Michigan

Michigan: Gary Peters Posts Strong Fundraising Ahead of Senate Race Decision

Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., reported the strongest first-quarter fundraising numbers of all of the federal candidates eyeing retiring Democratic Sen. Carl Levin’s seat.
Peters, who is considering a Senate bid, raised $373,000 and reported having…

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Michigan: Granholm Won’t Run for Open Senate Seat

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Friday via Facebook that she will not run for retiring Sen. Carl Levin’s seat.
“Friends, thanks for all of the encouragement on the Michigan Senate seat, but I’m not…

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Michigan: Granholm, Romney Top Senate Field in New GOP Poll

Attorney Scott Romney and former Gov. Jennifer Granholm lead their respective party fields in the 2014 Michigan Senate race, according to a new automated survey from Harper Polling, a GOP firm.
Fifty-nine percent of Democrats…

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Michigan: Scott Romney Considering Senate Bid

Scott Romney, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s brother, is looking at running for retiring Democratic Sen. Carl Levin’s seat, according to a Michigan GOP source with first-hand knowledge of his interest.
The Republican is a…

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Michigan: Levin Announces He Will Retire in ’14

Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of 2014.
The chairman of the Armed Services Committee, first elected in 1978, is the longest-serving senator in Michigan history and…

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Michigan: Amash Eyeing Senate Run?

Conservative Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., is considering a Senate run if Democratic Sen. Carl Levin retires, according to a report in National Review.
Amash has told local activists he’s intrigued by a statewide run, per…

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Union protestors

Pro-Union Activist Threatens the Michigan Governor: ‘We’ll Be at Your Daughter’s Soccer Game’

A speaker at a protest against Michigan’s right-to-work legislation said that Republican governor Rick Snyder will “get no rest” from…

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Right-to-work proponents demand justice for violence

LANSING, Mich. — Conservative activists and supporters of Michigan’s new right-to-work law gathered on the Statehouse lawn Thursday to demand justice for what they said were threats, intimidation and entrapment under a tent that was…

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Gov. Snyder: Right-to-work is not anti-union, it’s pro-worker

Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday blamed unions for opening the door to right-to-work laws in Michigan.
“This last summer, labor leaders decided to start a ballot initiative to put something on Michigan’s ballot in…

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Michigan protests

Over protesters’ angry chants, Michigan lawmakers give final approval to right-to-work bills

LANSING, Mich. — As the chants of angry protesters filled the Capitol, Michigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to right-to-work…

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Union protests

Unions prepare for protests, legal challenges over ‘right-to-work’ push

Union members and supporters are gearing up for a massive protest Tuesday in Michigan’s capital in a last-ditch effort to…

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Rick Snyder

Michigan Republicans draw union ire with sudden votes on right-to-work legislation

Michigan Republicans touched off a firestorm Thursday with an abrupt push to pass right-to-work legislation, in what would be a…

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Democrats worrying about possible right to work movement as political tension mounts at Michigan Capitol

LANSING, MI – Political tensions over possible right-to-work legislation are rising at the Michigan Capitol.
Sen. Coleman Young II, D-Detroit,…

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