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Snyder aide denied use of executive privilege, judge laughs at use of Nixon precedent, Schauer calls for release of NERD donors

By on June 12, 2013 in Detroit, Emergency Manager Law, Emergency Managers, GOPocrisy, Mark Schauer, Rick Snyder

Wow, they are getting seriously desperate

As I have written about before, Governor Rick Snyder has a pal of his working in the office next to his. Rich Baird is not paid by the taxpayers of Michigan. He’s paid out of Governor Snyder’s New Energy to Reinvent and Diversify Fund (NERD). This slush fund is financed by undisclosed corporate donors, likely the DeVos family and other wealthy corporatists.

Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette is overseeing a lawsuit filed by Robert Davis accusing the governor of violations of the Open Meetings Act during the hiring of Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr.…


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BREAKING: Mark Schauer files paperwork to run for governor of Michigan

By on May 28, 2013 in Mark Schauer, Michigan, Michigan Democrats

Rick Snyder, your days as “leader’ of Michigan are numbered

This morning former Congressman Mark Schauer filed paperwork to run for governor of Michigan. In his announcement, he said, “We need a governor who will protect the middle class and invest in education to create good jobs for Michigan workers. Rick Snyder has taken our state in the wrong direction. Snyder’s school cuts and higher taxes on seniors and working families are hurting Michigan’s economy. Today I’m taking the first steps to form a campaign for governor. I’m ready to run, I’m ready to work, and I’m ready to win in 2014. It’s time to build an economy that works for everyone, not just the special interests.”

More after the jump.


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Michigan Democrats coalesce around Gary Peters for Senate and Mark Schauer for Governor

By on May 25, 2013 in Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, Democrats, Gary Peters, John Dingell, Mark Schauer, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Democrats

This is good. This is VERY good

Two Democrats first elected to Congress together in 2008 are rapidly becoming the unrivaled choices of the Michigan Democrats. This bodes well for uncontested primaries for both of them which will help them use their campaign treasuries for beating their Republican opponents and avoiding bruising primary races.

Details on this exciting news after the jump.


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State School Board Pres. John Austin declines to run for Governor of Michigan, throws his support to Mark Schauer

By on May 8, 2013 in Democrats, Gary Peters, Mark Schauer, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Democrats

One more step toward a Schauer gubernatorial candidacy

This morning John Austin, President of the Michigan State Board of Education, announced that he will not run for Governor of Michigan, something he has openly shown interest in over the past six months. Instead, he released a statement throwing his support behind yet-to-announce candidate Mark Schauer.

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Politico: Polling shows Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vulnerable if Mark Schauer runs

By on May 7, 2013 in Mark Schauer, Michigan, Rick Snyder

Why don’t we like thee, Governor? Let me count the ways…

Recent polling conducted for the Democratic Governors Association and leaked to Politico.com shows Mark Schauer with a lead over Rick Snyder.

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Sources: Gary Peters to announce candidacy for U.S. Senate this week

By on April 29, 2013 in Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Democrats

You heard it there first

Gary Peters with Lizz Winstead at kick-off of Winstead’s WTF Tour to support Planned Parenthood, photo by Anne C. Savage, special to Eclectablog.

The National Journal is reporting that Congressman Gary Peters will announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Carl Levin sometime this week.

That and a Mark Schauer gubernatorial bid is a winning ticket for Michigan Democrats. As I understand it, there are a lot of people pressuring Schauer to run and an early announcement like this one from Peters would be a smart move.

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Gary Peters leads the Democratic pack in U.S. Senate race, leads nearest opponent by factor of two

By on March 16, 2013 in Carl Levin, Michigan Democrats

Double digit leads must be very helpful when you’re deciding if you’ll run

Congressman Gary Peters from Michigan’s 14th Congressional District leads his nearest opponent in the race to replace Senator Carl Levin when he retires in 2014 by a factor of two in a recent poll conducted by Main Street Strategies. Of the four leading candidates, Peters has a very clear early lead with 24.8% of the vote. Former MI-01 Congressman Bart Stupak was favored by 11.7% of the 1,032 respondents, Debbie Dingell — wife of U.S. Congressman John Dingell — got 9.2% and former Congressman Mark Schauer came in at 9.0%.

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Democratic Senator Gretchen Whitmer drops out of 2014 gubernatorial race

By on January 30, 2013 in Michigan Democrats

And then there were three

Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer announced today that she will NOT be a candidate for Governor in Michigan in 2014. Her stepping aside narrows the immediate field from four to three: 2010 candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Detroit-area Congressman Gary Peters and former MI-07 Congressman Mark Schauer. While that’s not to say that others won’t throw their hat into the ring, these three are certainly the top three at the moment.

My analysis after the jump.


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Green jobs conference coming to Detroit – Guest post by former Congressman Mark Schauer

By on April 23, 2012 in Green Energy

Green jobs ARE good jobs


I have written before(HERE and HERE) about former Congressman Mark Schauer’s involvement with the BlueGreen Alliance and his role as the national co-chair for their Jobs21! initiative. Mark has graciously agreed to write a guest post about an upcoming conference in Detroit that will focus on building jobs and employment in the green energy sector.

Enjoy.


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Michigan labor & environmental leaders unite to fight efforts to weaken environmental protections

By on January 31, 2012 in Uncategorized

Environmentalists & unions – not-so-strange bedfellows

Last week in Lansing, Michigan, leaders from labor and environmental groups around the country gathered to show a united front in their opposition to efforts by Republicans in Congress to weaken environmental protections.

As John Walke at the National Resources Defense Council wrote about last fall, the drumbeats are incessant:

The week of October 2nd, two bills aimed at blocking critical health protections against mercury and other toxic air pollution from incinerators and boilers (H.R. 2250) [pdf] and cement plants (H.R. 2681) [pdf] are expected to be brought up for a House floor vote.…

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