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 […]
Read More >The Headlines With only 4 days left until Election Day, over 2.5 million Michiganders have already cast their ballot. That includes over 730,000 voters who have made use of the state’s new early in-person voting option and over 1.8 million who returned their absentee ballots via mail or a secure drop box. This incredible turnout […]
Read More >The Headlines In the past few weeks I’ve given updates on Voters Ed Fund’s My City Votes program and the Michigan Supreme Court outreach Voters Not Politicians is doing. This week, I’m going to share with you another important campaign: the Pro-Democracy Candidate Slate through Voters Action Committee. Voters Action Committee is an independent expenditure […]
Read More >The Headlines First, if you haven’t already heard, MichiganEarlyVote.com is once again live and fully updated for the 2024 general election. A project of Voters Ed Fund, MichiganEarlyVote.com includes verified locations of drop boxes and early vote centers for every municipality in the state in an easy-to-use, straightforward, and free online tool. Please use and […]
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