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for my amusement only... (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Millage. Such a polite word. The Bishop-Dillon budget trickles down to another community, and the voters of Troy will be asked to take on the responsibility of saving their police department. Amongst other things. City Manager John Szerlag estimates that Troy is facing a $22 million deficit over the next six years due to falling property tax collections and the loss of state revenue sharing,...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... the convicted felon didn't win the mayor's seat. Anyway, by way of that topic, let's slide into Andy Dillon paying a visit to Pugh's victory party last night, and suggesting that this could be the start of a new and better relationship between the city of Detroit and the state Legislature. I understand that Dillon had made angry some of the Detroit delegation to the house,...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to jump into the race against Rebekah Warren could mean that she might be waiting to become Andy Dillon's running mate in the gubernatorial race. Obviously, that speculation was off target. Elsewhere, Kyle Melinn of MIRS and City Pulse fame explores a possible Virg Bernero candidacy .
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for my amusement only... (Free subscription) | yesterday
September 30th, 2009:Late Tuesday, House Speaker Andy Dillon of Redford Township said his fellow Democrats who control the House will have to accept the bitter medicine of deep cuts with the hopes that the Republican-controlled Senate would muster votes for new taxes or fees to restore programs they say are critical to the state's values."Where lives could be in jeopardy, where the...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Towards the end of the latest Two Joes podcast comes word that Andy Dillon is expected to announce soon his candidacy for governor. Normally, coming on the heels of another failed budget process and a health insurance reform idea that isn't gaining the kind of media attention it should if there was real movement on it, you'd have to ask -- were this to come true -- if Dillon had...
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for my amusement only... (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Didn't know where to start with the Christoff story in the Freep about Dillon and Bishop still being BFF. That part didn't surprise me. Dillon has always excused Bishop's behavior, even after Mike repeatedly has broken "his word" on these so-called "deals". It happened in '07, it happened again this year, and Dillon's anger over it is a farce. While it's nice...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
From the Freep story on the end of state government services as we know them in Michigan. House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, said the budget Granholm signed takes Michigan in the wrong direction and blamed the Senate for not funding priorities such as education. "This Senate-led 'all-cuts' budget will result in bankrupt communities, schools in receivership and broken...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Andy Dillon is hopeful a deal can get done yet this month on a workplace smoking ban. Meanwhile, I saw loose talk of substantial movement on it the other day, leading me to remember another snowy December not so long ago when the thing passed the House only to go on and die in committee because Mike Bishop appointed to the conference committee two persons utterly and hopelessly opposed...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... were about right. The high cost of teacher health care has been a key issue for House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, who has proposed trimming costs by pooling health plans for teachers and other public employees. Ell oh ell. Again. Can we finally draw the obvious parallels here between the lackluster support for the Dillon plan and the fact that it was rolled out...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... idea of the current odds on favorite for this race, my guess is that Byrnes strong support of Andy Dillon's agenda will throw organized labor into Warren's camp, a sure plus in a heavily Democratic district. District 29 (Status: Swing) While Hildenbrand's entrance (11/10/2009) into the 29th District (Grand Rapids and Kentwood) race was covered earlier , another recent story in the...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Breaking from MIRS: Lansing Mayor Virg BERNERO said this morning that he is now "seriously considering" running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination after being urged by people concerned that Lt. Gov. John CHERRY can't win the General Election and House Speaker Andy DILLON is not acceptable enough for traditional D's. Of course, there are always Alma Wheeler Smith and...
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Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... frontrunner John Cherry. Against a purported challenge by Democratic state House speaker Andy Dillon, the margin moves to blowout status. Cox's biggest electoral peril may be in a GOP primary: hard-right GOP Congressman Peter Hoekstra only trails Cox by three points (27-24) according to the poll. WI-Gov: Barrett Even Money Or Better, According to PPP Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is...
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... people could support an independent candidate. In the past, this has caused eyes to turn towards Andy Dillon, as if he could wallpaper over his role in what is at the root of voter discontent -- two of three budget fiascos -- merely by booting the "D" from the end of his name. Under normal circumstances, such a thing would make both Dillon and Cherry utterly unelectable....
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... primary fields. Among the Dems, Lt. Gov. John Cherry leads at 20, followed by state House speaker Andy Dillon at 6, former MSU football coach George Perles at 6, state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith at 2, and former state Rep. John Freeman at 2. Among the GOP, Rep. Peter Hoekstra leads at 21, with AG Mike Cox at 15, Oakland Co. Sherif Mike Bouchard at 13, businessman Rick Snyder at 5, and...
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