DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and former Rep. Tony Coelho, chair of the DNC Disability Council, released the following statement on the start of National Disability Employment Awareness Month: “As this country works to build back better with an economy that is built from the bottom up and the middle out, Democrats understand that we cannot […]
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Weekly Roundup: Rigged Straw Poll Getaway, Soldano’s Big Saturday, and All 12 Candidates on Display
What better way to kick off spooky season than with another frightful look at this crowded and messy gubernatorial primary? Here’s what our favorite 12 (yes, twelve) Republicans were up to this week. Following a busy weekend on Mackinac Island, at least one candidate was armed with proof that the MIGOP rigged the straw poll […]
While MIGOP Remains Locked in Bitter Infighting Over 2020, Governor Whitmer Guides Michigan to 3rd Fastest-Growing Economy in America
LANSING — Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its latest growth numbers for the 2nd quarter of 2021, which ran from April to July. Michigan’s economy grew by 8.3 percent in that timeframe, a rate that not only bested every other state in the Midwest, but beat out most of the country, coming behind […]
DNC on National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools
In observance of National Day of Remembrance for Indian boarding schools, Native American Caucus Chair Rion Ramirez and Coalitions Director for Native Americans Theresa Sheldon released the following statement: “Today we reflect on the lives lost and intergenerational trauma caused by federal Indian boarding school policies of the past — pain made worse by a […]
Even More New Local Opinion Pieces Call Out Republicans for Votes To Jeopardize The Economy
PA Small Business Owner to Republicans: “I’m Running My Business and Doing My Job. Now, it’s Time for You To Do Yours.” Today, Americans across the country are yet again reading about the consequences of Republicans blocking legislation to address the debt ceiling as small business owners, veterans, and more highlight how catastrophic it would […]
Republicans Keep Picking Disaster Over the American People
Congressional Republicans are hellbent on stopping our country from moving forward and throwing it into turmoil instead. From playing politics with the debt ceiling to endless fear-mongering about vaccine requirements, Republicans are wildly out of touch with the American people. Republicans are playing a dangerous game with the debt ceiling and voters across the country […]
NEW: Only One Out of 12 Republican Candidates for Governor Could Manage to Definitively Acknowledge the Facts of 2020 Election
LANSING — As has been previously noted, the outcome of the 2020 election continues to expose fault lines within the MIGOP as party insiders dictate orders urging the rank and file grassroots to shift focus to the next cycle. So far, their attempts have been largely unsuccessful, a reality reflected most starkly in the crowded […]
On the Same Day Whitmer Approved Nearly $250M in Additional Infrastructure Funding, None of the 12 GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Named it as a Priority
“This budget shows that divided government doesn’t have to be dysfunctional government.” – Gov. Whitmer LANSING — Yesterday, Governor Whitmer signed a $70 billion budget that keeps Michigan fully funded through the next fiscal year. Arriving at her desk with “strong bipartisan approval,” the budget featured appropriations making 105,000 more Michigan children eligible for child […]
MDP Call Outs Michigan Republicans For Threatening Michigan Jobs, Households, and the Economy By Refusing to Raise Debt Ceiling
LANSING — Last night, Michigan’s Republican lawmakers put their hypocrisy on full display yet again when they voted against raising the debt ceiling, threatening the U.S. economy and putting thousands of American livelihoods at risk. Just two years ago, under a Republican administration, Michigan GOP Congressmen Bergman and Upton were all too ready to join their fellow […]
Trainer Talks: “Do You Even Debrief?” 11/30/2021
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