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2026 PLANNING

Hard to believe – the filing deadline for the 2022 election has just passed but in some circles the speculation about the 2026 (yes,...

GOP LEADERSHIP BATTLE

What goes on behind the doors of party caucus meetings in the state House and Senate usually stays there, as the saying goes. But not...

CHOICES, CHOICES

We went to press just prior to the GOP state convention, when state Republicans were scheduled to choose who they want on the general...

LEGAL ISSUES

Matt DePerno is carrying baggage as wide as a semi-truck. Those who have seen legal filings before the Michigan Grievance Committee...

STEPPING IN IT, AGAIN

Speaking of gubernatorial candidates, Kevin Rinke of Bloomfield Township just doesn’t seem to be able to get some distance from claims of...

HATE SPEECH

Forget about Senate collegiality. Republican State Sen. Lana Theis (Brighton) quashed any notion of that recently when she called three...

STEVENS V. LEVIN, ROUND 2

We’ve got a few more months of this battle for the Democratic nod in the newly redistricted 11th, between Haley Stevens and Andy Levin,...

BIG BUCKS BATTLE

While Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin’s new district takes her away from northern Oakland County, to mid and western Michigan in...

PRIMARY CONTEST PASS

Oakland County state Senator Ruth Johnson (R-Holly) won’t have an August primary fight with fellow Senator Douglas Wozniak (R-Shelby...