Insider Intelligence

This week, the Board of State Canvassers approved a petition seeking to recall Governor Rick Snyder due to the Flint water crisis.  This is the second approved recall petition against Governor Snyder.  A few week ago a separate petition was approved on the reasoning of the state takeover of Detroit Public Schools.  To get the […]

On Thursday, Governor Rick Snyder named Ari Adler as his Director of Communications.  Mr. Adler has worked in the executive office since 2015.  Adler has extensive experience in public relations and communications, including serving as communications director for former Speaker of the House, Jase Bolger, as spokesperson in Senate Leadership offices and having served in […]

This week the Chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reforms Committee announced his committee will hold additional hearings on the Flint Water Crisis.  Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) stated “We are committed to investigating the failures in Flint. We appreciate Governor Snyder’s willingness to appear before the Committee and look forward to hearing from […]

This week the Board of State Canvassers approved a petition seeking to recall Governor Rick Snyder.  The reason for recall is due to his creation of the State School/Redesign Office.  The office was created with the mission to turn the lowest ranking schools in the state, into the highest-performing schools.  The office has created some […]

Today, before a joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee, Governor Rick Snyder and State Budget Director John Roberts presented the executive budget recommendations for the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year.  The overall budget recommendation totals $54.9 billion, an increase of 0.8% over last year. Beginning his presentation, the Governor addressed four challenge areas; the Flint water crisis, […]

On Tuesday, February 2, Governor Rick Snyder issued Executive Order 2016-4 creating the Office of Performance and Transformation (OPT).  The new office will be housed within the State Budget Office, and is tasked with working with state departments to establish a more effective system of customer service, performance measurement, and regulatory and business practices.  The […]

It was announced this week that Detroit Public Schools (DPS) Emergency Manager Darnell Earley will resign, effective February 29.  In a statement, Mr. Earley said “When I was appointed to this position, Governor Snyder and I agreed that our goal was for me to be the last emergency manager appointed to DPS.  I have completed […]

This week the Senate unanimously passed an amended version of a House bill providing $28 million in state funding for the Flint water crisis.  Prior to final passage by the Senate, several amendments were adopted to the bill in both the Senate Appropriations Committee and on the Senate floor.  The most notable change to the […]