EMILYs list announced endorsements for state Reps. Mai Xiong (D-Warren), Reggie Miller (D-Van Buren Township), Jennifer Conlin (D-Ann Arbor), Denise Mentzer (D-Mt. Clemens) and Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) in their campaigns for reelection to the Michigan House. michiganadvance.com/briefs/emily...

“Window-shopping is more important than ever before,” the letter reads. “The 24 million people who buy insurance on the ACA Marketplace need as much time and information as possible to understand and prepare for these significant premium increases.” michiganadvance.com/briefs/slotk...

A Michigan Court of Appeals panel rules state House must send nine bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signature. The bills originally passed the Legislature last year. The House, helmed by a Repub majority, could still appeal the decision. bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...

Thanks to Leelanau County business-- Elmer's-- for building this interchange, on time.

“Don’t worry. There’s no way Trump would touch snap benefits.” - MAGAT Are they stupid? Trump is touching SNAP benefits like they’re a 13-year-old girl. www.thegodpodcast.com/p/thou-shalt...

Michigan AG Dana Nessel joined 22 other state attorneys general in sending a letter on Friday to Dept of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pressing for answers on the lapse in funding for the SNAP benefits, coming at the end of the month. michiganadvance.com/2025/10/27/m...

MI now has more receptive environment for labor organizing & collective bargaining following repeal of Right to Work laws w/in the past few yrs and previous failures to retain unions in the private sector, according to a new report from Wayne State. michiganadvance.com/2025/10/27/m...

BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna is introducing legislation to ban the president, his family, members of Congress, and all elected officials from trading crypto or stocks.

Thugs.

Amazon announces they are laying off the largest amount of workers ever in the company’s history. 30,000+ workers will lose their jobs.

When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?

What did people do before SNAP?” They died. Healthcare, vaccines, disability support, education & food assistance are vital to our survival. They’re why the average lifespan isn’t 35 anymore The mark of a good & decent society is whether it sees the value in helping others.

To be clear, the policy disproportionately affects Black men and those with religious faiths that include traditional facial hair. It’s racist.

There is both hope and horror in this but I will take the hope. h/t @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Wow Chump, Only 40 Million Americans Survived ! Sounds like 25th Amendment Time.......

In the days, weeks and months to come, Republicans will continue to rig the 2026 election. Redistricting will be a major part of it, but so will restrictions on voting access. My law firm will be ready to meet everyone of these efforts, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.

Lofgren: Now, instead of the president weighing in, we’ve got him doing weird little dances as he lands in Asia, and he’s missing in action. The Senate is refusing to negotiate across party lines, and the House of Representatives isn’t even meeting. I mean, I’ve never seen anything like this.

Immigrants contribute to our country in every way. They are health care workers, farmworkers, engineers, scientists, teachers, and more. This #NationalImmigrantsDay, let's all recommit to fighting for an immigration system rooted in fairness and compassion—not fear and discrimination.

Cartoon: Status report https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/27/2350408/-Cartoon-Status-report?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

The Trump Administration can and should release the funds so SNAP benefits are available for Michiganders.

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

The Epstein files stay hidden, but the Epstein Ballroom will be a prominent display.

“Dysfunctional government” doesn’t even begin to describe this. 1.4 million civilian federal employees didn’t get a paycheck. And the part no one’s talking about: even if the government reopens tomorrow, we’ll be right back on the edge by November 21—the next shutdown deadline. Chaos on repeat.

Eric is a Missouri congressman. He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

The pardon of Zhao is corrupt. I explain simply what's going on. I am today introducing legislation to ban the president, his family, members of Congress, and all elected officials from trading crypto or stocks. @unusualwhales.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm on this for years.

The President should not be weaponizing America’s military against its own citizens.

Trump’s destruction of the White House is a farce. We must condemn it, but focus our fight on every single American who is sicker and poorer because of Donald Trump.

Change is “going to trigger all the folks at state/local govts, and community action agencies & nonprofits, to start to scramble for what they can do to try to make sure that folks who are depending upon SNAP for food aren’t going w/out, aren’t literally starving” michiganadvance.com/2025/10/24/w...

Not surprisingly, most of the U.S. tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers — NOT by foreign exporters.

Federal government tells Michigan DHHS to pause November SNAP benefits. The pause in Michigan SNAP benefits through the month of November was to be in place until further notice, the USDA told the state agency. michiganadvance.com/2025/10/23/f...

Inflation is up 3% When inflation rises faster than Social Security increases, seniors get less and more are pushed into poverty. The Social Security cost of living adjustment should be tied to inflation.

Only a quarter of US counties meet the 95% threshold for vaccination coverage among school-aged children that doctors recommend “for full protection from disease outbreaks.” Grand Traverse County: recent vax coverage is 88.4% of kindergarten students. www.traverseticker.com/news/how-pre...

Republicans control the White House and Congress. They can end this shutdown any time they want. Instead, they’re relaxing on vacation while nearly 42 million people go hungry because of them. They don't deserve to be in politics. In 2026, we're coming for their seats.

Researchers trying to reach fed agencies get no one when they call. Jurors could have to serve in federal courtrooms without being paid. Universities can’t access federal grant money. A trick-or-treat event planned at a federal museum in Alpena can’t happen. bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...

Interesting.

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

They did it because they felt common impulse: to assert that “we the people” is more than a phrase, but the entire underpinning of what this country is about: it belongs to its citizens, not to any authoritarian keen to unconstitutionally abuse executive powers. michiganadvance.com/2025/10/22/j...

'In an eye-popping turn, Hall said Wednesday that he was the one who decided to go the route of taxing marijuana because the Senate let him pick which tax was most palatable to House Republicans' michiganadvance.com/2025/10/22/w...

Clever!

Image from Cordia Assisted Living Center in Traverse City, MI:

While Michigan food banks lost nearly 3 million pounds of food in cancelled deliveries through August 2025, the actual impact on the organizations varied widely. michiganadvance.com/2025/10/20/a...

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Should our legislators be trying to prevent 'fertility fraud'? Maybe. Interesting story. bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...