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2022 LIFEBLOOD

Let’s talk campaign money, and lot’s of it, starting with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-Rochester, Rochester Hills, northern Oakland,...

IT’S A RICH (WO)MAN’S WORLD

Raising money for the next campaign is all part of the election game – and it appears Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) is the consummate...

IN THIS CORNER

State Rep. Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, eastern half of West Bloomfield) has a newly-announced...

DOUBLE PLAY

Just as Noah Arbit, director of communications for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, was preparing to announce his candidacy to run...

TIME TO MOVE ON

Mama always said be careful who you tell a lie to because you have to keep following its tale to the end of its tail. Some members of the...

SECOND COMING? MAYBE NOT

Eight candidates have now filed campaign committees with the state in the Republican race to be party standard bearer against Governor...

GLOW IS FADING

Two names of Republicans keep surfacing in the rumor mill, persons financially capable of self-funding a run for governor – millionaires...

SHORT TAKES

Former U.S. head of education and generous underwriter of conservative causes Betsy DeVos has made it official, she is not running for...