Each year on Mackinac Island, hopeful candidates from around Michigan audition at the Lawmaker Scouting Combine before a veritable Who’s Who of business lobbyists, donors and reporters. Colloquially known as the Mackinac Policy Conference, the Combine lasts for three days, tickets can cost up to $2,575, and is pretty much mandatory for anyone on the…
Have you ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place? Most of us have, and the Michigan Freedom Fund’s Greg McNeilly is no exception. Except his predicament could more accurately be described as being stuck between a rock and a Republican. On one hand, Greg McNeilly married his longtime partner – his rock…
They’re really, really bad. Who’s bad? Sixteen of the most radical right-wingers in America are competing for the crown in our second annual March Badness tournament – and they’re bad for America. But who’s the worst? We need your help deciding. Each year during March Madness, Progress Michigan – and our sister organizations around America…
Disgusting. That’s the only way to describe Right to Life’s most recent attack on Gary Peters, saying he “wants to make sure abortion is accessible and cheap for his daughters.” Making light of RTL’s repulsive tactics, the group’s spokeswoman, Pam Sherstad, said it’s “PAC season” and assured there would be more to come, adding “…with…
While most hard-working Michiganders were enjoying a well-deserved holiday break, Gov. Snyder signed Republican-led legislation doubling the amount individuals can contribute to campaigns. This, as it turns out, was a really good decision on their part: Republicans raised $5 for every $1 raised by Democrats. According to MIRSNews: From. Dec. 27 to Dec. 31, Republicans…
After getting trounced at the polls in 2012, Republicans commissioned an autopsy report to figure out why. The recommendations were straightforward: Republicans need to soften some of their positions, like immigration and LGBT rights, to bring more voters into the Republican fold. Last week, Bill O’Reilly was so concerned about the political future of the…
So this may come as some surprise, but the folks at Eclectablog don’t make a ton of money. In fact, the owner – Chris Savage – doesn’t make any money. Anything you donate he immediately distributes to pay for writers, researchers, and the technical infrastructure necessary to run a state-wide website geared towards holding Michigan’s…
After getting trounced at the polls in 2013, Republicans commissioned an autopsy report to figure out why and recommend strategies that could help lead them out of the political wilderness. As you’d expect, the report recommended expanding the Republican Party’s tent by “softening” their stance on immigration reform and supporting LGBT rights. Almost a year…
Michigan’s National Republican Committeeman, Dave Agema, went on a predictable anti-LGBT rant claiming that “homosexuals” want free health care “because they’re dying” from their unhealthy lifestyle: I stand for traditional marriage, not homosexual ones. The family unit is the basic unit in society. When you tear the family apart, you tear the country apart. I…
Campaign season is heating up, and though Gov. Snyder maintains he’s not campaigning some of his materials suggest otherwise. For example, Snyder’s latest Facebook graphic (left) fails to mention that (a) his corporate tax cuts and a deposit in the rainy day fund were responsible for the lion’s share – $800 million – of Michigan’s…