Ouch. That’s gonna leave a mark. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has quickly fallen out of favor with the citizens who elected him, reaching levels of unpopularity lower than first term Republican governors in neighboring states and almost as low as the end-of-term numbers reached by his Democratic predecessor [Jennifer Granholm], according to a new poll. The poll by Public Policy […]

Politico is reporting today that Michigan Gov. Granholm may become part of the Obama administration. It comes as part of an overall shake-up of the White House staff that will give David Plouffe, mastermind of the 2008 Obama for America campaign, a more central role as senior advisor. He will replace David Axelrod who will move into campaign management mode. […]

Rick Snyder is already on the job reinventing Michigan and stuff. How else do you explain THIS? LG Chem to build new electrolyte production plant in Holland, MichiganGovernor-elect Rick Snyder Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that LG Chem, the South Korea-based advanced battery manufacturer with operations in Michigan, will establish a new electrolyte production plant in Holland, Michigan, expanding […]

Former Republican Michigan Supreme Court Justice (and former Chief Justice) Elizabeth Weaver is announced today that she is resigning. Weaver cited the discord on and bipartisan politicization of the Court as a factor in her decision. She has, in the past, said that she felt that 8-year terms were too long for judges. Weaver called the present system of party […]

It’s happening. Slowly but very, very surely, Michigan is shifting to a new energy economy and crawling out of its economic abyss. This past Friday we learned that we’re now no longer the state with the highest unemployment. Nevada is. We’re number TWO! We’re number TWO! Rah. And, today, Vice President Joe Biden attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a new […]