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Trump megadonor at center of Detroit scandals hosts fundraiser for Duggan - Detroit Metro Times Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday night hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and…

With friends like these...

It's clear where Mike Duggan's priorities are. It's not fighting for working Michiganders.
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11.10.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
PROMO: Reviving the Democratic Party with Curtis Hertel
This is an episode of For the Sake of the Argument with Lori Goldman, another podcast produced by Distill Social. Find more from Lori here: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargument⁠ Michigan… PROMO: Reviving the Democratic Party with Curtis Hertel

How do we build a fighting Democratic party, take back our country and build a future where the American Dream is possible for working people? MDP Chair @CurtisHertelJr.bsky.social joined @DistillSocial.bsky.social to discuss our state party's vision and plans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqAl...

11.10.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gov. Whitmer signs bill eliminating taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security in Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget bill Thursday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Trenton -- delivering significant tax relief to working Michiganders and seniors.

Democrats are putting more money in Michiganders' pockets by eliminating taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security. That will help ease the burden for millions of people across our state. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

10.10.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Agricultural officials warn against protracted trade war Michigan's agricultural leaders are raising concerns about a trade war that could disrupt export plans and reshape the state's export industry.

Trump's chaotic tariffs are crushing Michigan family farms and raising prices on the groceries we all need. Trump's economy is bad for business, bad for families, bad for Michigan. www.9and10news.com/2025/10/08/a...

10.10.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | The Trump Bump on Your Energy Bills The president is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.

Michiganders will pay millions more on our power bills this year because the Trump administration forced an inefficient, dirty coal plant to stay open. And your power bill is going to keep climbing thanks to Trump's terrible energy policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

10.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Budget

Gov. Whitmer is fixing the damn roads!

Largest roads funding package in state history

Graphic with image of road work ahead sign and text reading The Budget Gov. Whitmer is fixing the damn roads! Largest roads funding package in state history

β€œOur budget fixes the damn roads." Gov. Whitmer and Democrats overcame Republican obstruction and passed a budget that keeps the historic investment rolling so you can get where you're going.

10.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Slotkin asks Michiganders to share info on 2026 health care cost increases U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin is asking Michiganders to share information on their health care costs for the upcoming year. Premiums are expected to increase because of the passage of President Donald…

Are you one of the millions of Americans who just got a letter that your healthcare premiums are about to skyrocket thanks to Trump and the GOP? @slotkin.senate.gov wants to hear from you to help as Democrats fight to keep prices down. thelivingstonpost.com/slotkins-ask...

09.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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STATEMENT: Trump's Political Retribution Targets $500M Michigan Auto Grant Opposed by Mike Rogers, Threatening 700 Union Jobs - Michigan Democratic Party Mike Rogers called the grant a β€œbad investment,” and said it β€œshouldn’t move forward,” even though the project would have β€œcreated 50 new jobs and saved 650 others.” LANSING β€”Β As Republicans continue ...

β€œMike Rogers called protecting hundreds of jobs in Michigan a β€˜bad investment,’ and now he may get exactly what he wished for if Trump illegally cancels these grants and kills those jobs."
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09.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | Protect Michigan families’ health care not tax breaks for the wealthy - Bridge Michigan Small business owners, self-employed workers and middle-income families across Michigan would face impossible choices. Some would be forced to drop coverage altogether.

This crisis "is the direct result of harmful decisions in the Republican 'megabill,' which delivered permanent tax cuts to the wealthy while slashing Medicaid, cutting SNAP food assistance, and failing to extend the very credits that keep health insurance within reach." bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

09.10.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's chaotic tariffs have raised the costs of everyday goods, hurting working families and farmers. Congresswoman @haleyformi.bsky.social joined us to discuss her No Tariffs on Groceries Act, exempting tariffs on food. We’re meeting the candidates here in Michigan PartyOnThePeninsulas.com

09.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Budget
Democrats deliver universal school meals

Saves parents $1,000 per kid per year

graphic with image of kids at a lunch table and text reading The Budget Democrats deliver universal school meals Saves parents $1,000 per kid per year

Republicans wanted to cut universal school meals, but Democrats showed up for you and won. Free school meals help kids stay focused, classrooms stay on track and parents save money. Democrats deliver again!

09.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department The hearing is likely to split along deeply partisan lines.

β€œWhat has taken place since January 20th, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil...In eight short months, you fundamentally transformed the Justice Department and left an enormous stain in American history.” -Senator Dick Durbin www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

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AG Dana Nessel Fights for Voter Rights Act, Urging Supreme Court to Protect Citizens' Power to Sue Attorney General Dana Nessel and 22 other attorneys general are urging the Supreme Court to allow private lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a response to the Eighth Circuit ruling…

"If individuals are stripped of their ability to enforce the Voting Rights Act, everyday Americans will have little control in protecting their own right to vote." - @dananessel.bsky.social hoodline.com/2025/10/ag-d...

09.10.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Duggan defends Trump’s Medicaid work rules as critics warn cuts will strip coverage from hundreds of thousands - Detroit Metro Times Health care leaders and Democrats say Mike Duggan is ignoring the reality of Trump’s legislation, which slashes $840 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Duggan is running for governor.

Mike Duggan is being bankrolled by MAGA megadonors, and now he's out here praising Trump and the GOP for ripping healthcare away from hundreds of thousands of Michiganders. That doesn't sound very "independent." www.metrotimes.com/news/duggan-...

09.10.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whitmer signs $81B Michigan budget: Here’s what’s in it The budget, which began Oct. 1, includes a $14.1 billion general fund. It was approved with bipartisan support in the Legislature.

β€œOur budget fixes the damn roads, cuts taxes for seniors and working families, funds first responders, secures core health care services that millions of Michiganders rely on, protects our air, lakes, and land." -Gov. Whitmer www.clickondetroit.com/news/michiga...

08.10.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump megadonor at center of Detroit scandals hosts fundraiser for Duggan - Detroit Metro Times Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday night hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and…

While you're heading home and getting dinner ready tonight, Mike Duggan will be sipping champagne at an invite-only big dollar fundraiser hosted by a MAGA megadonor who's been linked to corruption scandals involving city contracts. www.metrotimes.com/news/politic...

08.10.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TONIGHT: Trump Megadonor at Center of Detroit Scandals Hosts Fundraiser for Duggan - Michigan Democratic Party DETROIT β€” This evening, Mike Duggan will host a ritzy and exclusive event in Detroit with a Trump megadonor who gave $100,000 to the Trump Victory PAC in 2020 β€” the latest prominent Trump loyalist to ...

β€œMike Duggan is defending Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and has sold himself out to MAGA donors who want to drag Michigan backwards. Tonight’s event is just more proof that Michiganders can’t trust Mike Duggan.” michigandems.com/tonight-trum...

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What the government shutdown means for jobs, air travel, food stamps in Michigan Michigan residents will feel the pinch of a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. government, with funding running out for programs in the coming days.

"I have made very clear that we've got to address the health care crisis that is now upon us because of the bill that the president signed into law, the Big Beautiful Bill, back in July." @slotkin.senate.gov www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

08.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maga Money
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MAGA Money β™₯️ ’s Mike Duggan. Check out the new billboards we have up across Detroit πŸ‘‡

08.10.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congresswoman McDonald Rivet calls on peers to reverse Medicaid cuts, extend ACA premium tax credits Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet was in Saginaw, calling on her peers to reverse trillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid and to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits set to…

"People are getting their premium bills for their health insurance. Those bills are set to double and triple in some cases.” The GOP is about to let your healthcare costs skyrocket. Democrats like Rep. McDonald Rivet are fighting for you. www.wnem.com/2025/10/06/c...

08.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WATCH: Michiganders can no longer afford the American Dream President Donald Trump promised to β€œbring back the American Dream.” Instead, it’s getting priced outβ€”and Michiganders are eating more Hamburger Helper just to keep up.

"When the cost of dinner goes up, the American dream slips further away." Thanks to Trump's erratic policies, the American dream is nearly impossible for most Michiganders while billionaires are living their best lives. gandernewsroom.com/2025/10/06/m...

08.10.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mike Rogers’ Tariffs Put Michigan Farmers in β€œFinancial Crisis” as Experts Worry β€œRecovery Will Be Tough” - Michigan Democratic Party Price Hike Mike supports reckless tariffs that β€œcould mean ruin” for Michigan farmers, mocks concerns about how they’re impacting the state’s economy LANSING β€” While failed GOP Senate candidate Mike R...

β€œMichigan farmers are facing a financial crisis: farm bankruptcies are up, exports are collapsing, and markets could potentially be lost forever β€” all thanks to the reckless tariffs Mike Rogers continues to support.” michigandems.com/mike-rogers-...

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WATCH: Anti-abortion group spending $4.5M to elect Mike Rogers in Michigan An anti-abortion group is dumping $4.5 million into Michigan for Mike Rogers.

ICYMI: Anti-abortion extremists are pouring money into Mike Rogers' campaign. Why? Because they know he'll push their dangerous policies, including a national abortion ban. Mike Rogers is too extreme for Michigan. gandernewsroom.com/2025/10/06/a...

08.10.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Rep. Dingell continues to fight for local funding during federal shutdown Funding for federal employees and programs in Washtenaw County remains in limbo as the government continues to be shut down. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

"We have people in our communities that are hurting while this Republican shutdown is going on. We want to try to minimize any damage that they are suffering." @debbiedingell.house.gov
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08.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RELEASE: Fmr. Congresswoman Lawrence Endorses Southfield Write-in Clerk Candidate Wynett Guy - Michigan Democratic Party LANSING β€” Today, former Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence announced that she is endorsing dedicated public servant Wynett Guy in the Southfield City Clerk’s race. Guy is running as a write-in candidate…

Former Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence just endorsed Wynette Guy for Southfield Clerk, calling her "the kind of person that Southfielders deserve, not some conspiracy theorist who would bow down to Donald Trump at every turn.” michigandems.com/release-fmr-...

07.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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b&w image of Mike Rogers with a quote reading "I support all restrictions on abortion."

Mike Rogers said he supported β€œall restrictions on abortion” and backed bills in Congress that would ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest. Michigan women can’t trust Mike Rogers and his extreme anti-abortion agenda.

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Republicans are holding Americans' health care hostage β€” and lying about it By refusing to extend premium tax credits, GOP leaders are using the shutdown fight to gamble the coverage of millions of Americans.

"Republicans need to stop the political games and negotiate with Democrats. Failure to do so will mean higher premiums for millions of families, more people priced out of coverage, and rising uncompensated care." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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While Republicans were playing games, Democrats fought for Michigan families. We delivered a budget that saves free school meals, lowers costs, and puts money back into your pockets. Hear more from MDP Chair @CurtisHertelJr.bsky.social at PartyOnThePeninsulas.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

07.10.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

5lbs of smoked whitefish says our @tigers.bsky.social take the series. Go Tigers!

07.10.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite campaign promises, White House eyes new changes to Social Security and Medicare β€œI will never do anything that will jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” Trump vowed in 2024. I have bad news for voters who believed him.

This scheme would rip Social Security disability away from nearly a million older Americans. All so Elon and Trump's billionaire buddies can have giant tax breaks. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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