Beth LeBlanc

"President Trump wants John James to stay in Congress," state Rep. Matt Maddock said during a taping of WKAR's "Off The Record" Friday. detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

When direct contributions alone are considered, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's independent campaign for governor outstripped everyone in the field, including Benson, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday. detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

"This town is a f------ mess," state Rep. Alabas Farhat said after his removal from House Appropriations. "It is a f------ mess in Lansing right now. Unequivocally, that's what it is.” detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Twp., on his removal of Farhat: "There were a number of Democrats that we were trying to work with that made commitments on these bills that didn’t perform.”

State Rep. Alabas Farhat, D-Dearborn, was just removed as minority vice chair of House Approps. The removal came after Farhat voted no on a juvenile lifer bill, dooming it to a 55-43 failure. Farhat's vote came after a tense and prolonged conversation with House Dem leadership.

Rep. Jim DeSana, R-Carleton, did not attend session today bc caucus is not acting on some of his priorities. Among those priorities is a plan to eliminate Michigan's 6-mill SET on homesteads only. DeSana would have made the difference on a juvenile lifer bill that failed 55-42.

HB 4141, a bill that broadly would ban student cell phones on school grounds, fails to get enough votes for passage in the Michigan House. Final vote was 53-45.

Not just another Hoffa story… Compelling read w/fresh detail from ⁦@GeorgeHunter_DN⁩ —>> Jimmy Hoffa's family seeks closure 50 years after disappearance as O'Brien letter emerges detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…

New GOP group wants to draft Mike Bouchard to run for Congress in #MI10. But not the Bouchard you're probably thinking of detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via ⁦@detroitnews⁩

Trump OKs disaster declaration after northern Michigan ice storm detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

🚨 NEWS: Bill Huizenga passes on U.S. Senate bid for open seat in Michigan #MISen detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

At no time in the nearly two-hour meeting of the MEDC Executive Committee yesterday did any member address the recent law enforcement raid of the agency they oversee.

Eaton County prosecutor, a Republican, announces run for Michigan attorney general detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

MEDC CEO: Agency handled $20M Beydoun grant appropriately, no 'special pressure' felt detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

Whitmer appoints senior adviser to energy regulatory board detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via ⁦@detroitnews⁩

Insider: Nugent carried gun through two separate Capitol checkpoints, report says Whitmer wants road funding in budget agreement The fallout from Huizenga’s fundraising haul And more with ⁦@nannburke⁩ and ⁦@GrantSchwab⁩ detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

BREAKING: @GovWhitmer 'troubled' by Fay Beydoun grant controversy, won't say if her staff was involved in $20M legislative earmark detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @DNBethLeBlanc & @detroitnews

Filing asks the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the Michigan 2020 Trump elector cases. detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

A statement from the Detroit Regional Chamber Thursday said "today’s times" demand that organizations "step outside conventional thinking and think boldly about how best to propel Michigan toward its real potential." detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

The Detroit Regional Chamber endorses independent Mike Duggan for governor: