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As I've said all along, I could blog the Carl Levin-Jack Hoogendyk race in my sleep. I assume that, as this year's sacrificial lamb, Hoogendyk is after something other than to be one of Michigan's two senators. Fortunately for us, Hoogendyk has chosen to blog, leaving his thoughts out there [...]
After the behind-the-scenes intervention of Lt. Gov. John Cherry late last month, state environmental regulators backed down on their objections to a dioxin disposal plan proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers. [...]

A planned protest against the Church of Scientology (CoS) had one success and one failure in Michigan on Saturday.
The Church of Scientology has two offices in Michigan, one in Battle Creek and one in Farmington Hills. Both were to be picketed by protesters on May 10th, [...]

Camp Millie is Michigan's homegrown version of the campaign/activist training of Camp Wellstone. It's arranged by the Justice Caucus, Michigan's Democratic Progressive caucus. They are getting in gear for the 2008 elections by holding a training May 17-18th in Grand Rapids. More trainings to follow in Kalamazoo, and Detroit.
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LANSING -- Candice Risner just wanted her band Bridgewater to play the Michigan Pride Festival last year. So she made phone calls and sent e-mails, and in her word she "finally" got a return call. She attended a meeting, and agreed to book her own band [...]
That horse is still dead, but they continue to beat and beat and beat...
Local Republican lawmakers are pushing their own version of a [...]
Nolan Finley's column this morning had a very promising headline. It was "Payment coming for reckless war." In the past, the Detroit News has endorsed solutions to the violence in Iraq, including flooding the country with an additional 100,000 American soldiers, so I thought maybe it was a moment of [...]
Inside: "A mom is a supporter you can always count on."
How true, but some children make it harder to love them than others! [...]

Okay, I don't have a hangover... I haven't even had an alcoholic beverage in my life! Still, how about it for the Michigan Prospect and the many volunteers who helped put on the 2008 Michigan Policy Summit! And of course, thanks to those of you who attended - including bloggers! [...]