http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:15:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_312081936.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_312081936.html Voting last week for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, and for special elections for Congress in New York and the Legislature in Michigan, provide 2010 omens for both parties in Michigan, where hot races loom in all three categories. (Plus more from the Michigan political scene including another Levin in the wings.) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:00:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_304210225.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_304210225.html One or two northern Michigan races could be pivotal in the uphill quest of Democrats next year to seize control of the state Senate, now the only bastion of GOP power in the three branches of government in Lansing. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:30:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_298083313.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_298083313.html In a particularly fitting tribute to Michigan's 1969-82 and longest-serving governor, Gov. Jennifer Granholm joined last week in dedication of the 31-acre William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor, previously called Tri-Centennial State Park, along the Detroit River. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_291080027.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_291080027.html Apart from the always-tricky matter of balancing the budget, Job One for the next governor will be jobs: creating them in a state that for months has lead the nation in unemployment -- 15.3 percent at last count. Michigan governors have been thrashing around on the job-creation issue for decades, with mixed success. It's already the hot button issue in campaigning for the 2010 gubernatorial election that is just more than 11 months away. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:05:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_283210621.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_283210621.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:20:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_276192053.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_276192053.html Fifty years ago, partisan stalemate on the budget by Lansing lawmakers resulted in payless paydays for state employees and a black eye for the state. The national press noted a mock "Michigan on the Rocks" cocktail. Now " with Michigan on the economic rocks, leading states in jobless rates, and again plagued by stalemate in Lansing " a bipartisan group of lawmakers seeks to add a twist to that cocktail: payless paydays for lawmakers who fail to meet budget deadlines " as they did in 2007 and again last week. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_269200047.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_269200047.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:05:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_262200534.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_262200534.html University of Michigan football center Gerald R. Ford went on to Congress and the White House. Jim Bunning, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame who pitched a 1958 no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers, is Kentucky's junior senator. Now comes Jay Riemersma, of Zeeland, a former Academic All-Big Ten tight end at Michigan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_255200037.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_255200037.html Sen. Tom George, of Kalamazoo, has yet to generate the bucks and buzz of more prominent contenders for the 2010 Republican nomination for governor. But he has credentials and gumption. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:00:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_248210118.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_248210118.html Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:00:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_241220401.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_241220401.html Reflections on Sen. Ted Kennedy from a Michigan perspective. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:50:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_234195041.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_234195041.html Early in election campaigns -- before the position papers, debates and TV ads -- non-incumbent candidates strive to gain name recognition by speaking out on news of the day and, sometimes, performing publicity gigs. Consider actions last week by 2010 GOP gubernatorial contenders. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:50:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_227195026.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_227195026.html Pure Michigan ads to attract tourists was a smart move. Penal Michigan to house suspected terrorists would not be. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:40:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_220194146.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_220194146.html Today's focus is on cash for clunkers and cash for candidates. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_213195104.html http://www.record-eagle.com/georgeweeks/local_story_213195104.html In the 1970s, Bart Stupak was an Escanaba police officer and then a State Police trooper. Now, he's emerging as Capitol Hill's top food cop.