Five Things We’re Reading This Week

Liz Gullett

Jan 24, 2017

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

Donald Trump’s Been Saying the Same Thing for 30 Years – Donald Trump’s talking points have remained steady for decades, including a prediction in 1990 that he would have the support of the working class should he run for President.

The Term-Limited States – An informative chart showing the states that have legislative term limits and which states had such laws that have now been repealed.

3 Lessons You Can Learn from Joe Biden’s Career About Overcoming Obstacles – Despite several personal and professional tragedies and setbacks, the former Vice President continued to move forward.

Detroit Parking Space Becomes a Driving Issue – The City of Detroit is researching how best to estimate the number of parking spaces that will be needed in the future, if and when self-driving vehicles become a strong presence on the roads.

Could Trump Become Detroit’s Next Big Friend? – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been a bipartisan mayor in the past, will that trend continue now that the country has a Republican President?

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