I don't care which races are close, which are nasty and which are the most crucial to state House control. Well, OK, I do, but I've got to confess that my biggest guilty pleasure this spring/summer will be watching the GOP battle in the 105th.
Something we've found when we've done Capitol Journal Q&A's, where readers ask the questions, is that some of the issues on the voting public's minds aren't on anyone else's radar. Take, for example, the issue of the penny.
An anti-bullying bill before the Senate has lost its majority mandate after a second Republican senator who had originally cosponsored the legislation pulled out.
Well this was certainly a boost to my world this morning. The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza included the LSJ's Capitol Journal on a reader-nominated list of the best state political blogs in the country, one of only two from Michigan.
Hillary Clinton's exaggeration of her not-so-harrowing trip to Bosnia as First Lady was finally exposed and Nancy Reagan endorsed John McCain, but what was the lead story for most papers today? A fluff piece on who the candidates are related to.
A national analyst has identified Michigan's House of Representatives as one of the key targets for Republicans looking to take back legislative bodies across the nation lost to the Democrats in 2004 and 2006.
Continuing an effort to resuscitate the proposed Michigan primary do-over, Democratic donors sent a letter to media outlets today confirming that they would guarantee $12 million for the re-vote.
Scott Davis, LSJ Reporter Writer, Scott Davis, is an Indiana native who has covered government and many other subjects for more than 20 years. Email me at: sedavis@lsj.com
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