Solid update on where the short-term rental legislation stands from Elena Durnbaugh.

Also, look at me using Canva!

Happy Birthday to a friend, mentor & Michigan legend. Dennis O. Cawthorne aka The King of Mackinac Island!

Lots of ?s about what SCOTUS ruling in Bruen case will mean for gun laws. That ruling says gun laws must comport with history of gun regulation in U.S. In this particular case, a MI court upheld state law on concealed pistol licensing against a Bruen challenge. By Ben Solis.

There was steam rising off the press release from groups like Michigan's Children and Early Childhood Investment Corporation.

.Gongwer Michigan's Zach Gorchow and The Detroit News' Craig Mauger joined Stephen Henderson on #CreatedEqual earlier this week to discuss the integrity of Michigan’s political operations amid new financial disclosure laws. Listen: buff.ly/4diKt8y

RIP Bob Cole. The best ever.

'Yzerman! Scores! De-troy-it wins the game! De-troy-it wins the series!'

Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley officially out of Michigan's 8th Congressional District race to replace Rep. Dan Kildee

The secretary of state's August primary candidate list shows that Peter Meijer has withdrawn from the U.S. Senate race. mielections.us/election/candl…

Zach Gorchow Regina Weiss for State Representative Ali Kasben Cheyna Roth I mean I’d say it was a stellar episode but solid works too

Solid episode of MichMash. Bill G. Schuette and Regina Weiss for State Representative guest to discuss race for House control after Tuesday's filing deadline. In the first segment, co-hosts Ali Kasben and Cheyna Roth review filings that stood out. Listen at gongwer.com/michmash or any podcast platform.

I always enjoy the excited reactions when we do demos for current/prospective subscribers and they see they can share their bill status reports with members, clients and anyone else and even embed them on their own website.

It's a disease, but I love digging into a budget for a story, and the DHHS budget is so chock full of interesting items. The move to spend a big piece of the state's opioid settlement funds is definitely a significant move.

Yes, I pointed out this 2017 story from Ali Kasben -- gongwer.com/blog/153601/Ch… (no login required) -- that was a big warning. The collective response in town? 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗

'There's not a great system for punishing someone if they were to lie on this form,' says Craig Mauger

'Right now there is no consequence except public shame,' says Zach Gorchow

#createdequal

Zach Gorchow Gongwer Michigan Craig Mauger DetroitNews Stephen Henderson Last weekend's Gongwer Michigan Wekeender column from Zach Gorchow 'Is a moment of truth at hand for politician nonprofits?' 👉 x.com/ZachGorchow/st…

'It's all about conflicts of interests,' says @zgorchow from Gongwer Michigan when asked why personal financial disclosures matter.

Airing now on 101.9 FM in the Detroit area!

.Alex Walters and I poured our frustrations over MSU's FOIA office into a column recounting our favorite records redactions. We hope you enjoy.
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This is a really good, informative and interesting read.

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