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This Week…
Vision for a Brighter Michigan
Michigan House Democrats
3 months, 7 bills: Michigan lawmakers moving slow as campaign season looms
Bridge Michigan
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In the News
Michigan Politics and Policy
- Whitmer Won’t Endorse In U.S. Senate, SOS Democratic Races | MIRS News
- John James Not Participating In Oakland County GOP’s April 30 Debate | MIRS News
- Statement on John James Failure to Agree to OCRP Debate – Oakland County Republican Party
- GM bets on EV growth despite industry pivot to hybrids | Detroit News
- Michigan betting that space is next frontier to create jobs – Bridge Michigan
- Data centers opposed at protests in Ann Arbor, across Michigan | Detroit News
- Abdul El-Sayed courts college voters, controversy in Michigan Senate stop – Bridge Michigan
- Slotkin in Iowa – Would consider presidential run | AP News
- Could Slotkin pull a Dick Cheney? – POLITICO
- Rheingans, 28 Michigan Legislators Petition For Invocation Of 25th Amendment | MIRS News
- Trump DOJ sues Washtenaw County officials over immigration | Detroit News
The GOP Economy
- Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low, Michigan Survey Shows | Wall Street Journal
- Why More People Are Dropping Out of the Job Market | Wall Street Journal
- ‘This is very real’: Surging gas prices drive inflation to highest level in 2 years – POLITICO
- Despite Any Refunds, You’re Probably Paying More Taxes Under Trump While Richest Pay Less – Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
- Millions of people without health coverage in 2024 | KFF
- Inside the Jaw-Dropping 2026 ACA Premium Hikes | Lincoln Square/The Waiting Room
- Trump’s Math Behind Medicaid Fraud Claims Doesn’t Add Up—Literally – Mother Jones
Our President
- Trump and Pope Leo are at odds over Iran | AP News
- Trump Unveils Massive Gold Arch as War Sends Inflation Soaring | Daily Beast
- The Melania Files | Kristoffer Ealy/Lincoln Square
Grifter in Chief
- Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office | Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s CFTC goes to war with states — to protect his family’s business partners | Popular Information
- Melania Gets First Dibs on ICE Barbie’s Mile High Jet | Daily Beast
- DOJ settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says | AP News
- State Department sends $1.25B from other programs to Board of Peace | Semafor
Attacking the Planet
- Trump’s offshore wind opposition was never really about whales | Canary Media
- The emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal have been declared endangered | The Washington Post
- Why Green Energy Makes More Sense With Each Price Shock | Wall Street Journal
Across the Nation
- ‘We lose the midterms’: Republicans worry Iran might have already cost them Congress | POLITICO
- Republican fears grow as Democrats notch special election wins | AP News
- Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia | AP News
- Liberal Chris Taylor cruises to Wisconsin Supreme Court win | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness | The New York Times
- DOJ presses for its own search of Post reporter’s phone, laptop | The Washington Post
- Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives | The New York Times
