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Gov. Snyder Tells Business Leaders: “Positive Thinking Will Create Jobs & End Hunger…”
Michigan's Governor, our own Professor Harold Hill, tells state residents and business leaders economic recovery is all about the Think Method.
New Study Shows Michigan Ranks in Top 10 Among States in Which State and Local Politicos Ignore Public Opinion
Two professors from Columbia University who study how well elected state and local officials translate public opinion into policy, have determined that Michigan ranks fourth in the nation among states in which elected officials are most…
Interview: U.S. Rep. Schauer
by Chris Savage
In 2008, Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer was elected to be the Representative for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, replacing Republican Tim Walberg. The 7th District, which spans a large…
EXCLUSIVE Interview: Former Governor Jennifer Granholm Talks About the Political and Economic Past & Future of Michigan and the U.S.
by Chris Savage
Last week, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and her husband Dan Mulhern released their new book A Governor's Story - The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future. (You can read my A2Politico review of their…
Review: Granholm & Mulhern’s Important New Book “A Governor’s Story” – Can The Country Learn from Michigan’s Experience?
A Governor's Story - The Fight for Jobs and America's Economic Future is an important contribution to the conversation and debate that is occurring right now over our economic path forward as a country. The question is, will the rest of the…
Savaged: GOP Leaders Teach That Educators Are Costly Parasites. Are Americans Really Uneducated Enough To Believe It?
by Chris Savage
To say that Republicans are on a mission to destroy unions in this country is not an understatement. Across the country, and particularly in the Midwest, newly-elected Republican legislators and governors have spent the…
Interview: Michigan Municipal League Director Dan Gilmartin—Rising Above Politics to Save Michigan
There are few people in Michigan more qualified than Dan Gilmartin to talk about what it will take to return Michigan and its varying municipalities to prosperity. On his blog, Gilmartin covers everything from what makes municipalities…
House Calls: Assessing Michigan’s Progress (or Lack Thereof) — Dem Vs. GOP
Representative Jeff Irwin, a Democrat, served for a decade as a Washtenaw County Commissioner. In January 2011, he began his first term in the Michigan House of Representatives. In his regular column, House Calls, A2Politico will pose a…
In Michigan 1.8 Million Don’t Have Enough Food. Senate/House Republicans Vote To Toss 16K Families & 25-30K Kids Off Public Assistance.
by P.D. Lesko
In July, all of Michigan's Republican Senators voted to put a 48-month time limit on public assistance. The same Bill passed the Michigan House on August 24, 2011. If Governor Rick Snyder signs it, on October 1, 2011, an…
New Research Shows Sharp Increase in Childhood Poverty in Michigan. Gov. Snyder Responds By Announcing Junket To Asia
Analogy Alert: President Obama is buying books (and playing golf) on Martha's Vinyard. In Sunday's New York Times, Maureen Dowd took the President to task as only she can. Dowd writes: "Is Obama so isolated he can’t see that Americans are…
