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Center launches major TV debate project
August 7, 2008 – 7:43 am
In our growing efforts to get the MDM "Common Ground Agenda for Michigan's Transformation" in the minds of Michigan's future legislators, the Center for Michigan has joined with Detroit Public Television to offer televised debates in state House races throughout Metro Detroit this fall.
The debate project accentuates our ongoing "Candidate Conversation" efforts. Note: If you've [...]
Lessons from Tuesday's Primary
August 7, 2008 – 7:32 am
Three observations from Tuesday's poll results:
1. LEGISLATORS CAN'T HIDE BEHIND THE BOGEYMAN OF VOTER IRE. Remember a year ago when Leon Drolet and his big pink pig threatened to turn out more than a dozen state legislators (Dems and GOP alike) who voted for tax increases? Well, voters didn't remember the pink pig on Tuesday. [...]
Michael Campbell at the 2008 PGA
August 7, 2008 – 7:28 am
90th PGA Championship
Oakland Hills Country Club - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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Michigan's Economy: Inside the Numbers
August 7, 2008 – 7:02 am
Michigan joined Delaware and New Hampshire as the only three states to actually have shrinking economies in 2007, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
The BEA regularly measures state domestic product -- the value of all goods and services produced in each state.
Michigan had an economy valued at [...]
Those Youngsters in Mt. Pleasant
August 7, 2008 – 6:23 am
It turns out that Isabella County, home to Central Michigan University, is the youngest county in Michigan, with a median age of 26 years. About three hours to the northeast of the CMU campus, Alcona County along Lake Huron is the oldest county in the state at 50.2 years.
Those county age estimates come from United [...]
Five Great Things About Michigan Today
August 7, 2008 – 6:10 am
Participants in the Michigan's Defining Moment Public Engagement Campaign have envisioned our furture state as "the vibrant 'North Coast. A place that is home to one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water and other bountiful natural resources that support sustainable growth in industries such as agriculture, tourism, and forestry. And a place that grows ever [...]
50 Candidates in 50 Days
August 1, 2008 – 1:49 pm
Since early June, Center for Michigan outreach coordinators have fanned out across the state and met with more than 50 hopefuls for open Michigan House of Representative seats.
The reports back from the field are both encouraging and somewhat disquieting for the more than 1,800 people who have so far taken part in the statewide community [...]
Join Our Candidate Meetings
August 1, 2008 – 1:15 pm
Immediately after next Tuesday's statewide primary, the Center for Michigan will begin convening "Candidate Conversations" across the state between the 1,800 participants to date in the Michigan's Defining Moment Public Engagement Campaign and candidates for open Michigan House of Representatives seats.
Dozens of Community Conversation participants and other subscribers to this newsletter have taken us up [...]
The Campaign Cash Flow
August 1, 2008 – 1:08 pm
Despite, Michigan's economic doldrums, it's not exactly a depression era in campaign finance.
New studies by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network watchdog group show:
The state's largest 150 political action committees have raised $27.3 million so far in this election cycle. That's down 9 percent from two years ago (to be expected since this year's race doesn't [...]
