The results of Florida’s primary election on Aug. 23 will impact how the state legislates issues including LGBTQ rights, curriculum standards in public schools, and gun safety. On the Democratic side, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist beat the state’s commissioner of agriculture, Nikki Fried, by 60%-35% to win his party’s nomination for governor. Crist, a seasoned politician who was a...
Far-right Republican candidates vie for lieutenant governor nomination in Michigan
On Aug. 19, Tudor Dixon, the Republican nominee for governor of Michigan, announced former state Rep. Shane Hernandez as her running mate. “Shane Hernandez as lieutenant governor will help to improve our schools, create safer communities, and improve our economy. Like me, Shane is concerned about the impact rising prices are having on our families,” Dixon said. Hernandez, currently...
Florida Democrats decry DeSantis’ proposed inhumane Hispanic immigrant removal plan
Although the Democratic primary for governor is being held on Tuesday, the top two candidates for the Democratic nomination for Governor — Rep. Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried — took time to condemn a plan supported by current Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to bus “illegal” Cuban migrants to Delaware, the home state of President Joe Biden. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, a Republican and Cuban American...
New poll finds Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads GOP opponent, especially among women
An AARP poll released Thursday found Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leading her Republican challenger among older women, who will make up a crucial voting bloc in November’s midterm elections. AARP, which represents nearly 38 million members, commissioned the bipartisan polling team of Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research to conduct the survey, contacting 1,365 likely voters. The...
Michigan governor nominee Tudor Dixon pushes GOP ‘culture war’ rhetoric about education
Several of the Republicans who ran in their party’s primary for governor of Michigan this summer cited their opposition to the COVID-19 safety policies of incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, such as mask mandates and the closures of schools and businesses, as their motivation to run for office. They blasted Whitmer for policies put into place on the recommendation of public health...
Michigan GOP attorney general candidate DePerno investigated in voting machine tampering
Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in a press release on Aug. 8 that her department had petitioned the Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, a state agency that provides legal research to the state’s prosecuting attorneys and coordinates their activities, to assign a special prosecutor to an ongoing investigation into efforts to overturn the results of...
Environmental groups push for Inflation Reduction Act over Republican obstruction
Environmental groups are hailing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a desperately needed step to address catastrophic climate change. On Friday, three former Environmental Protection Agency administrators who served under Republican and Democratic presidents put out a joint statement in support of the bill. The bill would cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, according to environmental...
Michigan Republicans nominate slate of far-right extremist candidates for statewide office
Several far-right Michigan Republicans endorsed by former President Donald Trump won their statewide primary elections on Tuesday, including Tudor Dixon for governor, Kristina Karamo for secretary of state, and Matthew DePerno for state attorney general. The top three races for statewide office this November will be between three Democratic incumbents and Trump-endorsed challengers who have...
Climate advocates join Biden in saying Inflation Reduction Act is must-pass bill
Multiple environmental groups have come out in strong support of the Inflation Reduction Act being proposed in the Senate, agreeing with President Joe Biden’s assessment about the massive investments in fighting climate change that would occur if the legislation becomes law. The bill was announced on Wednesday after an agreement was met between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) and...
Michigan GOP governor candidates oppose shutting down ‘dangerous’ Great Lakes oil pipeline
Line 5 is a 645-mile pipeline that runs from Superior, Wisconsin, to Sarnia, Ontario, transiting the Great Lakes region through the Straits of Mackinac, which separates Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Here, its single 30-inch diameter pipe splits into two 20-inch pipes which rest on the lakebed under 100 to 270 feet of freshwater. The underwater pipeline, which was constructed in 1953 with a...