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.
Detroit and Wayne County leaders endorsed Crystal Bailey for the 5th House District in the upcoming August primary, the Bailey campaign announced Monday.
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.
Rep. Felicia Brabec and Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou will serve as the new campaign finance co-chairs for the Michigan House Democratic Fund.
With four months to go before the general election the House Democrats' campaign chair and finance chair have stepped down from their roles.
Roads+, the political advocacy arm of the Country Road Association of Michigan, released a list of their endorsements on Monday ahead of the August primary.
Education groups around the state are conflicted in the aftermath of the passage of the school aid omnibus budget early Thursday morning, which included no increase in per-pupil funding but instead decreased pay-in rates for K-12 districts into the state pension fund.
The UAW endorsed Detroit City Councilmember Mary Waters over U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, along with a slew of state House Democrats who are facing primaries in its initial round of endorsements.
Business groups, child care providers and advocates urged lawmakers on Tuesday to keep the status quo in funding for community-based centers.
Fems for Dems and MI List, a pair of groups focused on reproductive rights, endorsed 46 Democrats for the House this week.