Category: Michigan Democrats

INTERVIEW: Pam Byrnes, Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

INTERVIEW: Pam Byrnes, Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

A progressive breath of fresh air for MI-07 On July 18th, Pam Byrnes, the former Michigan House Speaker Pro Tem, announced her candidacy for Michigan’s 7th District. MI-07 is currently represented by former pastor Tim Walberg, a man who calls himself “the original tea partier”. The district is a rather convoluted mess of gerrymandering running from the west side of […]

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Democrat on Michigan Senate Education Committee forced to file FOIA request for school info

Democrat on Michigan Senate Education Committee forced to file FOIA request for school info

Are you KIDDING me??? Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood | Courtesy photo Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood sits on the Senate Education Committee and has been trying to get information about the Education Achievement Authority and the schools under its purview. The EAA is a collection of the state’s worst performing schools and Hopgood along with others have been critical about the district’s performance. […]

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ACTION: Contact your Senator in support of Michigan Medicaid expansion

ACTION: Contact your Senator in support of Michigan Medicaid expansion

This is your weekly reminder. Senate Republicans need to hear from you now. As I wrote here last week, Tea Party groups are asking their members to call their Senators every single day, urging them to vote no on Medicaid expansion. Putting aside my curiosity about how these folks have so much spare time (and, if they don’t work, how […]

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Some Good News: US Court of Appeals sends Emergency Manager suit back to lower court to decide constitutionality issues

Some Good News: US Court of Appeals sends Emergency Manager suit back to lower court to decide constitutionality issues

Well, this is pleasant news Earlier this year, public employee retirees from Pontiac filed a lawsuit to reverse a decision by Emergency Financial Manager Lou Schimmel to cut some of their health care benefits, increase their deductibles, and reduce their pensions. They said it was a violation of federal law regarding the impairment of contracts. In June, a district court […]

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PROGRAMMING NOTE: Team Eclectablog at the North Macomb County Dems meeting TONIGHT!

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Team Eclectablog at the North Macomb County Dems meeting TONIGHT!

Spreadin’ the Eclectagospel… If you are in the Macomb County area, Anne and I will be speaking to the North Macomb County Democratic Club this evening. During the talk, we’ll be showing a 30-minute slideshow of Anne’s amazing photos and she’ll have her historic Obama photomosaic posters on sale, as well. The event starts at 7:00 p.m. at the UAW […]

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PHOTOS: Dean of the House John Dingell’s Noteworthy Night at the Yack Arena

PHOTOS: Dean of the House John Dingell’s Noteworthy Night at the Yack Arena

“There is a group of extremists in the House that is controlling the agenda and that has to stop.” – Sen. Amy Klobuchar When Wyandotte was in Congressman John Dingell’s district, every year he held a fundraiser at the Yack Arena. That ended in 2001 when redistricting took Wyandotte away. But, now, thanks to re-redistricting, Wyandotte is again represented by […]

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AUDIO: Eclectablog on Night Shift with Tony Trupiano about grassroots organizing in Michigan

AUDIO: Eclectablog on Night Shift with Tony Trupiano about grassroots organizing in Michigan

“Show up, stand up, and speak up”

As I have written about before, grassroots organizing on behalf of Democrats is already well underway in Washtenaw County.

Last night, in the Blog Role segment of the Night Shift with Tony Trupiano radio show, I talked with Tony in depth about what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and where we are headed in Washtenaw County with regards to creating a network of neighborhood teams working to turn out the Democratic vote in 2014.

You can listen to it after the jump.

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Michigan Medicaid expansion remains stalled in the Senate

Michigan Medicaid expansion remains stalled in the Senate

Two days of hearings yield a disappointing lack of action. The Senate Government Operations Committee spent two days hearing testimony on Medicaid expansion and debating three possible paths forward. It voted for all three — which means there will be yet more debate and delay on legislation that could make a life-or-death difference for nearly 500,000 Michiganders. The committee did […]

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Nothing to see here, just a giant cloud of Detroit petcoke dust blowing into Canada

Nothing to see here, just a giant cloud of Detroit petcoke dust blowing into Canada

Just a totally harmless cloud of heavy metal-laden black dust, no problem at all The large piles of petcoke that have been stored on the banks of the Detroit River delivered a little surprise to the residents of Windsor across the border last weekend in the form of a thick black cloud of dust kicked up by a storm. Here’s […]

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ACTION: Open forum on Michigan Medicaid expansion Monday night

ACTION: Open forum on Michigan Medicaid expansion Monday night

The Michigan Nurses Association, Medicaid Expansion Now Coalition and MICHUHCAN invite legislators and the public to an educational forum. Medicaid expansion is still waiting for a vote in the Michigan Senate. And although a Senate workgroup has developed a revised version of the bill approved by the House weeks ago, there’s no guarantee of a swift vote. In fact, there […]

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Michigan Dem Justice Caucus & others present Camp Millie training for activists, candidates, and staff

Michigan Dem Justice Caucus & others present Camp Millie training for activists, candidates, and staff

Grassroots organizing at its finest Every year, the Michigan Democratic Party Justice Caucus holds a two-day training workshop known as Camp Millie. It is a well-known and highly respected event aimed directly at progressive activists, candidates, and future staffers for elected officials. This year’s Camp Millie is titled “Diversity: The Challenge of Minority Candidates running in Majority Districts” and is […]

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