Blog categorized as State Politics

Rs Don't Get Bills On Agenda; Caucus Votes No On Wozniak Bill

02/07/24 04:24 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Rs Don't Get Bills On Agenda; Caucus Votes No On Wozniak Bill
The latest episode in the saga that is the 54-54 split House had the majority of the House Republican caucus voting no on one of their own members’ bills, after House Democrats did not put eight Republican-requested bills on the agenda.

MRP's Federal Account Is Typically Sitting At $1M; Now It's Barely Staying Afloat

02/06/24 04:49 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MRP's Federal Account Is Typically Sitting At $1M; Now It's Barely Staying Afloat
The Michigan Republican Party's (MRP) federal account – once a fund used to support federal races featuring Michigan candidates with campaign-related expenditures -- is now being used to cover day-to-day party expenses

Whitmer Raises $2M For Biden, $1M For State Leadership PAC

02/01/24 02:49 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer Raises $2M For Biden, $1M For State Leadership PAC
The two political action committees attached to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer raised more than $3 million to dump into different Democratic races during the 2024 presidential election, and one was giving to the special election held Tuesday.

Michigan's RNC Committeewoman Won't Run Again; Rebandt Challenges Steele

01/31/24 03:52 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan's RNC Committeewoman Won't Run Again; Rebandt Challenges Steele
Kathy Berden will not be running for reelection as Michigan’s Republican National Committeewoman.

Trump Supports Hoekstra To Lead MiGOP

01/29/24 04:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Trump Supports Hoekstra To Lead MiGOP
Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner to win the 2024 Republican nomination, endorsed former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as the chair of the Republican Party in Michigan in a post on Truth Social.