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Michigan Radio's It's Just Politics co-hosts Rick Pluta and Zoe Clark break down the news that Lon Johnson, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, is…
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DETROIT (AP) - Michigan Democrats are gathering to conduct party business and to re-elect their leader for another two-year term.Lon Johnson is expected…
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Gov. Rick Snyder is standing by his longtime friend and key adviser, Rich Baird, amid calls for his firing by state Democratic Party officials.Rich Baird…
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Control – the ability to command and direct events – is the elusive ambition of politicians. Politicians seek office promising to get things done or, in…
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Putative Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer rolled out his proposal this week to raise Michigan’s minimum wage to $9.25 over three years;…
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For some time, there has been growing discontent among Michigan Democrats. The state has become reliably Democratic in presidential elections.Republicans…
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Welcome to our post-Independence Day edition of It’s Just Politics and, today, we’re talking Independents.This week, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel…
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Over the last half-century, whenever an incumbent Michigan governor has run for re-election, the opposing party has almost always chosen an opponent in a…
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One month ago, Mark Brewer lost his job.In February, the longtime leader of the Michigan Democratic Party withdrew from the race for party chair at the…
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The new leader of the Michigan Democratic Party says it has time to agree on top-flight candidates to replace Sen. Carl Levin and…