Blog categorized as State Politics

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan became a hot topic during a Saturday forum of Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) chair candidates. Specifically, candidate Curtis Hertel Jr. said Democrats "have to be willing to punch him in the mouth, and say exactly who he is."

A part of the vision of Curtis Hertel Jr., who's running for Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) chair, is to make sure the staff running a Michigan campaign are from the state as well.

Former Gov. James Blanchard was in Congress from 1975 through 1982, watching from a front-row seat when President Jimmy Carter came in and took over the White House in the late 70s.

Rep. Felicia Brabec (D-Ann Arbor) scored a perfect 100 percent liberal voting record, edging nine of her Democratic colleagues,

Just a week ago, the Senate wrapped up an over 28-hour session to pass House bills and advance them to the governor, knowing the legislation they'd worked on, which was sitting in the House, wouldn’t see any more movement.