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To fully appreciate the historic dysfunction of the current state Legislature, simply look at how many bills it’s sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk as of July 15, the day I’m …
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By Kyle Melinn
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7/16/25
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Here’s a statistic you probably didn’t know before you started reading this column: Among Michigan’s 147 state legislators, four are married to registered lobbyists. That means in …
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By Kyle Melinn
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7/2/25
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A professed aerospace manufacturing expert, whom the attorney general is investigating for doing nothing tangible with $2.5 million in grants he received in 2020 and 2021, says he’s in Ghana.
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By Kyle Melinn
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6/25/25
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People talk about two things when they talk about director Ryan Coogler’s new film, “Sinners.” The vampires and the juke joint scene. Forget the vampires. All around us every day …
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By DEDRIA HUMPHRIES BARKER
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6/25/25
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An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 protesters gathered on the Capitol lawn last Saturday in Lansing’s version of the “No Kings” rally. Organizers hoped it would be the largest gathering …
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By Kyle Melinn
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6/18/25
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An African American woman might be ashamed to admit she had to go research Juneteenth, but I am not and I did.
Juneteenth started as a Texas holiday celebrating African American freedom. Being a …
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BY DEDRIA HUMPHRIES BARKER
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6/11/25
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In today’s edition of “Things You Never Thought Have Happened Before But Have,” I present to you the 1967-‘68 legislative session.
The Michigan House comprised 55 …
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By Kyle Melinn
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6/11/25
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(The author is an East Lansing resident who used the clean energy residential credit to put solar panels on her roof.)
I am deeply disappointed in my new representative in the U.S. Congress, …
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By ANN SIEGLE
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6/4/25
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(Shanay Watson-Whittaker is executive director of Reproductive Freedom for All in Michigan.)
Last week, House Republicans, including Michigan’s very own Rep. Tom Barrett, voted to defund …
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By SHANAY WATSON-WHITTAKER
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6/4/25
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(The author is a longtime political consultant and former executive of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.)
Over the course of an hour watching news on CNN, at each commercial break, I witnessed a …
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By BOB LABRANT
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6/4/25
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Two weeks ago, House Republicans, including Michigan’s very own Rep. Tom Barrett, voted to defund Planned Parenthood and take away health care from millions of …
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The good news for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is that she’s the undisputed front-runner to win next year’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination, and she’s in a competitive race …
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By Kyle Melinn
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5/28/25
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Bob Parks’ Sponsored Content in City Pulse (April 30) reconfirmed what I have been saying to friends for some time: What’s happening here in America now is a scary duplication of Italy in …
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5/21/25
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Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum launched her secretary of state bid this week in a move that probably doesn’t surprise you because of the inevitability of it all.
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I’ve got a luxurious view from my Ottawa Street office of that big parking lot between the Hall of Justice and the Ottawa Building.
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By Kyle Melinn
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5/14/25
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Public libraries are the heart of our community, offering free resources, literacy programs and lifelong learning for people of all ages and backgrounds. But now, their future is at risk because the …
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5/7/25
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Here’s an idea. Let’s have a town hall!
Sounds good, doesn’t it? Unless you’re the invited featured attraction.
Democrats and their progressive …
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By Kyle Melinn
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5/7/25
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Don’t you hate it when someone double parks? The lot is packed. You’re in a rush. And some joker is purposely taking up two spots.
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By Kyle Melinn
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4/30/25
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The NAACP has been scoring against backwards-leaning politicians for decades. U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett is just the latest in a long line who thought they could beat it. He won’t.
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The candidate filing deadline for the Lansing City Council came and went Tuesday with the winner appearing to be Lansing Mayor Andy Schor.
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By Kyle Melinn
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4/23/25
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