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This evening, before a joint convention of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered the annual State of the State address. She began the address announcing a new visitor’s center on Mackinac Island near Arch Rock, named after former Governor Milliken. She highlighted reforming auto no-fault in Michigan, which was a […]

Tonight, before a join convention of the Michigan Senate and the House of Representatives, Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her first State of the State address. She began with stating her eagerness to get things done for Michigan and to work together with her partners in the legislature. The state’s problems aren’t partisan; from roads to […]

On Tuesday evening, following Governor Snyder’s State of the State address, the House and Senate Democratic caucuses came together to provide their response. House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) and Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint), flanked by their fellow caucus members, spoke to reporters on their views of the shortcomings of the address […]

Tonight, before a joint convention of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, Governor Rick Snyder delivered his eighth, and final, State of the State address. Unlike in past years, the Governor used examples throughout the address to highlight his points. Throughout the night he also gave credit to many individuals who have […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m., Governor Rick Snyder will be delivering his final State of the State address before a Joint Convention of the Michigan Legislature at the State Capitol.   There are two sites to view a live stream of the event.  The first is http://house.michigan.gov/htv.asp where coverage begins at 6 p.m. with […]

On the evening of January 23, 2018, Governor Rick Snyder is scheduled to deliver his eighth and final State of the State Address. Since taking office in 2011, a lot has changed in Michigan. We have gone from a state on the edge of a fiscal cliff and enduring an economic crisis, to a state […]

On Tuesday evening, Governor Rick Snyder delivered the annual State of the State address before a joint convention of the Michigan Legislature.  As stated in our blog post that evening, the Governor spent a significant amount of the time touting the successes seen throughout the state.  “As the Governor’s tenure winds down, he will continue […]

Following Tuesday’s State of the State address, House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) and Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) provided the Democratic response to the address.  In it, they pledged to fight to enact policies benefiting working families.  The leaders also stated they would work to dismantle Republican policies, which they believe have […]