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Getting started in political bloggingGetting started in political blogging

I'm going to be on with Tony later this morning to discuss political blogging. I thought I'd start at the very beginning. ...

AG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political toolAG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political tool

I'll be on First Shift this morning to discuss Bill Schuette's actions so far as Attorney General. Here's some of the research...

Wisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov WalkerWisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov Walker

Wisconsin's anti-union, anti-middle class, anti-99% governor is about to have his hat handed to him.  The people of...

Asking for democracy is democracy in actionAsking for democracy is democracy in action

Say what? Well I was checking out this article on the MLK march on Snyder's residence, and found this tidbit here:"We elect...

‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State

Based on what we've seen of Snyder & the GOP legislature so far, this is definitely going to pass:Among the legislation...

Welcome to cbdcWelcome to cbdc

Hello listeners of First Shift. Thanks for stopping by. This blog is about to be rebooted and will have new posts again in a...

Sheriff Fails FOIA Sunshine Test

A few months ago I mentioned that Shiawassee was supposed to be targeted for Sunshine Week. Basically this is a matter of submitting a bunch of FOIA requests and seeing what pops up. We never went through with that, but I did finally do a little test of my own.

Last week I sent the [...]

Governor Launches New Website Today

Governor Granholm is officially launching her new website today. The site can be accessed at http://www.jennifergranholm.com, and features online advocacy tools and the latest information on budget negotiations. The site also houses a blog, called “The Conversation”, the contents of which will also be posted on Michigan Liberal.

Special Education Rule Changes

Note: This post was submitted by Tom Ford ~cb

Note from the submitter: Not many newspapers are covering this story but it has profound implications. The manner in which the State Board of Education and their related ISD administrators are treating parents, consumers and advocates is deplorable and must be challenged. With your help maybe [...]

Happy (Belated) Birthday WizardKitten

It’s It was Wizard’s b-day.

Yesterday.

I missed it.

Wizard is the best blogger when it comes to state level issues. No other blogger can find the facts, weave them together, and put them out there in such an entertaining and insightful way. She’s also one of the very (very!) few who aren’t [...]

MIRS Article – Blogger Buys Cox For Gov/Dillon For Gov

There’s an article in MIRS … Blogger Buys Cox For Gov/Dillon For Gov …

MIRS is a subscription based news service that covers Lansing politics.

The article is about the fact that I purchased the domain names dillonforgovernor.com and coxforgovernor.com. The article reports that the names were bought by a Democratic blog … that’s not [...]

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