The Headlines Michigan House Republicans are moving fast to attempt to roll back voter protections that were overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2022. This week, State Rep. Bryan Posthumus introduced HJR B, an anti-democratic attempt to restrict the ability of eligible citizens to register to vote by introducing unnecessary and oppressive new requirements. This proposed […]
Read More >The Headlines As I mentioned in my first update of this month, after the turbulent end to last year’s session in the Michigan legislature, there are a number of bills we supported that did not make it into law. Late last week, we learned that several bills that were approved by both chambers of the […]
Read More >The Headlines Earlier this month, a colleague shared with me new research on how “close-to-home” information sources impact voter confidence in elections. The research finds “sources that enjoy ’close to home’ status – local election offices, local/regional TV, and print publications – increase the chances that voters are exposed to accurate information; relying on these […]
Read More >The Headlines “House Has Yet To Present 98 Bills”*“House Axing 5 Committees, Adding 2 Others”*“Michigan House GOP leader on FOIA reform: ‘Don’t get your hopes up’”*These are Gongwer articles behind a paywall, but you probably get the idea. We’ve seen these kinds of headlines before, and the news coming out of the Michigan legislature this […]
Read More >The Headlines 2024 has certainly been a year. At times, it felt much longer than a year. In spite of many challenges, I’m very proud of everything the Voters Not Politicians family of organizations has accomplished throughout the year, especially the hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters we contacted through door knocks, phone calls, digital […]
Read More >This week an article caught my attention that highlights an important connection between the work of organizations like Voters Not Politicians and the wider national context. How supreme court elections set the stage for coming battles Bolts Magazine, November 19, 2024 Where do we go from here? What’s Next If the US is ever going […]
Read More >The Headlines Even though many of us are very disappointed by the results of last Tuesday’s election, Voters Not Politicians is still focused on the work ahead. With only three scheduled weeks of session remaining under Michigan’s pro-voter trifecta government, we are activating our volunteers and mobilizing both our citizen lobbying and direct lobbying programs […]
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