Zach Gorchow
@ZachGorchow
President, @GongwerMichigan | Michigan GM, @StateAffairsUS | Co-host of MichMash podcast | ex @freep, @thesnews, Observer Newspapers | Sports, weather takes too
An exciting chance to discuss what’s happening in the presidential race in Michigan on @FoxNews with @BretBaier. Extra fun to do so with @JordynHermani and in front of the Franklin Cider Mill no less! What is Trump’s ceiling in Michigan? foxnews.com/video/63640998… #FoxNews
Now, immediately if not sooner
Scott Harris has to be shopping for a bullpen over the next couple weeks.
Speaking of stories only in Gongwer, this piece from @kasbenal on a House Fiscal Agency report that seems to have gone under the radar: gongwer.com/news/index.cfm… The OBBB will mean a $677M hit to the state General Fund for FY26. Significant impact to getting the budget done.
Major scoop here from @LilyCGuiney. Unexpected to find out at a Civil Rights Commission meeting that the State Budget Office is asking departments to draft revised budgets reflecting large cuts. But that's why we cover these things.
The leader of the Department of Civil Rights said Wednesday his agency and others provided the administration with a reduced budget proposal in the event of a 15% cut. (1/2) bit.ly/4lUIDOI
Our friends at @statehousenews will be covering the NCSL meeting in Boston, and we'll provide their stories to Gongwer subscribers.
SUBSCRIBERS: Join Gongwer News Service partners @PluribusNews and @StateAffairsUS on July 29 at 12pm, for a special live webinar with @NCSLorg Chief Executive Tim Storey, who will preview this year's NCSL Legislative Summit. Register for free: bit.ly/4nZ3wd4
SUBSCRIBERS: Join Gongwer News Service partners @PluribusNews and @StateAffairsUS on July 29 at 12pm, for a special live webinar with @NCSLorg Chief Executive Tim Storey, who will preview this year's NCSL Legislative Summit. Register for free: bit.ly/4nZ3wd4
Really interesting look from @liz_nass at a core issue in play in the MEDC/AG/Global Link controversy.
Evaluating the claim of attorney-client privilege by the MEDC after the seizure of documents by the Department of Attorney General, legal experts are split on the effectiveness of some of their arguments in court filings. bit.ly/4lXAU2N
Talking computers chips plant pullout in Genesee County with @kasbenal — while making an ill-fated attempt to will the Tigers out of their slump. Listen on all podcast platforms or watch on the @wdet YouTube channel. youtu.be/XQD7Hoy2zHE?si…
Huge ruling reviving the wrongful death lawsuit filed against the State Police by the family of Hana St. Juliana, one of the students killed in the Oxford High School shooting. Big for this case -- and any other wrongful death claim against the state.
A wrongful death lawsuit against the State of Michigan has a significantly longer window to be filed than the usual six months allowed for any action alleging personal injury involving the state. (1/2)
BREAKING: The Detroit Regional Chamber PAC is endorsing Detroit mayor and independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan, it announced this morning. gongwer.com/news/update.cf…
Banger of an episode this week with @DNBethLeBlanc and @CraigDMauger. Also, you can hear the birds in Craig's backyard, ha. For a second, I wondered if our producer added a sound effect.
MichMash this week: @DNBethLeBlanc and @CraigDMauger from the @detroitnews join the show to discuss their reporting on the $20M taxpayer grant to Global Link that has raised new questions about how the proposal got into the state budget. Listen on all podcast platforms.
What role did the MEDC play in the funding provided to Fay Beydoun? This week's episode of @GongwerMichigan & @wdet's MichMash podcast with @DNBethLeBlanc & @CraigDMauger: wdet.org/podcasts/michm… iTunes: tinyurl.com/2u4ns4br Spotify: tinyurl.com/mwmtntcx @detroitnews
This is a pretty wild story from @liz_nass. This strongly suggests that Gov. Whitmer or Gov. Whitmer's supporters are mounting an external pressure campaign against Senate Democrats to move on the governor's number one priority, road funding. Internecine squabble to a new level.
America Works USA, an affiliate of the Democratic Governors Association that spent at least $3m to assist Gov. Whitmer's 2022 reelection campaign, is sponsoring an ad that calls on people to tell their state senators to support the MI Road Ahead Plan. bit.ly/4nSEIUi
If anyone is wondering what’s up with the economy & unemployment, please don’t ask me because frankly I don’t know, which is why I asked three economists. Their answer? They also don’t entirely know, but they know a lot more than me
Good look from an economic perspective from @LilyCGuiney at how Michigan's unemployment rate has risen for the past 18 months while the rest of the nation's has essentially held steady.
SCOOP: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed $15M for grant program championed by campaign donor Fay Beydoun Beydoun’s grant now the subject of a criminal probe by AG @dananessel detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @CraigDMauger @DNBethLeBlanc @detroitnews
Good look from an economic perspective from @LilyCGuiney at how Michigan's unemployment rate has risen for the past 18 months while the rest of the nation's has essentially held steady.
As Michigan observes continued unemployment rate increases and deviation from national unemployment metrics, questions among policymakers and the public are surfacing about why – and the answer from economists is a resounding "we're not sure." bit.ly/4lbEVA0
New: Federal filings show more than 540,000 acres of Michigan's UP forestland — about 5% of the entire peninsula — has a single owner: the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC. bridgemi.com/michigan-gover…
The top of today’s @detroitnews front page for home delivery subscribers:
NEW: Top lawyer at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. "acted to conceal evidence" in Beydoun-related raid, @dananessel's investigators alleged detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @CraigDMauger @DNBethLeBlanc @detroitnews
Absolute Detroit sports legend. RIP.
Alex Delvecchio | 12.4.31 - 7.1.25 - Whole career, 24 seasons with #LGRW - Cups: 1952, 1954, and 1955 - 12 year captain - Missed only 43 games - 548 consecutive games played from 1956 to 1964 - 1,549 games total - 456 goals, 825 assists, 1,281 points - 3x Lady Byng - #10…