Governor Rick Snyder

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…

Will the recall effort succeed? If current momentum, the additional resources and the rising dissatisfaction of Michigan residents is any indication, the answer to that question is "Yes". In the long-term, however, their ultimate success…

by Chris Savage Although many people have never heard of Daily Kos or think of it as simply "that liberal blog," it has become the model for online community political blogging. Founded in 2002 by Markos "Kos" Moulitsas, according to the…

A2P Notes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores" because you read it here first! Michigan Education Association spokesman Doug Pratt told A2Politico recently via email that the MEA was not endorsing the citizen-led efforts to recall…

by Chris Savage On Saturday, May 21st, 2011, at least 6,000 people gathered on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol building to protest Governor Rick Snyder's budget proposal which slashes nearly $1 billion from education funding in our state.…

by Chris Savage In an unprecedented move this spring, the Emergency Financial Manager (EFM) of Benton Harbor, Michigan swept aside the City Commission and assumed total control of the government. Appointed by Democratic Governor Jennifer…