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Rick Snyder
November 13, 2018
Lauren Kaori Gurley
The Backlash to the GOP’s Union-Bashing Has Begun in Earnest
After a string of attacks on organized labor across the Midwest in recent years, Republicans are starting to pay at the polls.
February 14, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Flint’s Water Crisis Damage Kids’ Brains?
Third-grade reading proficiency has plunged in the lead-poisoned city, setting off a debate about the possible causes.
July 22, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Republican-led voter suppression efforts just had a really bad week.
March 7, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Bernie and Hillary demand that officials lose their jobs over the Flint water crisis, starting with the Republican governor.
February 12, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Michigan officials warned as far back as 2013 that Flint’s water could become poisonous.
January 22, 2016
Rebecca Leber
The EPA’s Silent, Guilty Role in the Flint Water Crisis
Michigan's governor has borne the brunt of the blame, but there's plenty to go around.
January 21, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Governor Rick Snyder’s chief of staff dismissed Flint people “looking for someone to blame.”
January 15, 2016
Jamil Smith
We need to hear the Republican candidates talk about the Flint water crisis.
November 5, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
You Know Unions Are Weak When Disgruntled Autoworkers Can't Oust a GOP Governor
April 8, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Jeb Bush Joins a Long List of Conservatives Who Got in Trouble for Saying Compassionate Things About Immigrants
March 6, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Loneliest Man in the Room
Chris Christie came to CPAC with nothing to offer conservatives
August 28, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
In Michigan, a Defeat for the Tea Party—and Victory for Common Sense
December 17, 2012
Molly Redden
The 2010 Midterms Are Coming Back to Haunt Blue Michigan
December 7, 2012
Alec MacGillis
Rick Snyder, Michigan’s Reluctant Union-Buster
May 30, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
Romney Has a New Michigan Problem: His Own Party
February 16, 2012
Alec MacGillis
Can The Tough Nerd Talk Sense To Romney?
August 3, 2011
David Jackson
Of Note
July 18, 2011
John Austin
Boosting the Great Lakes International Economy
July 13, 2011
Eliza Gray
Ad Absurdum
June 9, 2011
Alec MacGillis
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