Although House Republicans might have raised more than House Democrats during the second quarter, when it comes to individual candidates, by and large, Democrats are outraising their Republican opponents, whether they're the incumbent or the challenger.
FLINT – Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday praised the education budget she signed into law though the K-12 spending plan has been criticized by educators as it keeps the foundation allowance flat and reduces mental health and school safety funding.
Tim Sneller was a Capitol lifer, someone who spent almost 40 years on the staffs of at least nine different lawmakers, served six years as a state representative in his own right and was seeking a comeback this year.
As the time before summer recess ticks away, the House continues to negotiate on the economic development package that would rework the Strategic Outreach Attraction and Reserve Fund.
Bipartisanship is welcome on the package, Amber McCann, press secretary for House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) said, but she declined to say whether Republican votes would be necessary to get HB 5768 , HB 5769 and HB 5770 over the finish line. Several Democrats have vowed opposition, and any Democratic no votes means the legislation must have an equivalent number of Republican yes votes to pass.
A proposal moving through the House to provide billions toward economic development during the next decade is facing steep obstacles between Democratic opposition and a coalition of school groups tying the plan to their objection to the budget's change in other post-employment benefits.
Fems for Dems and MI List, a pair of groups focused on reproductive rights, endorsed 46 Democrats for the House this week.
Lawmakers formally began conversations on the long-term economic development policy package introduced last week, which was discussed at length during the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference.
Financial disclosures for non-incumbent candidates of the House were due for the first time on Wednesday with many candidates filing basic-level financial information as required under the law.
House races across the state are starting to take shape with the window for candidate filing closed as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
House Republicans on Wednesday re-upped proposals they said will better spur economic development in the state, like increasing oversight of key state programs and bringing back right to work.