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Michigan Rising

Michigan Rising: A Political Souffle That Has Fallen

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 11, 2012 3

by Rob Smith Michigan Rising was born The Committee to Recall Rick Snyder. It was exciting and dynamic—citizens who came together to try to rid Michigan of Republican Governor Rick Snyder. Volunteers across the state took on the incredible…

Forget Voter Registration Drives. Get Michigan’s Registered Voters Interested in Elections.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 17, 2012 0

by Rob Smith Michigan Rising (formerly the Committee to Recall Rick Snyder) tried twice to collect enough signatures to put the question of whether to recall Governor Rick Snyder on the ballot. Twice the group failed. Such signature drives…

Interview: A Young, Black Detroiter Is Set To Derail the ALEC-Inspired Agenda of Michigan’s Millionaire Governor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 9, 2012 1

BRANDON JESSUP IS young, black and lives in Detroit. Newspapers and magazines all around the country that trumpet bad news generated by statistical analyses and studies about the city will tell you that Brandon Jessup should be unemployed,…

Michigan Rising: Aiming to Recall Snyder—While Disgruntled Former Volunteers Target Michigan Rising

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 19, 2012 6

by Chris Savage Michigan Rising, the group formerly known as the Committee to Recall Rick Snyder (CRRS), was unsuccessful in its bid to recall Michigan's governor last year. The challenges the group faced, discussed in my previous piece,…