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Michigan Named DGA “Unrig the Map” Target for 2018

DGA Announces $20 Million to Elect Democratic Governor in 8 Key Redistricting States Today, the Democratic Governors Association revealed that Michigan will be one of its 8 Unrig the Map targets for the 2018 election cycle. The DGA also announced an initial $20 million investment in these races—the largest-ever Democratic electoral investment in redistricting. At…

ICYMI: Detroit News Lansing Bureau – DeVos family divided between Calley, Schuette

In Michigan, the Republican primary is becoming a nasty family feud as Republican kingmakers, the DeVos family, split their allegiances between Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Attorney General Bill Schuette. However, for Michiganders, the outcome is the same no matter who wins – middle and working class families will lose. Whether it is taking money…

Schuette Turns Nassar Investigation Into Media Stunt

Yesterday, interim Michigan State President and former three-term Republican Governor John Engler harshly chastised gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Bill Schuette for creating a publicity stunt instead of moving forward with a previously scheduled meeting. The report states: MSU attorneys had been “in regular contact” with Schuette’s office, Engler wrote to Forsyth, and had a meeting scheduled for Friday…

Failures Hang Over Snyder’s Final State of the State

Snyder Favorability at 35.8% Today, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is giving his final State of the State speech before leaving office. And according to a new poll from WDIV, voters are happy to see him go: Only 35.8% of voters have a favorable opinion of Snyder. 58.9% of voters think Michigan is not better off…

Winless Walker Comes to Michigan for Schuette

On a Losing Streak, Gov. Walker Brings His Political Failure to the Wolverine State Today, Attorney General Bill Schuette is getting some help on the campaign trail from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Unfortunately for Schuette, Walker has been more like a kiss of death than a kingmaker. Walker wasted most of 2015 and 2016 pursuing…

Schuette Caught “Blowing Smoke” About His Record

Schuette’s Top Accomplishment is ‘Mostly Inaccurate’ Yesterday, Bridge Magazine’s Truth Squad published an investigation showing that Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette repeatedly exaggerated the power of his office, while taking credit for work he didn’t do. The report showed that Schuette is misleading voters about his involvement in several legal cases and legislative issues, just…

It’s Trump v. Cruz v. Snyder in Chaotic MI-GOV GOP Primary

Ted Cruz Endorses Colbeck, Rebuffing Trump and Snyder Michigan’s GOP gubernatorial primary just got a whole lot messier. Today, Senator Ted Cruz announced his endorsement of state Sen. Patrick Colbeck over his opponents Attorney General Bill Schuette, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. What was billed as a “proxy race between supporters of Gov. Rick Snyder…

GOP Tax Plan Passes with Endorsement from Calley, Schuette

Calley and Schuette Supported Raising Taxes For Michigan Middle-Class Families Today, the Congressional tax bill endorsed by Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidates Attorney General Bill Schuette and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is on its way to becoming law. The Senate passed the tax reform bill today that will raise taxes on Michigan middle-class families, giving huge tax…

INVESTIGATION: Schuette Caught Packing AG Staff with GOP Operatives

Today, a Detroit Free Press investigation revealed that Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is packing his taxpayer funded office with campaign activists and political allies in preparation for his gubernatorial run. Michigan’s constitution prohibits public officials from hiring or firing employees based on their political affiliations. But as he gets ready for the 2018 campaign,…

Race to the Right: Schuette and Calley Both Support Trump Tax Plan

Plan Would Raise Taxes and Cut Health Care For Middle-Class Michiganders The Republican gubernatorial primary in Michigan just took a giant lurch to the right. Yesterday, Republican candidates Attorney General Bill Schuette and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley voiced their support for the ultra-conservative Republican tax plan in a press release put out by the Trump White…

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