Simon D. Schuster
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Political reporter in Michigan with @bridgemi.com, dad to @bridgecfrbot.bsky.social
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The aurora just north of Lansing last night
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The aurora just north of Lansing last night
Appreciate Mike Cox's campaign for flagging this: Michigan's campaign finance system is seemingly double-counting original and amended transactions, falsely inflating the cumulative totals the system generates for some summary reports.
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Appreciate Mike Cox's campaign for flagging this: Michigan's campaign finance system is seemingly double-counting original and amended transactions, falsely inflating the cumulative totals the system generates for some summary reports.
The size of the No Kings Day rally crowd in front of the Michigan Capitol this afternoon.
October 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The size of the No Kings Day rally crowd in front of the Michigan Capitol this afternoon.
About 150 protestors in Gladwin (population 3,000) this morning for a No Kings Day rally.
There’s handful of counter-protestors from the Gladwin GOP across the street, and the Trump Unity Bridge guy (sans bridge) is doing drive-bys with his loudspeaker.
There’s handful of counter-protestors from the Gladwin GOP across the street, and the Trump Unity Bridge guy (sans bridge) is doing drive-bys with his loudspeaker.
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
About 150 protestors in Gladwin (population 3,000) this morning for a No Kings Day rally.
There’s handful of counter-protestors from the Gladwin GOP across the street, and the Trump Unity Bridge guy (sans bridge) is doing drive-bys with his loudspeaker.
There’s handful of counter-protestors from the Gladwin GOP across the street, and the Trump Unity Bridge guy (sans bridge) is doing drive-bys with his loudspeaker.
Pretty decent turnout for this Michigan Capitol rally held after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The Trump Unity Bridge is also here, naturally
The Trump Unity Bridge is also here, naturally
September 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Pretty decent turnout for this Michigan Capitol rally held after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The Trump Unity Bridge is also here, naturally
The Trump Unity Bridge is also here, naturally
Inbox: “Due to an abundance of caution for the community’s safety” a progressive coalition’s town hall event is being postponed.
Their announcement last night came not long after Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist disclosed he had received a bomb threat at his home yesterday.
Their announcement last night came not long after Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist disclosed he had received a bomb threat at his home yesterday.
September 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Inbox: “Due to an abundance of caution for the community’s safety” a progressive coalition’s town hall event is being postponed.
Their announcement last night came not long after Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist disclosed he had received a bomb threat at his home yesterday.
Their announcement last night came not long after Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist disclosed he had received a bomb threat at his home yesterday.
“New York City”, Joel Meyerowitz, 1983
September 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“New York City”, Joel Meyerowitz, 1983
The Michigan House just passed a “bathroom bill” along party lines. It would ban transgender students from using school bathrooms of the gender they identify with.
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Michigan House just passed a “bathroom bill” along party lines. It would ban transgender students from using school bathrooms of the gender they identify with.
In case you want to scour the rest of the list.
August 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In case you want to scour the rest of the list.
Mike Duggan's independent gubernatorial campaign announced a list of more than 200 current and former elected officials backing his campaign this evening.
Former Flint mayor Karen Weaver is in there, and a smattering from elsewhere in MI, but it's a heavily metro Detroit list.
Former Flint mayor Karen Weaver is in there, and a smattering from elsewhere in MI, but it's a heavily metro Detroit list.
August 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Duggan's independent gubernatorial campaign announced a list of more than 200 current and former elected officials backing his campaign this evening.
Former Flint mayor Karen Weaver is in there, and a smattering from elsewhere in MI, but it's a heavily metro Detroit list.
Former Flint mayor Karen Weaver is in there, and a smattering from elsewhere in MI, but it's a heavily metro Detroit list.
When I covered them earlier this year, pro-RCV group RankMIVote hadn't settled on exactly how they would implement the practice in MI. They appear to have opted to require RCV in both primary and general elections for all state-level candidates. Optional county-level and lower.
June 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When I covered them earlier this year, pro-RCV group RankMIVote hadn't settled on exactly how they would implement the practice in MI. They appear to have opted to require RCV in both primary and general elections for all state-level candidates. Optional county-level and lower.
A provision in Michigan's ranked choice voting ballot proposal would move August primaries to June.
Primaries must be held at least 140 days before a November general election, under draft ballot language that's before the board of state canvassers later this month.
Primaries must be held at least 140 days before a November general election, under draft ballot language that's before the board of state canvassers later this month.
June 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A provision in Michigan's ranked choice voting ballot proposal would move August primaries to June.
Primaries must be held at least 140 days before a November general election, under draft ballot language that's before the board of state canvassers later this month.
Primaries must be held at least 140 days before a November general election, under draft ballot language that's before the board of state canvassers later this month.
Here's an official White House photo of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and House Speaker Matt Hall presenting a gift to President Donald Trump April 9.
Appears to feature an engraved bullet, folded state flag, military patch in Trump's name, historical pic and list of Selfridge fighters.
Appears to feature an engraved bullet, folded state flag, military patch in Trump's name, historical pic and list of Selfridge fighters.
May 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Here's an official White House photo of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and House Speaker Matt Hall presenting a gift to President Donald Trump April 9.
Appears to feature an engraved bullet, folded state flag, military patch in Trump's name, historical pic and list of Selfridge fighters.
Appears to feature an engraved bullet, folded state flag, military patch in Trump's name, historical pic and list of Selfridge fighters.
Former House Speaker Joe Tate’s entry into Michigan’s U.S. Senate race seems forthcoming.
A source this week received a personal call from Tate asking for a campaign donation and a dark money nonprofit account connected to the Detroit Democrat is promoting town halls.
A source this week received a personal call from Tate asking for a campaign donation and a dark money nonprofit account connected to the Detroit Democrat is promoting town halls.
April 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Former House Speaker Joe Tate’s entry into Michigan’s U.S. Senate race seems forthcoming.
A source this week received a personal call from Tate asking for a campaign donation and a dark money nonprofit account connected to the Detroit Democrat is promoting town halls.
A source this week received a personal call from Tate asking for a campaign donation and a dark money nonprofit account connected to the Detroit Democrat is promoting town halls.
Trump on Whitmer in The Atlantic: "I think she's very good." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Trump on Whitmer in The Atlantic: "I think she's very good." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
📍Marrakech, Morocco
See you in two weeks✌️
See you in two weeks✌️
April 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
📍Marrakech, Morocco
See you in two weeks✌️
See you in two weeks✌️
Inbox: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is set to give "a major speech" ... in Washington, DC, Thursday morning on manufacturing and national defense.
March 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Inbox: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is set to give "a major speech" ... in Washington, DC, Thursday morning on manufacturing and national defense.
Inbox: MI Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D) to House Speaker Matt Hall (R): send hold-over bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or "we will seek enforcement with the Court of Claims."
March 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Inbox: MI Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D) to House Speaker Matt Hall (R): send hold-over bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or "we will seek enforcement with the Court of Claims."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had a meeting with President Trump at the White House this afternoon. Here's a statement from the Gov on the discussions:
March 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had a meeting with President Trump at the White House this afternoon. Here's a statement from the Gov on the discussions:
Vice President JD Vance is coming to Bay City on Friday
March 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Vice President JD Vance is coming to Bay City on Friday
The turnout at a “Stand Up For Science” protest in front of the Michigan Capitol this afternoon.
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The turnout at a “Stand Up For Science” protest in front of the Michigan Capitol this afternoon.
Wildest thing I've heard from Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield's preliminary exam: according to text messages from his wife Stephanie (who's also charged) he spent about $500 on touchtunes — the app-driven jukeboxes in bars and restaurants — in 2020.
February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Wildest thing I've heard from Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield's preliminary exam: according to text messages from his wife Stephanie (who's also charged) he spent about $500 on touchtunes — the app-driven jukeboxes in bars and restaurants — in 2020.
For this scenario -- bills not sent to the governor when a new legislative term begins -- Hall had previously said "there's no precedent."
The Senate lawsuit makes plain that's not the case. It's not the thrust of their legal argument, though.
The Senate lawsuit makes plain that's not the case. It's not the thrust of their legal argument, though.
February 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
For this scenario -- bills not sent to the governor when a new legislative term begins -- Hall had previously said "there's no precedent."
The Senate lawsuit makes plain that's not the case. It's not the thrust of their legal argument, though.
The Senate lawsuit makes plain that's not the case. It's not the thrust of their legal argument, though.
After Pres. Trump approved broad tariffs on Canada + Mexico today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called them a “middle-class tax hike” that will “cripple our economy and hit working-class, blue-collar families especially hard.”
It’s some of her most pointed criticism of Trump since his inauguration.
It’s some of her most pointed criticism of Trump since his inauguration.
February 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
After Pres. Trump approved broad tariffs on Canada + Mexico today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called them a “middle-class tax hike” that will “cripple our economy and hit working-class, blue-collar families especially hard.”
It’s some of her most pointed criticism of Trump since his inauguration.
It’s some of her most pointed criticism of Trump since his inauguration.