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LANSING, Mich. — After days of deadlock, Michigan lawmakers failed to meet a July 1 deadline for a state budget. The state ...
Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Curtis Hertel, who served in the Legislature during Whitmer’s first term as governor, praised her for working across the aisle but also for championing new gun ...
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. predicted Duggan’s current spot will be his “high water mark,” arguing his numbers haven’t seen significant movement since he launched his ...
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel offers remarks at a June 6, 2025 town hall in Lansing. | Kyle Davidson “We’ve needed to have this fight. We need to have it out.
House Bill 4577, approved in a 56-53 mostly party line vote, is sure to see significant changes before the K-12 budget is finalized for the 2026 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
In an interview afterward, Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Curtis Hertel Jr. said Slotkin was 100% right. "We have to get back to a positive vision of what we'll actually do for people," Hertel ...
In the meantime, Michigan’s Democratic Party has promised it is “standing together” to fight the Republican-sponsored plans.
However, in 2019, Trump nominated Leonard to be U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan. Democratic senators from Michigan went on to block Leonard's nomination.
Democrats engage in ‘treacherous’ fight with Trump on immigration, protests They are trying to strike a careful balance on issues where Republicans have held a political advantage in recent years.
Michigan members of the U.S. House split along party lines over the sweeping legislation, with Republicans saying it keeps ...
The funding, which lawmakers and Whitmer enacted in 2022, was administered through the MEDC — where Beydoun, a Whitmer appointee and former Michigan Democratic Party official, served on the ...