Cuts: He Thinks You’re Stupid Lincoln Project In the News Michigan House Democrats introduce bill to ban masked, unidentified law enforcement officers Michigan Advance Michigan Politics and Policy UAW Statement on U.S. Trade Agreement with Japan – UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America American Car Companies Are Pissed About Trump’s Japan Trade Deal – The New Republic Cracks widen in Japan and US’s interpretation of tariff trade deal – Financial Times Report projects Michigan business tax hit from ‘big, beautiful bill’ – Detroit Free Press Impact of Federal Budget Bill on Michigan – State House Fiscal Agency Michigan GOP lawmakers applaud collapse of $6.24B SanDisk incentive deal – mlive.com Report: Michigan needs to make changes to education governance – Detroit Free Press Dem budget chair removed, lawmakers skip session in House impasse – Detroit News Michigan is attempting something never done before in America’s nuclear industry – mlive.com Huizenga opts out of Michigan Senate[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” Chairperson Curtis Hertel Trump Agenda Kills a $63-BILLION/10,000 jobs project Representative Carrie Rheingans State-based Medicare for All   VIDEO: Senator Gary Peters – Trump Budget an Economic Disaster Plan Lincoln Square In the News Thanks Trump! Semiconductor project, sought by Gov. Whitmer, falls through – Detroit News Trump promises “better deal” after $63-billion semiconductor deal fell apart Detroit Free Press McDonald Rivet Statement on 10,000 Jobs Lost to Administration’s Chaos The GOP Death Agenda FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show – The New York Times U.S. fentanyl deaths have been plunging. Enter Trump – Reuters Addiction funding withheld by Trump administration – NPR ‘Final nail:’ Trump administration memo could strike fatal blow to wind and solar power – POLITICO E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm – The New York Times Health experts raise alarm over RFK Jr’s ‘war on science’ amid mass firings and budget cuts – The Guardian Insured Losses From US Hurricanes Could Rise by 50% With Global Warming – Insurance Journal NASA website won’t publish major climate change reports – AP News Michigan Politics and Policy Whitmer Trumpets GM Building More Cars In[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” Chairperson Curtis Hertel The story of one family, and a Congressman who won’t listen Representative Hillary Scholten State Senator Sean McCann State Representative Carol Glanville The GOP Budget devastates Michiganders VIDEO: Epstein’s List & Elon’s Revenge – Lincoln Square In the News The GOP Death Agenda Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump’s USAID cuts – NPR How Trump Is Getting Away With Murder. Literally – Daily Beast The EPA’s Lee Zeldin Is Unleashing a Chemical Nightmare – The New Republic Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows – The New York Times Experts say US attitudes toward extreme weather events like Texas’ flash flooding need updating – AP News Trump Is Stalling on Giving Long-Term Disaster Money — Even for Texas – NOTUS FDA Cuts Will Limit Scrutiny of Troubled Foreign Drug Factories, Inspectors Say — ProPublica U.S. Measles Cases Climb to 33-Year High, at Least 1,288 Cases Reported in 2025 – Wall Street Journal Doctors’ groups sue Kennedy over Covid shot changes for kids, pregnant people – POLITICO Opinion – I’m Scared Children Will Die of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases – The New York Times RFK’s[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Curtis Hertel GOP Candidates Agree: No Healthcare Choice for Women ✹ House Appropriations Vice Chair Alabas Farhat The GOP Roadblock to a Budget VIDEO: Here’s the New Messaging for the Midterms – Lincoln Square In the News The GOP Death Agenda Medicaid cuts in ‘big, beautiful bill’ could hit 200K-700K in Michigan – Detroit Free Press Opinion | How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers – The New York Times Vaccine Shortages. Viral Outbreaks. Widespread Illness. More Death. – The New Republic RFK Jr.’s vaccine policies and earlier promises conflict – AP News Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots – The New York Times The Renewable-Energy Sector’s Relative Winners and Losers in the Megabill – Wall Street Journal China’s Clean Energy Boom Could Win the Race to Power the Future – The New York Times USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says – Reuters Michigan Politics and Policy Democratic groups target ‘non-political spaces’ in new campaign ahead of fall elections and 2026 midterms – NBC News Democratic State Attorneys General Are Now the Most Powerful People in the Trump Resistance – NOTUS.org[...]

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Curtis Hertel GOP Candidates Agree: No Healthcare Choice for Women ✹ Dr. Farhan Bhatti The human cost of the GOP war on healthcare VIDEO Slotkin pitches ‘economic war plan’ for Democrats to play ‘offense’  – Bridge Michigan VIDEO Representative Hillary Scholten ‘Lowering Costs Caucus’ Launched In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Republican proposed K-12 budget creates uncertainty among Michigan school leaders – mlive.com Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts – Detroit News The future of same-sex marriage in Michigan: 9 key questions, answers – Detroit Free Press Editorial: Slashing funds for UM, MSU, would hurt Michigan – Detroit News Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts – Detroit News Michigan poll: Voters more confident in elections system, need more education on existing security protections – Democracy Defense Project We Are Still Underreacting on AI – Pete Buttigieg Substack Leonard Joins James in Support of Gutting Medicaid. Do Nesbitt & Cox Also Support? – Michigan Democratic Party Bump stocks, ghost gun bans passed by Michigan Senate – Detroit Free Press GOP leader: Bump stock, ghost gun bans ‘dead on arrival’ in Michigan House[...]