The Annie E. Casey Foundation must be a thorn in the sides of Michigan politicos. It seems that month after month the nonpartisan foundation releases research, studies and reports, based on analysis of 2010 census data, that show Michigan's elected officials in Lansing have done little to improve childhood poverty...

Judging from the number of bills Michigan GOP members pushed through the state Senate on Feb. 14, 2012, one could be led to believe that voter fraud in Michigan is a problem of epidemic proportions. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

In a 2004 federal court ruling, Judge...

The complaint is pervasive: State and local politicos are unresponsive. They ignore public opinion when crafting policies. Meanwhile, elected officials claim to represent the views of their constituents, to be the "decision-makers." Turns out, the majority of local and state officials are, in fact, ignoring majority public opinion when crafting...

According to a December 1, 2011 piece in the Chicago Tribune:

Less than a month after the rare recall of a state lawmaker, Republican leaders in the Michigan Senate proposed a constitutional amendment to limit the reasons for which an elected public official can be...

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, one of the nation's premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals, released a report that concludes Michigan is one of just three states in...

The complaint is pervasive: state and local politicos are unresponsive. They ignore public opinion when crafting policies. Meanwhile, elected officials claim to represent the views of their constituents, to be the "decision-makers." Turns out, the majority of local and state officials are, in fact, ignoring majority public opinion when crafting...

Political strategists call it an "ugly win." You throw everything but the kitchen sink at your opponent as the campaign draws to a close, and pray the election goes your way. It's as brutish and nasty as a late hit on the quarterback. And just as mesmerizing to...

On Sunday October 24th, while the Jay-Z song "Empire State of Mind" blasted from speakers, a crowd moved to their seats in Rackham auditorium on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan.

The crowd included almost a dozen Democratic candidates on the ticket...

The latest poll by the Detroit Free Press covering Michigan's 15th Congressional District race between Democrat John D. Dingell, Jr., and Republican Dr. Rob Steele, a cardiologist, puts Mr. Dingell comfortably ahead with 53 percent of the vote, and Steele with 36 percent of the vote. However, it...

At first glance, the race for retiring Democrat Bart Stupak's seat in the Michigan 1st Congressional District, pits pro-gun, pro-life Democrat Representative Gary McDowell, against pro-life, pro-gun Republican candidate Dr. Dan Benishek. Behind the scenes, the national Democratic and Republican parties are grappling mightily for a hotly contested...

In the final week of September, Republican candidates across the nation saw their personal lives take center stage in their campaigns -- including in the race for Michigan's 1st Congressional District seat, held by retiring Democrat Bart Stupak.

In California, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's campaign was "rocked" by allegations...

In Michigan, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder currently holds a comfortable 20-point lead in the polls over his Democratic opponent, Virg Bernero, according to the pollsters. In an analysis of its polling data, Public Policy Polling, the company that conducted the poll, points out that: "The...

According to a post to the MichiganLiberal.com web site Democrat Gary McDowell's "people" circulated a bit of raw video from a September 5, 2010 Mackinaw City, Michigan Tea Party gathering.

In the video posted to YouTube, Republican Dan Benishek is captured saying that the "Congress...

Since 1993 Congressman Bart Stupak has represented Michigan's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Stupak's seat is now open, and the race for it pits Democrat Gary McDowell, who has served in the Michigan State House of Representatives since 2004, against Dan Benishek, a physician who's running...