Use The Final Three Weeks of Lame Duck To Reach Out!

Immediately following Thanksgiving, the Michigan Legislature will have exactly three weeks in which to finish state business before the holidays. At the top of the list is road funding. The Michigan House of Representatives must now take up the Senate-passed version...

Michigan Senate Passes 15.5% Gas Tax!

In a monumental vote late yesterday afternoon, the Michigan Senate passed HB 5477, a piece of legislation that would phase in a new percentage-based gasoline tax that would eventually bring the total fee to 15.5 percent of the wholesale price of fuel. This effort will...

2014 Post Election Update

Election Results Lead to Governor Snyder’s Re-Election and Larger Republican Majorities in the State House and Senate What seemed to be a close race between Governor Snyder and Mark Schauer leading up to election night turned out to be a larger margin of victory for...

Post Primary Election Update: Proposal 1 Passes

While many choose to ignore the primary and focus on the general elections that take place in November, the truth is that the primary is the diving board into the pool that is the general. The candidates all take a turn to jump and then the voters have the power to...