MI 2013 Archives

Michigan Gubernatorial Headlines 2013 Archives

MARCH 2013

GOP seeks to stop paid sick leave mandates (Detroit News, 3/30/13)
Mich. Gov. Snyder moving forward despite right-to-work protests (Detroit News, 3/29/13)
Mich. Republicans on gay marriage: Snyder avoids debate, Bolger urges respect, Agema digs in(MLive, 3/29/13)
COMMENTARY: The right to work and confessions of a one-time union ‘goon’ (MLive, 3/29/13)
VIDEO: Gov. Rick Snyder touts right-to-work law as protesters ridicule him (Detroit Free Press,3/29/13)
Michigan RNC official ‘won’t back down’ after anti-gay post (Detroit News, 3/29/13)
Protest greets Snyder as he promotes right-to-work at Pancakes and Politics (Detroit Free Press,3/29/13)
COMMENTARY: Michigan Democrats’ ‘Middle Class Plan’ is really a bid to end House Republican control (MLive, 3/28/13)
Unions plan protests, vigils across Michigan as new right-to-work law takes effect (MLive, 3/28/13)
Michigan’s right-to-work law takes effect today, but impact may take a while to see (Detroit Free Press, 3/28/13)
Bridge survey finds big support for easier absentee voting, yet legislation lags (Bridge, 3/28/13)
Poll: Michiganians deeply dvided over right to work (Detroit News, 3/28/13)
Lawsuit: Emergency manager law creates ‘new form of government’ (MLive, 3/28/13)
COMMENTARY: Republican hypocrisy on Jackson’s EM protest (Detroit News, 3/28/13)
Michissippi Rising: Rick Snyder is our Jefferson Davis (Blogging for Michigan, 3/28/13)
Snyder amid protest: ‘Everyone likes change, except when it affects you’ (Detroit News, 3/28/13)
Johnson makes claims about Florida voting fraud (Detroit News, 3/28/13)
Anti-fracking group announces petition drive to put fracking ban on the state ballot (MLive, 3/28/13)
Federal suit challenges new EM law (Detroit News, 3/28/13)
Opposing viewpoints: Right-to-work gives workers a choice and can force unions to be more democratic (Detroit Free Press, 3/28/13)
EM protesters leave Detroit City Hall, say demonstrations will continue (Detroit News, 3/28/13)
Michigan is officially a right-to-work state, but critics vow to continue fight (MLive, 3/28/13)
Gov. Snyder: Businesses will come, but don’t expect them to credit right-to-work (MLive, 3/28/13)
Snyder to approve money for new veterans agency (AP, 3/27/13)
School districts, universities skirt right-to-work at a hefty financial risk (Detroit Free Press,3/27/13)
DPS, Utica schools get teacher contracts ahead of right-to-work law (Detroit News, 3/27/13)
COMMENTARY: Can an Upper Peninsula Democrat oust Gov. Rick Snyder? Bart Stupak weighs the answer (MLive, 3/27/13)
Group says it has signatures to force vote on Michigan wolf hunting (Detroit News, 3/27/13)
Michigan counties risk funds for lengthy labor contracts (AP, 3/26/13)
COMMENTARY: See who’s undercutting GOP cries that Democrats are behind illegal voting in Michigan (MLive, 3/26/13)
COMMENTARY: Electoral College scheme favors partisanship over voters (Detroit Free Press,3/26/13)
COMMENTARY: Detroit has to diet to survive (Bridge, 3/26/13)
COMMENTARY: Medicaid expansion is good for Michigan small businesses (Bridge, 3/25/13)
COMMENTARY: As tax time hits, so does a little mutiny among 5 GOP senators (MLive, 3/25/13)
Detroit’s emergency manager begins 18-month term, extends ‘olive branch’ to City Council (AP, 3/25/13)
Supreme Court agrees to hear Michigan affirmative action case (LA Times, 3/25/13)
COMMENTARY: Better education requires smarter politicians (Detroit News, 3/24/13)
Detroit waits, apprehensive, for manager to take over (New York Times, 3/23/13)
Group of Republican senators seek to repeal new Michigan pension tax, reinstate homestead credits(MLive.com, 3/23/13)
Johnson OK with change electoral vote (Detroit News, 3/23/13)
Unions brace before Michigan right-to-work law takes effect (Detroit Free Press, 3/23/13)
Protesters decry Michigan’s emergency financial manager, plan to greet Kevyn Orr on Monday(Detroit Free Press, 3/23/13)
Democrats on Michigan education board weigh in on ‘right-to-work’ funding debate (MLive.com, 3/22/13)
Mich. Senate panel approves ‘medical conscience’ bill (Detroit News, 3/22/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder: Despite protests, many Detroiters on board with emergency manager appointment (MLive.com, 3/22/13)
Ex-Detroit Corporate Counsel: EFM appointment like throwing a brick to someone who’s drowning(MLive.com, 3/22/13)
Snyder to take part in ‘Education Nation Detroit’ hosted by NBC News (Detroit Free Press, 3/22/13)
Jobless rates rise in all Michigan labor markets (AP, 3/22/13)
Sec of State Ruth Johnson supports changing how Michigan awards electoral votes (Detroit News,3/22/13)
VIDEO: Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder defends right-to-work, EM laws on Fox News: ‘I’m doing the right thing’ (MLive.com, 3/21/13)
Auto rates drive Detroit voters into hiding (Bridge, 3/21/13)
Mich. House panel approves health budget without Medicaid expansion (Detroit News, 3/21/13)
Ahead of right-to-work law, Washtenaw County OKs 10-year deals (Detroit News, 3/21/13)
Senate inaction means Michigan gives all control of health exchange to feds (Detroit Free Press,3/21/13)
Mich. House Republicans reject Snyder’s Medicaid expansion proposal (Detroit Free Press, 3/21/13)
Michigan employee unions race to beat right-to-work (Stateline, 3/21/13)
Dem Party chair, officials say Snyder conducting ‘hostile takeovers’ of communities (Detroit News,3/21/13)
Detroit congressmen ask feds to investigate emergency managers in Michigan (MLive.com, 3/21/13)
U-Mich. regents concerned over House bill that puts $41M in funding at risk (AnnArbor.com, 3/21/13)
COMMENTARY: Business community isn’t finding GOP legislature a pushover for its agenda(MLive.com, 3/21/13)
Snyder administration: Rejecting Obamacare exchange grant may cost Michigan millions more(MLive.com, 3/21/13)
Report shows Michigan high for higher ed cuts as legislative panel targets U-M, Wayne St. funds(Bridge, 3/21/13)
Gun owners rally, lobby at Michigan Capitol (Detroit News, 3/20/13)
COMMENTARY: Democrats’ Michigan 2020 tuition plan has serious flaws (Detroit Free Press,3/20/13)
Genesee County officials sign statement bashing Gov. Rick Snyder’s handling of struggling cities(MLive.com, 3/20/13)
In Michigan, GOP Gov. Rick Snyder finds a tax to like (AP, 3/20/13)
Medicaid expansion not included in early budget bill from Michigan House panel (MLive.com, 3/20/13)
House subcommittee passes health budget without Gov. Snyder’s proposed Medicaid expansion(Detroit Free Press, 3/20/13)
COMMENTARY: University research alliance boosts economy, jobs in Michigan (Bridge, 3/20/13)
COMMENTARY: How many legislators walk the walk when they profess to support Detroit?(MLive.com, 3/20/13)
Gov. Snyder: Universities ‘bargaining in good faith, showing real benefits’ shouldn’t be penalized(MLive.com, 3/20/13)
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero won’t run for governor, Senate or Congress in 2014 (MLive.com, 3/20/13)
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to Gov. Rick Snyder on consent agreement offer: Thanks, but no thanks(MLive.com, 3/20/13)
VIDEO: Gov says it’s time to ‘move forward’ with Detroit emergency manager (Detroit News,3/19/13)
Gov. Snyder says fed health exchange looms (AP, 3/19/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder pushes vote on federal partnership for ‘Obamacare’ health exchange (MLive.com, 3/19/13)
Snyder wraps up summit on connecting jobs, talent (Michigan Public Radio, 3/19/13)
House subcommittee passes transportation budget without repair funds called for by Gov. Snyder(Detroit Free Press, 3/19/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan is model for GOP (AP, 3/19/13)
Lansing financial health team tells city council deep cuts are ‘tough, but achievable’ (MLive.com, 3/19/13)
COMMENTARY: A banner day for Lansing Republicans (Detroit News, 3/19/13)
Court filing: AG Bill Schuette says right-to-work laws apply to state government workers(MLive.com, 3/19/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder: State is loaded with talent (Detroit Free Press, 3/19/13)
Detroit’s problems spreading to other Michigan cities, finance expert says (Bridge, 3/19/13)
COMMENTARY: Will Michigan voters ever get the campaign finance reform they deserve?(Bridge,3/19/13)
Gov. Snyder: If Lansing wants to consider ways to avoid financial emergency, ‘I want to be a good partner’ (MLive.com, 3/19/13)
COMMENTARY: GOP’s right-to-work hardball with universities apparently worked with MSU(MLive.com, 3/19/13)
U-M, Wayne State could lose 15% of state aid for bypassing right-to-work (Detroit News, 3/19/13)
COMMENTARY: Restore equal representation in Michigan (Bridge, 3/18/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder’s economic summit: 5 jobs-related issues facing employers, educators and developers (MLive.com, 3/18/13)
In a democracy, citizens are not ‘customers’ of the state (MSNBC, 3/18/13)
Gov. Snyder signs legislation that will lead to changes for Blue Cross in Michigan (MLive.com, 3/18/13)
Gov. Snyder kicks off economic summit by helping college students find work (Detroit Free Press,3/18/13)
Analysis: Gov. Snyder’s economic summit searching for answers as talented Michigan students search for jobs (AnnArbor.com, 3/18/13)
Lansing’s mayor is reviewing a wide-ranging report on fixing the city’s money woes (Michigan Public Radio, 3/18/13)
Report: Lansing should make immediate cuts to police, fire funding, consider long term changes to pensions and retiree health care (MLive.com, 3/18/13)
Detroit emergency manager says public safety, police ‘crucial issues’ (Detroit News, 3/18/13)
COMMENTARY: Michigan’s job growth weakens Gov. Snyder’s claim that we’re ‘comeback state’(MLive.com, 3/17/13)
2-day summit in Detroit to look at matching jobs, skills (Detroit Free Press, 3/17/13)
Appointment of emergency financial manager for Detroit challenged in court (Detroit Free Press,3/16/13)
Kevyn Orr: My goal is create a blueprint for Detroit growth (Detroit Free Press, 3/16/13)
‘It’s on me’: Kevyn Orr says liens on Maryland home are paid up (Detroit Free Press, 3/16/13)
Records show Detroit’s emergency manager has tax liens on his Maryland home (Detroit News,3/16/13)
OPINION: Orr steps in as Detroit’s latest hero (Detroit News, 3/16/13)
Handshake deal with state haunts Detroit (Bridge, 3/15/13)
Romney praises Snyder on ‘Right to Work’ (Detroit News, 3/15/13)
Gay marriage advance in Michigan (Dome, 3/15/13)
Report: Detroit has 40% of Michigan cities’ unfunded liabilities (Detroit News, 3/15/13)
VIDEO: Michigan governor defends Emergency Manager power grab: I’m the elected official responsible (MNSBC, 3/15/13)
COMMENTARY: Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, Gov. Snyder are two peas in a pod(MLive.com, 3/15/13)
COMMENTARY: Pathology of race on full-blown display during Detroit emergency manager announcement (MLive.com, 3/15/13)
Detroit outlook raised to stable after emergency manager named (Bloomberg, 3/15/13)
What can Detroit’s emergency manager learn from Flint? (MLive.com, 3/15/13)
Half of Michigan blacks lose local power in Detroit takeover (Bloomberg, 3/15/13)
COMMENTARY: New Detroit EFM Kevynn Orr comes on like a superstar (Detroit Free Press,3/15/13)
‘Olympics of restructuring’: Michigan takes over debt-crushed Detroit in bid to mop up fiscal mess(Reuters, 3/15/13)
Relevance of Detroit officials in manager’s hands (AP, 3/15/13)
DeMint: ‘Detroit is bankrupt and elected officials have been replaced with a dictator’ (Detroit News,3/15/13)
State looks to turn trickle of returning college grads into a flood (Bridge, 3/14/13)
State caught in troubling jobless trend (Bridge, 3/14/13)
Bankruptcy lawyer is named to manage an ailing Detroit (New York Times, 3/14/13)
EDITORIAL: Gov. Snyder makes the right decision for Detroiters (Detroit Free Press, 3/14/13)
Detroit City Council’s Kwame Kenyatta expects ‘national mobilization’ if Rick Snyder picks an EFM(MLive.com, 3/14/13)
COMMENTARY: Detroit City Council snub from Gov. Rick Snyder EFM announcement ‘disconcerting’ (MLive.com, 3/14/13)
Detroit’s new EFM says he’s ready for challenge — and criticism (Detroit Free Press, 3/14/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder launches ‘Detroit Can’t Wait’ website; appoints Kevyn Orr as city’s EFM(MLive.com, 3/14/13)
Detroit’s emergency manager says he’s ‘all in’ for the ‘Olympics of restructuring’ (Crain’s Detroit Business, 3/14/13)
Michigan loan board approves Kevyn Orr as Detroit’s emergency financial manager (Detroit Free Press, 3/14/13)
What should Detroit’s EFM tackle first? Readers have a few suggestions (Detroit Free Press, 3/14/13)
VIDEO: Detroit Emergency Manager: Gov. Rick Snyder announces state financial takeover(Huffington Post, 3/14/13)
‘It’s not just Detroit,’ hundreds of Michigan cities face huge unfunded liabilities (Michigan Public Radio, 3/14/13)
AUDIO: Reaction to Detroit’s new emergency manager (Michigan Public Radio, 3/14/13)
AUDIO: Will the state send cash to Detroit? (Michigan Public Radio, 3/14/13)
AUDIO: Can Kevyn Orr pull off  ’one of the greatest turnarounds in the history of this country?’(Michigan Public Radio, 3/14/13)
COMMENTARY: Detroit EM Kevyn Orr: With ‘good faith,’ this could be done in 3-6 months (Detroit News, 3/14/13)
VIDEO: Detroit is ‘the Olympics of restructuring’ says city’s new emergency manager (Michigan Public Radio, 3/14/13)
Lawmakers consider bill requiring drug tests for welfare recipients (Detroit Free Press, 3/13/13)
COMMENTARY: Snyder better find his deal-making hat (Bridge, 3/13/13)
COMMENTARY: Rick Snyder has nothing over John Engler when it comes to sinking poll numbers(MLive.com, 3/13/13)
Detroit City Council appeals financial manager decision, requests modified plan (Detroit Free Press,3/12/13)
Mich. Republicans putting schools on hot seat over right-to-work (Detroit Free Press, 3/12/13)
Mitt Romney’s brother won’t run for Levin’s seat (Detroit Free Press, 3/12/13)
EDITORIAL: Can Detroit be saved? (Chicago Tribune, 3/12/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder’s top pick for Detroit emergency financial manager a turnaround expert (Detroit Free Press, 3/12/13)
Debt-laden Detroit makes one last bid to avert fiscal takeover by state (Christian Science Monitor,3/12/13)
Detroit’s lost decade: Can it recapture the 2002 spirit? (Detroit News, 3/11/13)
COMMENTARY: Sunshine obscured by smog (Bridge, 3/11/13)
Michigan Law grad is top pick if Detroit emergency manager is named (Detroit Free Press, 3/11/13)
Detroit City Council ready to fight emergency financial manager decision (Detroit Free Press,3/11/13)
COMMENTARY: Snyder worries that state lacks talent to fill jobs (Detroit Free Press, 3/10/13)
COMMENTARY: Why right to work is wrong (Detroit News, 3/9/13)
Dem, Republican leaders weigh run for Levin’s seat (Detroit News, 3/9/13)
Snyder: Expect fast EM decision if Detroit’s appeal falls short (Detroit News, 3/9/13)
Fight over Michigan health insurance market not done (Detroit Free Press, 3/9/13)
Michigan needs more immigrants, Gov. Rick Snyder says at forum (Detroit Free Press, 3/9/13)
Snyder: Michigan needs more immigrants (Detroit Free Press, 3/8/13)
Snyder on Detroit emergency: Quick wins could build momentum for helping city (Detroit Free Press, 3/8/13)
Levin vacancy may draw high-profile people from both parties (Detroit News, 3/8/13)
Dozens protest emergency financial manager for Detroit (Detroit Free Press, 3/8/13)
Lansing may give Detroit aid if EM gets OK (Detroit News, 3/8/13)
Michigan’s same-sex marriage case on hold pending Supreme Court decision (Detroit News, 3/8/13)
COMMENTARY: Governor Nerd: It’s amazing what you can achieve if you don’t obsess over re-election (Detroit News, 3/7/13)
Obama says longtime Michigan Sen. Carl Levin will be missed (Detroit News, 3/7/13)
With EM stance, Bing may be hinting at political future (Crain’s Detroit Business, 3/7/13)
Thin benches in Michigan mean many question marks in race to replace Levin (The Fix, 3/7/13)
Funding plan to fix state roads is now down the road, legislator says (Detroit Free Press, 3/7/13)
Protesters call for federal action on looming Detroit emergency financial manager (Detroit Free Press, 3/7/13)
State again riding auto upswing (Bridge, 3/7/13)
Who will fill Levin’s seat? Rare Senate opening to draw frenzied field (Detroit Free Press, 3/7/13)
Obama praises Levin: ‘No one has worked harder’ to bring jobs (Detroit Free Press, 3/7/13)
Bing won’t oppose Snyder over emergency financial manager: It’s a ‘fight we cannot win’ (Detroit Free Press, 3/6/13)
A tale of two Michigan education bills (Detroit News, 3/6/13)
As student debt grows, universities see little good news in state budget figures (Bridge, 3/6/13)
Poll: Michiganians agree with Snyder on EM for Detroit, but only 37% say he’s doing a good job overall (Crain’s Detroit Business, 3/6/13)
Democrats lead in Michigan gubernatorial race (Public Policy Polling, 3/6/13)
COMMENTARY: The Michigan tea party is dead (Detroit News, 3/6/13)
Michigan poll: Gov. Rick Snyder, Republican lawmakers face ‘uphill path’ to re-election (MLive.com, 3/6/13)
Snyder’s numbers still down in the dumps (Public Policy Polling, 3/6/13)
PPP: Gov. Rick Snyder still unpopular after signing ‘right-to-work’ into law (TPM, 3/6/13)
Detroit’s own report admits its financial emergency (Detroit News, 3/5/13)
Snyder, Detroit journalist offer hope for city mired in woe (Bridge, 3/5/13)
Snyder’s measured moves on EM political or businesslike? (Crain’s Detroit Business, 3/3/13)
VIDEO: Detroit mayor, council keep up fight against EM (Detroit News, 3/2/13)
Detroit City Council looking at legal options if it can’t change governor’s mind (Detroit Free Press,3/2/13)
Snyder’s decision to bring an EM to Detroit makes national headlines (Detroit News, 3/2/13)
Q&A: How Michigan’s emergency manager process works (Detroit News, 3/2/13)
Should Michigan expand Medicaid coverage? (Detroit News, 3/1/13)
Mich. House OKs Blues bill, $31M grant to form health insurance exchange (Detroit News, 3/1/13)
OPINION: Snyder’s vision for Detroit under EM: Turnaround, not invasion (Detroit News, 3/1/13)
Michigan GOP lawmakers float new plan to pay for road fixes (Detroit News, 3/1/13)
Snyder to name Detroit emergency financial manager, has candidate in mind (Detroit Free Press,3/1/13)
VIDEO: Bing doesn’t favor Detroit EM, but will work with state ‘to move city forward’ (Detroit News, 3/1/13)
Republicans casting stones over union extensions (Detroit News, 3/1/13)

FEBRUARY 2013

COMMENTARY: Rep. Walberg, public employees are not the enemy (Detroit News, 2/28/13)
Probe of election scheme involving Speaker Bolger extended 6 months (Detroit News, 2/28/13)
COMMENTARY: Why is education establishment resisting school reform? (Bridge, 2/28/13)
Snyder needs to tutor legislative Republicans on the realities of math (Bridge, 2/26/13)
Detroit’s fiscal opera will end with bankruptcy aria (Bridge, 2/26/13)
VIDEO: Gov. Rick Snyder on sequestration: Washington is ‘messed up’ (Politico, 2/26/13)
Chairman Johnson seeks to heal Michigan Democratic Party (Detroit News, 2/24/13)
COMMENTARY: Survey shows values that Michiganders treasure — and who’s out of touch(MLive.com, 2/24/13)
Michigan GOP pushes on with electoral vote plan; Schostak re-elected (Detroit News, 2/24/13)
Michigan government spent $556K to lobby itself (Lansing State Journal, 2/24/13)
Snyder calls for GOP unity as right-to-work targeted (Detroit Free Press, 2/24/13)
Michigan GOP convention: Gov. Rick Snyder rallies the GOP for 2014 election cycle (MLive.com, 2/23/13)
New Mich. Democratic Chair: ‘The voters are on our side’ (MLive.com, 2/23/13)
Was Mark Brewer offered money to walk away? (MLive.com, 2/23/13)
Brewer: Cash offered to step aside (Detroit News, 2/23/13)
Mich. Democratic convention: Mark Brewer withdraws candidacy for chairman, ending 18-year run (MLive.com, 2/23/13)
Mark Brewer exits race for party chair after tense day at Mich. Democratic Convention (Detroit Free Press, 2/23/13)
Skid Row – A state takeover of Detroit, once America’s third-largest city, looks likely (The Economist,2/23/13)
VIDEO: Dems launch website in effort to overturn ‘Right to Work’ legislation (WXYZ, 2/23/13)
Longtime chair Mark Brewer is out; state Dems elect Lon Johnson (Crain’s Detroit Business, 2/23/13)
Schostak re-elected as state GOP chairman (AP, 2/23/13)
Snyder defends right-to-work; urges Republicans to stay unified for 2014 elections (Lansing State Journal, 2/23/13)
COMMENTARY: City’s crisis is a tightrope act for Gov. Rick Snyder (Detroit Free Press, 2/22/13)
COMMENTARY: Lon Johnson is Michigan Democrats’ future (Detroit Free Press, 2/22/13)
Snyder still working on Hathaway replacement for Mich. Supreme Court (Detroit News, 2/22/13)
COMMENTARY: An emergency manager for Detroit? Gov. Rick Snyder prepares for biggest test yet (MLive.com, 2/22/13)
OPINION: History remains the elephant in the room in Detroit (Detroit News, 2/22/13)
Mich. Democratic leaders dismiss challenge to 1,349 UAW votes at convention (Detroit Free Press,2/22/13)
Snyder will see ‘One Term Nerd’ billboard on daily commute between Ann Arbor and Lansing(AnnArbor.com, 2/21/13)
Rick Snyder: Detroit Emergency Manager decision at least week away, says governor (AP, 2/21/13)
COMMENTARY: Nobody likes Rick Snyder’s gas tax hike. Here’s how to pay for roads (MLive.com, 2/21/13)
The big question on Detroit’s mess that Snyder can’t answer (Detroit Free Press, 2/21/13)
The risk for Gov. Snyder in taking over Detroit (The Madow Blog, 2/21/13)
Snyder: Detroit’s ‘dire’ situation won’t be solved ‘overnight’ (Detroit News, 2/21/13)
AUDIO: Stateside: Insight into Snyder’s emergency manager appointment (Michigan Radio, 2/21/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder says people already have turned down possible job to fix Detroit’s finances (AP, 2/21/13)
See Gov. Rick Snyder’s data chars used in media roundtable discussion in Detroit (MLive.com, 2/21/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder: ‘We need to grow the city of Detroit’; No word yet on emergency manager(MLive.com, 2/21/13)
Snyder chief of staff talks ‘8-year project’ while Michigan Democrats post ‘One Term Nerd’ billboard(MLive.com, 2/21/13)
Michigan road funding: It’s complicated, but lawmakers say they’ll seek bipartisan solutions(MLive.com, 2/20/13)
COMMENTARY: A managed bankruptcy is the city’s best option (Detroit Free Press, 2/20/13)
COMMENTARY: Detroit’s long-term liabilities cure depends on leveraging city’s assets (Detroit Free Press, 2/20/13)
Dave Bing: We do have a plan to restructure Detroit (Detroit Free Press, 2/20/13)
AUDIO: Stateside: Supporting the film industry in Michigan (Michigan Radio, 2/20/13)
Highlights of the financial review team’s report (Detroit Free Press, 2/20/13)
‘No satisfactory plan’ for Detroit? Bing disagrees with state financial review team (Crain’s Detroit Business, 2/20/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder expected to visit Detroit to ‘provide an update’ about city’s financial situation(MLive.com, 2/20/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder gears up mental health system review with executive orders (MLive.com, 2/20/13)
COMMENTARY: Michigan will spend for better state (Bridge, 2/20/13)
Snyder to appear on Thursday — but don’t expect decision on emergency financial manager (Detroit Free Press, 2/20/13)
COMMENTARY: Who should pay taxes to maintain services? The other guy (MLive.com, 2/20/13)
COMMENTARY: Oops! Snyder is spoiling for a 2nd term, top aide lets slip (Detroit Free Press,2/20/13)
Right-to-work law doesn’t apply to us, state employees unions say in lawsuit (Detroit Free Press,2/20/13)
Snyder issues executive orders for mental health (Crain’s Detroit Business, 2/20/13)
Report: Michigan residents favor public investment — not tax cuts — to create jobs (MLive.com, 2/20/13)
State says Detroit has no satisfactory plan for restructuring in implicit emergency manager recommendation (MLive.com, 2/19/13)
Detroit lawmaker breaks with Dems, now independent (AP, 2/19/13)
Michigan weighs Detroit takeover (Wall Street Journal, 2/19/13)
Business leaders: Detroit on path to being ‘dynamic, vibrant,’ despite fiscal crisis (Detroit Free Press,2/19/13)
Who’s on the state’s review team (Detroit Free Press, 2/19/13)
What’s next in Detroit’s financial review (Detroit Free Press, 2/19/13)
If Michigan takes over Detroit, does that save the city? (The Maddow Blog, 2/19/13)
EDITORIAL: Attention Detroit bondholders: How about a haircut? (Detroit Free Press, 2/19/13)
Detroit’s finance review team delivers a harsh verdict (AP, 2/19/13)
$1 billion economic impact? That’s Pure Michigan (Bridge, 2/19/13)
MSU professor to governor: Don’t ‘privatize Michigan’s public schools’ with vouchers (Deadline Detroit, 2/19/13)
Plan calls for Pure Michigan to be big, too (Bridge, 2/19/13)
Michigan state Rep. John Olumba leaves Democratic caucus, declares himself independent(MLive.com, 2/19/13)
COMMENTARY: Three-point investment plan will get Michigan moving (Bridge, 2/18/13)
Rumors of Democratic opponents for governor circle (WLNS, 2/18/13)
Film industry reels at Snyder’s budget proposal (Lansing State Journal, 2/17/13)
COMMENTARY: Here’s the latest issue not on Gov. Snyder’s agenda (MLive.com, 2/17/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder’s PAC raised $205,000 in 2012 (Detroit Free Press, 2/16/13)
Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder expected to review Detroit financial report, EFM options in coming days(MLive.com, 2/16/13)
Tax increases affecting more Michigan residents (AP, 2/16/13)
Michigan ‘fracking’ opponents plan to begin voter signature collection effort in April (MLive.com, 2/15/13)
VIDEO: Michigan Senate abortion coverage ending, no exception for rape or incest (Huffington Post, 2/15/13)
Are gas taxes or registration fees off the table? Snyder road funding plan hits early speed bump(MLive.com, 2/15/13)
COMMENTARY: Why Mike Duggan will run for Detroit mayor rather than Michigan governor(MLive.com, 2/15/13)
GOP isn’t on board with Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to fix roads (Detroit Free Press, 2/15/13)
COMMENTARY: Rick Snyder’s polling slide since Right to Work spells danger for 2014 (MLive.com, 2/14/13)
Michigan man launches petition to change state Constitution on ballot initiatives (Lansing State Journal, 2/14/13)
Justin Amash Senate run could be credible, but might be GOP liability, consultants say (MLive.com, 2/14/13)
Analysis: Political reality may flatten Snyder’s tires (Bridge, 2/13/13)
VIDEO: Support for Obama’s gun control proposals in Mich, but fight will be tough (WXYZ, 2/13/13)
Poll: Snyder’s approval rating plummets after right-to-work law passes (Detroit Free Press, 2/12/13)
Unions sue to fight Michigan’s right-to-work law (Detroit Free Press, 2/12/13)
COMMENTARY: Michigan cities firing flares over funding (Bridge, 2/12/13)
VIDEO: Governor Rick Snyder’s job performance rating slips double digits (WKYZ, 2/12/13)
Snyder tries to sell long-term investment strategy to Michigan (Bridge, 2/12/13)
Labor unions file federal suit challenging Michigan’s right-to-work legislation (Detroit Free Press,2/11/13)
Michigan’s poor and middle class are disproportionately burdened with taxes. Snyder’s road bill would add to the problem (Blogging for Michigan, 2/11/13)
COMMENTARY: Emergency manager for Detroit on its way (Detroit News, 2/10/13)
Detroit’s emergency financial manager selected by Mich. Gov. Rick Syder, columnist claims(MLive.com, 2/10/13)
COMMENTARY: Choice and freedom are wonderful words — until they don’t suit your political agenda (MLive.com, 2/10/13)
VIDEO: Gov. Snyder faces hard road to win gas tax hike (Detroit News, 2/9/13)
Snyder calls for hike in gas tax, registration fees: ‘If you use the roads more, you should pay more’(MLive.com, 2/8/13)
$25M for film incentives? Michigan moviemakers unimpressed by Snyder proposal (Detroit Free Press, 2/8/13)
What West Michigan educators are saying about Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal (MLive.com, 2/8/13)
Brandenburg vows to fight Snyder gas taxes (Macomb Daily, 2/8/13)
Snyder touts Medicaid savings in budget (Detroit News, 2/8/13)
OPINION: Medicaid expansion will be Snyder’s folly (Detroit News, 2/8/13)
EDITORIAL: Snyder will have to fight for budget (Detroit News, 2/8/13)
Snyder budget calls for higher gas tax, vehicle fee, more for education (Detroit News, 2/8/13)
EDITORIAL: Gov. Snyder’s decision to incentivize increased education funding a wise move(Central Michigan Life, 2/8/13)
Pure Michigan funding up, film incentives down under Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal(MLive.com, 2/8/13)
Mich. education funding: Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed 2% increase is ‘absolutely not enough,’ critics say (MLive.com, 2/8/13)
Gov. Snyder calls for higher gas tax, fees to fund Michigan road repairs while in Flint (MLive.com, 2/8/13)
Michigan gov wants to raise gas tax, expand Medicaid (AP, 2/8/13)
Highlights of Snyder’s proposed 2013-14 budget (Detroit Free Press, 2/8/13)
COMMENTARY: Decriminalizing marijuana may be on Michigan’s legislative agenda soon(MLive.com, 2/8/13)
Road repair enjoys bipartisan support (Bridge, 2/7/13)
AUDIO: Commentary: Medicaid expansion (Michigan Radio, 2/7/13)
VIDEO: Snyder unveils proposed $50.9B budget (WOOD-TV, 2/7/13)
Snyder calls for expanding Medicaid to 470K Michiganians (Detroit News, 2/7/13)
Budget includes 2% increase for stat universities (Lansing State Journal, 2/7/13)
Snyder plan calls for diesel gas tax hike to fix roads (Lansing State Journal, 2/7/13)
VIDEO: Snyder town hall: Roads, RTW, economy (WOOD-TV, 2/7/13)
Michigan’s Rick Snyder becomes sixth GOP governor to back health law’s Medicaid expansion (Kaiser Health News, 2/7/13)
Michigan budget roundup (Lansing State Journal, 2/7/13)
Michigan gov. proposes expanded budget amid local, federal risks (Reuters, 2/7/13)
5 top things Gov. Snyder wants to do in 2013-14 budget (Detroit Free Press, 2/7/13)
Snyder’s road funding plan includes higher fuel taxes, registration fees (Detroit Free Press, 2/7/13)
Gov. Snyder calls for increased hunting, fishing license fees (Detroit Free Press, 2/7/13)
COMMENTARY: Gov. Snyder turns long-term financial planner (Detroit Free Press, 2/7/13)
State police could be added in Michigan’s high-crime cities under Snyder budget proposal(MLive.com, 2/7/13)
Gov Rick Snyder’s budget proposal: Reaction and tweets from Michigan business groups, unions, fans and critics (MLive.com, 2/7/13)
VIDEO: Michigan budget: 12 highlights of Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposal (MLive.com, 2/7/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder proposes ‘responsible’ budget with investment in roads, education, health(MLive.com, 2/7/13)
Snyder ‘excited’ to double pre-school spending; predicts ‘dramatic’ impact (Bridge, 2/7/13)
What does an additional penny of gas tax buy? (Bridge, 2/7/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder proposes ‘responsible’ budget with investments in roads, education, health(MLive.com, 2/7/13)
Michigan budget: 12 highlights of Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposal (MLive.com, 2/7/13)
Michigan budget: Gov. Snyder to propose 2% funding increase for public education (MLive.com, 2/7/13)
COMMENTARY: Will Tea Party Republicans fight Rick Snyder on expanding Medicaid under Obamacare? (MLive.com, 2/7/13)
Snyder pushes to extend Medicaid to 470,000 Michigangers: ‘Care for people who need it’ (Detroit Free Press, 2/6/13)
Snyder signals support for Medicaid expansion: Now domes the hard part (Capitol Journal, 2/6/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder: Medicaid expansion ‘makes sense for the physical and fiscal health of Michigan’(MLive.com, 2/6/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder gives full-throated endorsement of Medicaid expansion, tea party freaks(eclectablog, 2/6/13)
Will Gov. Rick Snyder call for expanding Medicaid? Report says he will during Thursday budget rollout (MLive.com, 2/6/13)
Mich. budget breakdown: Higher education has taken biggest hit since Snyder took office(MLive.com, 2/6/13)
AUDIO: Stateside: Getting ready for the Governor’s budget (Michigan Radio, 2/6/13)
Michigan politicians starve the engines of economic growth: Universities (Bridge, 2/5/13)
OPINION: Snyder budget bad for Michigan (Detroit News, 2/5/13)
Who’s to blame for Michigan’s road woes? (Bridge, 2/5/13)
Medicaid expansion decision likely to be hot topic at Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal unveiling(MLive.com, 2/5/13)
Rich DeVos family gave $1.75M to fight Michigan’s Proposal 2 on union collective bargaining(MLive.com, 2/5/13)
COMMENTARY: Lawsuit to bounce right-to-work law is likely going nowhere (MLive.com, 2/5/13)
Michigan budget: Road funding to be tough sell in Snyder proposal as lawmakers consider new taxes(MLive.com, 2/5/13)
MEA stands by Mark Brewer as UAW, Congressional Dems back Lon Johnson for party chair(MLive.com, 2/5/13)
COMMENTARY: Make every vote count (Bridge, 2/4/13)
Pressure builds as Snyder nears Medicaid decision (Detroit Free Press, 2/4/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder takes heat over $500-million surplus in state’s Rainy Day Fund (Detroit Free Press,2/4/13)
Michigan still undecided on expanding Medicaid coverage (Detroit Free Press, 2/4/13)
Gov. Snyder’s administration says ‘additional investment’ for public education to be included in budget proposal (MLive.com, 2/4/13)
COMMENTARY: What’s next, now that Gretchen Whitmer has left the building? (MLive.com, 2/3/13)
Republicans pledge support for teachers (No this is not a joke) (Blogging for Michigan, 2/2/13)
Michigan will grant drivers’ licenses to the children of undocumented immigrants (Michigan Radio, 2/1/13)
Demographic trends improving in Michigan, but need to bolster education remains (Bridge,2/1/13)

JANUARY 2013

COMMENTARY: Electoral College shenanigans (Detroit Free Press, 1/31/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder reports $848K in campaign war chest (MLive.com, 1/31/13)
COMMENTARY: Audit should prompt scrutiny of MEDC’s fundamental purpose (Bridge, 1/31/13)
COMMENTARY: Legislators missed chance to have eyes opened on K-12 reform (Bridge,1/31/13)
Labor unions and Michigan ACLU file suit against right-to-work legislation (Michigan Radio, 1/31/13)
State Senate unanimously passes Blue Cross overhaul without abortion language (Michigan Radio, 1/31/13)
AUDIO: ACLU files suit against right-to-work legislation (Michigan Radio, 1/31/13)
Michigan ACLU, unions ask Ingham County court to strike down right-to-work law (Detroit Free Press, 1/31/13)
Former state lawmakers find new jobs with Moroun, Snyder (Detroit Free Press, 1/31/13)
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer says she won’t run against Snyder in 2014 (Detroit Free Press,1/31/13)
Senate leader Whitmer, others say they won’t challenge Snyder in 2014 (Detroit News, 1/31/13)
Michigan gas tax,vehicle fee hike pushed to help fix roads (AP, 1/31/13)
Michigan House GOP eyes Natural Resources Trust Fund for roads, dredging (Detroit News, 1/31/13)
COMMENTARY: Audit should prompt scrutiny of MEDC’s fundamental purpose (Bridge, 1/31/13)
GOP leaders brush off electoral changes that would have won Michigan for Romney (Detroit Free Press, 1/30/13)
Snyder praises immigration overhaul effort in DC (Detroit News, 1/30/13)
Bolger says state lawmakers need to ’step back’ and ‘take a breath’ on gun debate (Michigan Radio, 1/30/13)
Michigan House GOP plan: Focus on roads, energy (ClickonDetroit, 1/30/13)
Mich. AG Schuett supports suit challenging mandatory contraception coverage (AP, 1/30/13)
Electoral vote plan divides Michigan GOP (Detroit News, 1/30/13)
Villaraigosa, Granholm on long list rumored successors to LaHood (The Hill, 1/29/13)
Snyder nixes plan to split Michigan electoral votes (Politico, 1/29/13)
Snyder adviser, educator pull no punches before large audience at education summit(Bridge,1/29/13)
Former Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway expected in federal court today (ClickonDetroit, 1/29/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder puts right-to-work law before high court, making other challenges moot (Detroit Free Press, 1/29/13)
Mich. Senate likely won’t consider House plan to change electoral vote system (Detroit Free Press,1/29/13)
Politicians talk about school funding, but numbers show failure of effort (Bridge, 1/29/13)
COMMENTARY: New thinking needed on schools (Bridge, 1/28/13)
The inside story from Dick DeVos on how right-to-work was passed in Michigan (Detroit News,1/28/13)
It’s ‘not a viable pathway,’ but it may happen anyway (Maddow Blog, 1/28/13)
Michigan’s GOP House Speaker expresses support for election rigging (Think Progress, 1/28/13)
Michigan next stop for GOP scheme to rig Electoral College (MSNBC, 1/28/13)
Michigan lawmakers eye part-time status (Livingston Daily, 1/28/13)
A primer on Michigan’s plans for the federal health care online exchange (ClickonDetroit, 1/28/13)
State police spend more than $900K for security during right-to-work protests (Detroit Free Press,1/28/13)
COMMENTARY: 2 Dems start to position themselves for a run against Gov. Rick Snyder(MLive.com, 1/28/13)
MI House office budgets rise by $1.2 million (Livingston Daily, 1/27/13)
Some lawmakers wonder why it’s necessary for Michigan to be 1 of only 4 states with true full-time Legislature (Detroit Free Press, 1/27/13)
Michigan Democrats may be key to passage of road revenue plan (Battle Creek Enquirer, 1/27/13)
Michigan lawmakers debating merits of going part-time (ClickonDetroit, 1/27/13)
Rick Snyder’s broken promises (Detroit News, 1/26/13)
Snyder admits making Michigan a Right to Work state was never about creating jobs (EclectaBlog, 1/26/13)
Gov. Snyder eyes mental health makeover; GOP skeptical of expanding Medicaid (AP, 1/25/13)
COMMENTARY: Michigan GOP mulls electoral change; senators need civics lesson (Toledo Blade,1/25/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder weighs in on allowing handguns in schools (MLive.com, 1/25/13)
Despite Gov. Snyder’s veto, concealed weapons in gun-free zones may be back on the table(MLive.com, 1/25/13)
COMMENTARY: Speaker Jase Bolger looks forward to ‘delivering more results’ (MLive.com, 1/25/13)
On parents, better to coax or coerce? (Bridge, 1/24/13)
Preschool expansion popular with public (Bridge, 1/24/13)
Michigan Senate passes ‘technical fix’ to state firearms law (Detroit Free Press, 1/24/13)
Outnumbered Michigan Democrats start longshot bid to repeal right-to-work laws in Legislature(MLive.com, 1/24/13)
Metro Detroit Republican, Democrat working together on background checks for gun sales(MLive.com, 1/24/13)
COMMENTARY: Relations between the executive, legislative branches aren’t always warm(MLive.com, 1/24/13)
Michigan school funding proposal would seek more financial equality among districts (MLive.com, 1/24/13)
Immigrants brought illegally as youths get boost for Michigan license hopes (Detroit News, 1/23/13)
Public wants to help teachers improve (Bridge, 1/23/13)
COMMENTARY: A judge’s decision on Bolger-Schmidt case could blow any chance at bipartisanship (MLive.com, 1/23/13)
Opposition group could force debate over Michigan wolf hunting to extend into 2014 election(MLive.com, 1/22/13)
A nerd and his stats (Blogging for Michigan, 1/22/13)
Online ed expansion, school choice plan murky in 2013 (Bridge, 1/22/13)
Message sent: Fix schools, send us the bill (Bridge, 1/22/13)
Michigan highway weight limits draw criticism in wake of Gov. Rick Snyder’s road fix request(Detroit Free Press, 1/22/13)
Michigan lawmakers, residents have different education reform priorities (Detroit Free Press,1/22/13)
OPINION: State fails higher education test (Detroit News, 1/21/13)
Mich. Gov Rick Snyder taking suggestions from justices, staff to fill state Supreme Court spot after Justice Diane Hathway’s exit (Detroit Free Press, 1/21/13)
Snyder campaigns for GOP chair Bobby Schostak, promises 6 more years of himself (Blogging for Michigan, 1/21/13)
Snyder will address goals in virtual town hall Tuesday (Detroit News, 1/21/13)
Critics may derail fast track for Blue Cross/Blue Shield reform (Detroit News, 1/21/13)
COMMENTARY: Governor manipulated education data (Holland Sentinel, 1/21/13)
Michigan may lose $31M for health exchange (Detroit News, 1/19/13)
New Michigan agency to help veterans see benefits (Detroit Free Press, 1/19/13)
Michiganders could face May vote on how to pay for billions in road, bridge repairs (Detroit Free Press, 1/19/13)
Bill in Michigan Senate would try to block Obama’s gun measures (Detroit News, 1/19/13)
Snyder hints at seeking a 2nd term (Lansing State Journal, 1/18/13)
Snyder: Protest threat could deter some companies from publicly touting right-to-work law in location decisions (MLive.com, 1/18/13)
Snyder favors allowing voters to decide how to pay for highway upgrade (Detroit News, 1/18/13)
Snyder using his rtw strategy as a template for rigging Electoral College (Blogging for Michigan, 1/18/13)
Snyder mum on Detroit in annual address, waiting for financial report (Detroit News, 1/18/13)
Snyder makes passionate call for $1.2B in road fixes (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
COMMENTARY: Snyder’s bold pitch needs action (Detroit Free Press, 1/17/13)
VIDEO: Why didn’t Gov. Snyder discuss Detroit in his State of the State address? (Detroit Free Press,1/17/13)
AUDIO: House Speaker Bolger calls for results after governor’s address (WKZO, 1/17/13)
Protesters at Lansing Capitol feel betrayed by Snyder (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
Dems dismiss Snyder’s State of State remarks as ‘laughable’ (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
Political insider: Four more years? Snyder hints at re-election bid (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
Unions to continue fight against right to work, Snyder (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
Other highlights of Gov. Snyder’s State of the State address (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
Republican State Leadership Committee credits gerrymandering for its House majority (Blogging for Michigan, 1/17/13)
Snyder creates insurance, financial services oversight department (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
Snyder seeks online voter registration, early voting for all (Detroit News, 1/17/13)
House Minority Leader Greimel: Dems need to do better at offering alternatives (Crain’s Detroit Business, 1/17/13)
Snyder’s call for early childhood funds draws applause from advocacy groups, legislators(Bridge,1/17/13)
COMMENTARY: Snyder is right to invest in expanded early childhood programs (Bridge, 1/17/13)
AUDIO: Analysis of Snyder’s State of State speech (WKAR, 1/17/13)
Snyder revives plan to overhaul Blue Cross Blue Shield (Detroit Free Press, 1/16/13)
Sen. Majority Leader: Right-to-Work law pro-worker, not anti-union (Monroe News, 1/16/13)
New poll suggests Snyder’s popularity not hurt by right-to-work legislation (Detroit Free Press,1/16/13)
EDITORIAL: When will Snyder’s wager pay off? (Detroit Free Press, 1/16/13)
A midterm look at Snyder (Detroit News, 1/16/13)
State of the State: Snyder makes tax, fee proposals for road repairs (AP, 1/16/13)
State of State: Snyder preps for road fix pitch (Detroit News, 1/16/13)
Democrats: Snyder’s references to government transparency ‘laughable’ (Detroit News, 1/16/13)
Road improvement in Snyder’s sights (Detroit News, 1/15/13)
Senate bill: Michigan-made guns, ammo sold in state would be exempt from federal regulations(MLive.com, 1/15/13)
Supreme Court vacancy gives Snyder chance to combat big money’s influence (Bridge, 1/15/13)
COMMENTARY: Speech will give clues to the real Rick Snyder (Bridge, 1/15/13)
Mich. Budget Director: ‘No big surprise’ in latest revenue estimating conference (MLive.com, 1/11/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder blasted by Genesee County clerk over special election date (MLive.com, 1/11/13)
Mich. govt budget looks stable as forecasters meet in Lansing today (MLive.com, 1/11/13)
COMMENTARY: Will Snyder take the high road in naming a high-court justice? (Toledo Blade,1/11/13)

AUDIO: Will Republicans and Democrats play nice in Lansing in 2013? (Michigan Radio, 1/11/13)
Economists to Mich. leaders: Here’s how many lost jobs the state will regain by 2015 (MLive.com, 1/11/13)
Charter schools hit the extremes in academic ranking (Bridge, 1/10/13)
COMMENTARY: Don’t play ‘either-or’ game on Michigan energy policy (Bridge, 1/10/13)
Pure Michigan brand could be tainted, marketing experts say (MLive.com, 1/10/13)
Michigan horse racing bill won’t get Snyder’s signature, derailing gambling plan (MLive.com, 1/10/13)
COMMENTARY: GOP and Dems play nice on opening day of Mich. legislative session (MLive.com, 1/10/13)
Can 97th Michigan Legislature be bipartisan? Democrats offer ‘olive branch’ in House opener(MLive.com, 1/9/13)
COMMENTARY: Is right-to-work Pure Michigan? New Pure Michigan ad says so (Detroit Free Press,1/9/13)
Mich. House Speaker Jase Bolger in acceptance speech: ‘We should seek to build and rebuild relationships’ (MLive.com, 1/9/13)
Michigan Legislature back in action, with Jase Bolger continuing as House speaker (MLive.com, 1/9/13)
Right-to-work protesters remind Michigan lawmakers they’re not done fighting (MLive.com, 1/9/13)
Is the Pure Michigan brand being misused? MEDC ad outrages right-to-work opponents (MLive.com, 1/9/13)
Michigan appeals court upholds same-sex benefits for state employees (MLive.com, 1/9/13)
Gov. Rick Snyder signs new wave of Michigan laws, including measures aimed at fighting sexual abuse of children (MLive.com, 1/9/13)
Ad linking Pure Michigan and Right to Work hits a nerve, sparking online outcry (Deadline Detroit, 1/9/13)
Bolger backs bigger dollars for early childhood (Bridge, 1/9/13)
COMMENTARY: As Detroit inches toward fiscal disaster, Gov. Rick Snyder mulls potential emergency managers (MLive.com, 1/9/13)
Gov. Snyder trashes Pure Michigan campaign with controversial RTW ad (Progress Michigan, 1/9/13)
Political fallout from RTW deal yet to land (Bridge, 1/8/13)
COMMENTARY: Right to Work is no guarantee of economic success (Bridge, 1/8/13)
Labor says it will prevail, but RTW experts are skeptical (Bridge, 1/8/13)
Indiana reaction belies pro-right to work claims (Bridge, 1/8/13)
COMMENTARY: Improving Michigan’s business climate may not yield dividends some expect(Detroit Free Press, 1/6/13)
New civil rights group joins affirmative action case (Mich. Capitol Confidential, 1/4/13)
5 topics to ponder as Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder prepares State of the State speech (MLive.com, 1/4/13)
Senate report predicts less state revenue in 2013 (Lansing State Journal, 1/3/13)
Snyder hints that rtw was on his agenda since last summer (Blogging for Michigan, 1/3/13)
COMMENTARY: House Speaker Jase Bolger will have his hands full keeping GOP representatives in line (MLive.com, 1/3/13)
Michigan populists’ top 5 threats to Democracy in 2013 (Blogging for Michigan, 1/2/13)
Who does Snyder work for? Follow the money (Blogging for Michigan, 1/2/13)
COMMENTARY: As 2013 legislative session begins, we’ve lost trust and the art of compromise(MLive.com, 1/1/13)

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