Governor Snyder: Right to work, "takes the oxygen out of the room"
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, for political junkies, the best time is still Election Day. But, the lame duck legislative season sure ain’t that bad either for Capitol-watchers. And,...
View ArticleThe big question: after Governor Snyder says he'll sign Right to Work... what...
What a week it was.Shouting and chanting filled the halls and rotunda of the State Capitol building on Thursday as Right to Work bills made their way into the state House and Senate. And, more protests...
View ArticleWith lame duck over, (political) eyes turn to 2014
This week we saw the wrap-up of the Legislature’s lame duck session. It was big and messy and there’s still a lot to sort out. But clearly the biggest news, history-making, really, was that Michigan...
View ArticleStateside: It's just a year of politics
As the year concludes, we're looking back at the momentous events that made 2012’s headlines.Here are the following stories Michigan Radio's Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta of Michigan Public Radio Network...
View ArticleGovernor Snyder's push for a new message for the New Year
Governor Rick Snyder held a year-end roundtable with reporters today. That’s on top of the public bill-signings and one-on-one interviews and meet-ups he’s held with various reporters and editorial...
View ArticleMI politics? Newton had it right: to every action there is always an equal...
It’s the first It’s Just Politics of the new year and we took advantage of our sabbatical to ponder what might be the big political news in 2013. We say “might” because, well, really, who would have...
View ArticleWill Republicans and Democrats play nice in Lansing in 2013?
The 97th Legislature of the state of Michigan began this week, having still not shaken off the hangover of last year, as Republicans forced through controversial issues like right-to-work during last...
View Article'Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf'... The politics behind a wolf-hunt in...
Today on It’s Just Politics , it’s all about the politics of wildlife. Or, wildlife management that is. Okay, might sound slightly boring so, how about» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAfter delivering his budget proposal, Gov. Snyder now has to figure out how...
This week’s It’s Just Politics is all about the dineros, somolians, greenbacks, dead presidents. In other words, it’s the budget-rollout edition… so, we» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGrab your white gloves, it's time for a Tea Party
Anyone in need of a biscuit? A lump of sugar? Grab a cuppa, because it’s time for a Tea Party edition of It’s Just Politics. And we think this classic» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThis isn't another Levin retrospective... we're talking political...
The political chattering class is busy today in Michigan talking about Senator Carl Levin – retiring after three decades in the US Senate. Politicos are» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePolitical futures can be as hard to manage as Detroit under Emergency Management
The path of emergency management in Detroit is packed with political peril and promise (we decided to be quite alliterative this week). As Joe Biden once» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWould Rick Snyder tap dance at a gay wedding?
Republicans in Michigan, at least some of them, are trying to reposition their party vis a vis gay rights, and especially gay marriage. It’s one of the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNovember '14: Right now, it's all about the Benjamins
We’re more than a year away from the next statewide election – November 2014 – but, we’re already seeing plenty of hand-wringing among Republicans and» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWhy your vote on a wolf-hunt referendum might not matter
We really hadn’t heard much about referendum-proofing since back in December and the Legislature’s now-infamous “lame duck” session. But the wait is over.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleYour electric car is ruining Michigan's roads
This week's It's Just Politics is all about the politics of gas taxes; there’s a turbo-charged effort this week at the state Capitol to pull together a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSkunk works: Lifting the curtain on a secret, controversial education...
This week on It’s Just Politics, we delve into a secret project dubbed “skunk works.” The name means a project done in secret, usually to get something» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWill Republicans and Democrats play nice in Lansing in 2013?
The 97th Legislature of the state of Michigan began this week, having still not shaken off the hangover of last year, as Republicans forced through controversial issues like right-to-work during last...
View ArticleAfter delivering his budget proposal, Gov. Snyder now has to figure out how...
This week’s It’s Just Politics is all about the dineros, somolians, greenbacks, dead presidents. In other words, it’s the budget-rollout edition… so, we» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePolitical futures can be as hard to manage as Detroit under Emergency Management
The path of emergency management in Detroit is packed with political peril and promise (we decided to be quite alliterative this week). As Joe Biden once» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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