This Week… Senate Democrats Take Steps to Protect Michigan Voters, Pass Michigan Voting Rights Act Senate Democrats Continue Affordability Push With Bills to Crack Down on Price Gouging Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump The Guardian Obama opens his center with a warning about America’s future POLITICO In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Slotkin Leads Purple State Senators on Bill to Stop Trump from Using Military or Federal Law Enforcement to Interfere with Elections | Senator Slotkin Michigan election critics push for investigations ahead of 2026 voted | Detroit News Michigan Democrats Allege ‘Dark Money’ Group Violated TV Ad Rules | NOTUS — News of the United States Dana Nessel: ICE to offload Romulus warehouse eyed as future detention center | Bridge Michigan Ex-House Speaker’s Wife Admits To Embezzling From Political Fund | MIRS News House Speaker Matt Hall, ex-Gov. Rick Snyder at odds over Gordie Howe bridge | Detroit News Michigan Senate Democrats push for stricter data center energy, worker rules | Bridge Michigan DeSana Calls Fellow House Republicans ‘Scumbags,’ ‘Swamp Rats’ In Leaked Recording | MIRS News Mike Rogers’ cyber fortune could haunt his Senate campaign | Detroit Metro Times Mike[...]

This Week… Consumers Energy to seek $456M electric rate hike Detroit Free Press Michigan House Democrats new legislation aimed at utility affordability and ratepayer protection Price Hike Mike website turns Rogers’ own words against him Detroit Metro Times In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Comment Ascribed To Whitmer In Viral Data Center Video Disputed | MIRS News PriceHikeMike | Michigan Democratic Party As energy prices rise, Senate candidates clash over clean power future | Bridge Michigan Canada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses to Open It. | The American Prospect House Speaker Matt Hall threatens budget stall over impasse with Senate Dems | Bridge Michigan Republicans Block Slotkin Amendments to Protect Elections from Illegal Military Interference – Senator Elissa Slotkin Michigan lawmakers seek to stop plan to turn warehouse into ICE detention center | mlive.com Michigan suspends Antrim County clerk’s voter roll privileges | Votebeat Peters for (at least) interim MSU president makes sense  | Kyle Melinn – Lansing City Pulse Gary Peters for president of Michigan State? Here’s what he’s saying | Detroit News Sen. Sam Singh proposes new plan for overhauling university boards | Detroit News Rx Kids fact check: No tax money[...]

This Week… Trump Announces $700 Million Taxpayer Dollars for Coal Slush Fund | Public Citizen Opinion: Trump’s coal initiative smacks of central planning The Washington Post Federal Pause Of Renewable Energy Grants Could ‘Financially Ruin’ MI Farmers MIRS News In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Attorney General Memorandum: Election Statutes, Enforcement Trump administration investigating potential noncitizen voters in Macomb County | Votebeat Rx Kids fact check: No tax money for undocumented moms, no spending limits | Bridge Michigan Consumers Energy to seek $456M electric rate hike | Detroit Free Press Sen. Sam Singh proposes new plan for overhauling university boards | Detroit News Debbie Stabenow not interested in being MSU’s interim president | Detroit News Could Whitmer Change Her Mind On MSU Prez Job? | MIRS News You can’t handle a little critique? You’re not the leader MSU needs | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse State legislators push back against sanctions on MSU trustees | Lansing State Journal Rx Kids faces scrutiny from GOP lawmakers as study shows health gains | Detroit Free Press As energy prices rise, Senate candidates clash over clean power future | Bridge Michigan Michigan Senate Poll | Lake Research Partners Abdul El-Sayed nabs UAW endorsement[...]

This Week… Gov. Whitmer Delivers Final Keynote Address at Mackinac Policy Conference on Collaboration and Choosing Michigan Executive Office of the Governor Mackinac Policy Conference updates: Michigan universities, Chinese cars Detroit News In the News Michigan Politics and Policy No Duggan = Gov. Benson in partisan repeat | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse Mike Rogers Said He Loved DOGE After Michigan Families Were Hurt By Funding Cuts | MeidasTouch Matt Hall Wants to Tax Your Weekend | Michigan Democratic Party Judge orders former GOP legislative aide to stand trial in Michigan earmark embezzlement case | Bridge Michigan Rep. Barrett claimed enough campaign driving to circle Earth once — and then some | Detroit Metro Times Bid to reshape how cash flows in Michigan politics submits petitions | Detroit News Michigan regional unemployment rates decrease during April | Michigan Dept. of Technology, Management and Budget Opinion: Rick Snyder’s Flint water crisis legacy isn’t a ‘witch hunt’ | Nancy Kaffer/Detroit Free Press Michigan lawmakers propose letting voters decide on AG, SOS candidates | Detroit Free Press Kevin Guskiewicz’s exit a blow to MSU, which loses momentum and more | Lansing State Journal MSU sanctions 2 trustees who refused to sign controversial board rules Why Michigan[...]

This Week… Tsernoglou Removed From Committees, In Hot Water With GOP MIRS News Tsernoglou ‘Done Asking’ Hall For Vote On Epstein-Interlochen Committee MIRS News In the News Michigan Politics and Policy OPINION: Mike Duggan’s Michigan independent governor bid was a non-starter | Nancy Kaffer/Detroit Free Press OPINION: The GOP owns Trump’s inflation, debt and war machine | Former Michigan GOP Chair Rusty Hills via Detroit Free Press Mike Rogers Said He Loved DOGE After Michigan Families Were Hurt By Funding Cuts | MeidasTouch Rep. Barrett claimed enough campaign driving to circle Earth once — and then some | Detroit Metro Times Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running | The New York Times Michigan lawmakers propose letting voters decide on AG, SOS candidates | Detroit Free Press Michigan House OKs $5B property tax cut without replacement revenue | Detroit Free Press Michigan childcare program could be in danger in current budget season | Detroit Free Press Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy | AP News Weekend Rebrand Rush: John James Campaign Scrambles to Swap “Governor” for “Michigan” After Perry Johnson Court Win | Michigan News Source Michigan governor hopeful got $800k Bitcoin[...]

This Week… Clean energy saved Michiganders money—now it’s on the GOP chopping block The ‘Gander In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Governor, US Senate Poll, May 2026 | Glengariff Group Senate/Gubernatorial Poll | Mitchell Research (May 1-7) Mike Rogers campaign keeps pastor tied to church scandal | Midland Daily News VIDEO: Huizenga votes for Medicaid cuts, Billionaire Tax Breaks Barrett backed bill could cut veterans’ healthcare – WLNS Democrats turn to state legislative races to catch up in the redistricting battle | NBC News Planned Parenthood of Michigan Warning of More Closures without State Support Closures Without Support | Planned Parenthood The DOJ isn’t backing down on getting Michigan’s voter rolls – Vote Beat Congressman Jack Bergman faces ethics complaint over aides moonlighting | Detroit News Tsernoglou Challenges Woolford Clash During UIA Testimony | MIRS News The Economy Inflation Soared to 3.8% in April, Driven by Gasoline Prices | Wall Street Journal OPINION: Gas prices hit families hard, GOP candidates questioned | Detroit News One in Five HealthCare.gov Enrollees Dropped Insurance Coverage This Year | NOTUS — News of the United States Our President and His Administration Doctors Sound Alarm Over Trump’s Rapid Mental Decline | Daily Beast 10,000[...]

This Week… Republicans saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover. The mood is shifting | AP News Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana | AP News Samuel Alito’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ | The Guardian With the VRA gutted, the GOP could target over a dozen Black and Latino House districts | The Downballot The Truth About ‘No Tax On Social Security’ | Forbes In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Mike Rogers told Michigan not to worry about gas prices. Now they’re nearly $5 a gallon | Heartland Signal As Gas Prices Go Up, Senate GOP Candidates Pipe Down | The Bulwark Jocelyn Benson unveils ‘firewall’ for election oversight, governor run – Bridge Michigan Congressman Jack Bergman’s top aides run political consulting business | Detroit News Michigan farms ‘losing money on every acre’ as war spikes costs | Bridge Michigan Michigan Supreme Court moves to curb courthouse immigration arrests | Bridge Michigan 5 Circulators From 2024 Fraud Memo Appear On Johnson Petitions | MIRS News Robert Lulgjuraj faces eligibility challenge in congressional race | Detroit News Perry Johnson, John James face nominating petition challenges | Detroit News Polls: GOP Governor,[...]

This Week… FBI Investigating Mike Duggan’s Dirty Dirt Scandal Ex-Michigan party leaders: Time to ditch nominating conventions Bridge Michigan In the News Michigan Politics and Policy MDP Condemns Trump DOJ’s Demand for 2024 Ballots – Michigan Democratic Party Michigan Senate Democrats propose long-term funding plan for schools | Detroit News Michigan congressman [Barrett] in the crosshairs of gas price politics | Reuters Progressive voter contact group spends $44M on engagement efforts ahead of  2026 midterms | The Hill House Democrats to put $29M, GOP $20M into key Michigan Congress races | Detroit NewsExclusive | Democrats Go on Offense With $272 Million Ad Strategy Ahead of Midterm Elections | Wall Street Journal Republicans Are Worried the Redistricting Fight Is Backfiring | Wall Street Journal Secretary Benson: Court of Claims dismisses lawsuit that threatened voting rights of Michigan’s military and overseas citizens SCOTUS rules against Enbridge on Michigan Line 5 case | Detroit Free Press GOP Michigan candidates still claim Trump won 2020 election | American Journal News Leonard Ends Governor’s Bid; Absent James Takes More Shots At MPA Forum | MIRS News Johnson: James’ campaign materials unlawful in Michigan governor’s race | Detroit Free Press Voters in Multiple States [including[...]

This Week… MDP Endorses Candidates for Key Statewide Offices  Michigan Democratic Party VIDEO: 2026 Michigan Democratic party state endorsement convention WOOD TV Govs. Andy Beshear, Gretchen Whitmer speak to Michigan Democrats in Detroit Detroit News Former VP Kamala Harris calls Donald Trump an ‘insecure man’ in Detroit mlive.com Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump The New York Times In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Opinion: Nessel, Benson vow to fight Trump Wayne County ballot demand | Jocelyn Benson & Dana Nessel via Detroit Free Press MDP Condemns Trump DOJ’s Demand for 2024 Ballots – Michigan Democratic Party Fired DOJ prosecutor in Michigan abortion clinic case speaks out | Detroit Free Press Antrim County clerk improperly changed, canceled voter registrations, Michigan says – Votebeat Anti-Voter Bill Passed in MI House is Dangerous and Unnecessary | Promote the Vote Michigan 2026 Poll: Abdul El-Sayed, Mallory McMorrow Tied for Lead in Democratic Senate Primary | Emerson Polling Michigan US Senate Poll | Data for Progress Rogers Rocks $4M In Senate Race, McMorrow Out Raises With $3M In 1Q; More Campaigns | MIRS News Michigan petition groups begin final push. What will make the ballot? – Bridge Michigan NEW[...]

This Week… Vision for a Brighter Michigan Michigan House Democrats 3 months, 7 bills: Michigan lawmakers moving slow as campaign season looms Bridge Michigan Legacy Dinner Tickets – Click Here MDP Endorsement Convention – Click Here In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Whitmer Won’t Endorse In U.S. Senate, SOS Democratic Races | MIRS News John James Not Participating In Oakland County GOP’s April 30 Debate | MIRS News Statement on John James Failure to Agree to OCRP Debate – Oakland County Republican Party GM bets on EV growth despite industry pivot to hybrids | Detroit News Michigan betting that space is next frontier to create jobs – Bridge Michigan Data centers opposed at protests in Ann Arbor, across Michigan | Detroit News Abdul El-Sayed courts college voters, controversy in Michigan Senate stop – Bridge Michigan Slotkin in Iowa – Would consider presidential run | AP News Could Slotkin pull a Dick Cheney? – POLITICO Rheingans, 28 Michigan Legislators Petition For Invocation Of 25th Amendment | MIRS News Trump DOJ sues Washtenaw County officials over immigration | Detroit News The GOP Economy Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low, Michigan Survey Shows | Wall Street Journal Why More People Are Dropping Out[...]