Elena Durnbaugh
@ElenaDurnbaugh
Journalist @GongwerMichigan. Formerly @LSJNews,@bcenquirer. Reader of all the things.
Many of my conversations in the wake of last night have included, in some form, “last night was bad.” Not that I’m paid for my opinions, and contractually, I don’t have any— but uhh. Yeah. Last night was bad.
Lansing was tense last night
It’s everything that happened at the conference this week that you didn’t hear about at the Pink Pony. @kasbenal and I chat big picture conference themes and the budget drama that unfolded on the island
It's a Mackinac Policy Conference blitz this week on MichMash. @kasbenal talks to Gongwer's @ElenaDurnbaugh about some of the news on the Island, plus bits from interviews @NSmithReports did with Sen. Brinks, @McNamaraWDET did with the governor and more. All podcast platforms!
Video stills of Rep. Julie Brixie cling wrapping Rep. Matt Maddock’s car
Six and a half hours into session, with zero bills voted, House Republicans are entering caucus. Again.
BREAKING: The much-anticipated House Republican budget bills for K-12 schools, public universities and community colleges were unveiled today and contain dramatic changes. gongwer.com/news/update.cf…
For those who have interest and/or are contractually obligated to follow along with the happenings of the Michigan House, today is a day to check out the boilerplate language
“Bring back press releases during business hours,” she said, though no one cared or was even asking
Monster 19-story edition of @GongwerMichigan now available for subscribers. @kasbenal, @ElenaDurnbaugh , @NSmithReports, @LilyCGuiney, @liz_nass and @DESchoenherr covering it all -- including a lot of late news that hit.
Me and @MaggieLynnG covering the House every week
wait a second.... if IM crashing out.. and YOURE crashing out..... who's locking in?!?!?!?
And yet when I use vibes as a reason, people want to have a problem 🙄😂
University of Michigan experts on the state of the economy: "Bad vibes abound" lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/ec…
Gongwer News Service appreciates the recognition it received in this year's Michigan Press Association awards. Shoutouts to @ElenaDurnbaugh on Spot News, the MichMash crew and @wdet on Podcast and our entire staff.
Really cool news for our podcast partnership with @wdet. Yay, MichMash! That live show was a blast to do. Thanks to Lansing's UrbanBeat for providing an outstanding venue as well.
MichMash received the Community Involvement Award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters on Saturday for the podcast's live episode in 2024 on the November elections. bit.ly/4jnH4qT
Deleted a previous post about the Department of State’s campaign finance page to clarify the department is working toward fixing a glitch that asks users to provide a user name and password to view filings. I am told the new website is a work in progress.