Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- Supporters of a $25-billion plan for low-interest loans for automakers and auto parts suppliers are circulating a petition urging U.S. House leaders to include the funding in any spending bill that may come from Congress next month.
Detroit News Online (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers each stand to claim up to $30 million in tax credits under a bill could become law by the end of the week, officials said Wednesday.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advocates for the Great Lakes urged Congress to act quickly on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, a historic agreement introduced today in the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate to conserve water in America's largest fresh surface water ecosystem. "This is an important day for the Great Lakes," said Andy Buchsbaum, co-chair...
Opensecrets.org (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
We watchdogs can let our guard down just a little now that the Federal Election Commission has started to require leadership PACs to disclose their affiliations with politicians on their electronic filing forms. With your help, CRP previously identified dozens of Mystery PACs, revealing the political action committees that nearly got away with hiding such affiliations.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
WASHINGTON -- Michigan's congressional Democrats are pushing for $4 billion in aid to the U.S. auto industry as part of a second economic stimulus bill, one that Sen. Barack Obama endorsed to UAW workers Friday.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A U.S. Senate subcommittee has approved a $4-million earmark to preserve a portion of Tiger Stadium for preservation and use as a youth ballpark.
Top Stories (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Reid, Stabenow tell heads of 17 trade groups to stop helping Republicans if they want help on their issues. See also: Former Obama staffer seeks K Street clients
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
"Invest in America's Future" addresses health care, energy and education; new plan to be unveiled Thursday WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Flanked by more than a dozen members of the U.S. House and Senate, USAction Thursday will release Invest in America's Future, a bold, new economic agenda for the next president and the 111th Congress. Invest in America's Future will be released...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
On Sunday, Joe Lieberman was asked about Brave New Films' Lieberman Must Go campaign when he appeared on Connecticut talk show "Beyond the Headlines," which airs on a local FOX affiliate. After Lieberman first attempted to deflect host Sherry Sindland's question with a trademark shrug and an awkward joke ("I'm definitely not going to sign that petition"), he accused Brave New Films of partisan politics....
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
'Invest in America's Future' addresses health care, energy and education WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Flanked by nearly a dozen members of the U.S. House and Senate, USAction this week will release Invest in America's Future, a bold, new economic agenda for the next president and the 111th Congress. Invest in America's Future will be released at a press conference at 11:30 a.m....
Potomac Flacks (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Brent Colburn will be Obama's new communications director in Michigan. According to Marc Ambinder's blog, Obama's Michigan staff will be twice as big as Kerry's was in 2004. Brent has Michigan connections since he used to work for Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.). Brent was also director of research for Howard Dean's 2004 campaign and spent time at the DNC too. (The Atlantic)
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic National Committee will hold a press conference call tomorrow, Friday, July 11th, at 1:00 P.M. EDT to discuss John McCain's disastrous week on economi...
Texas Politics (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Rick Noriega has been in Washington, D.C., the past two days selling himself to the Senate Democratic leadership in his race to unseat Republican incumbent John Cornyn. Noriega met Wednesday with U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, who...
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The voting is going on right now, and you can watch on C-Span here: http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan2_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2 Senator Dodd's amendment to strip telecom immunity from the bill failed with a vote of 32-64. Michigan Senator's Carl Levin, and Debbie Stabenow voted in favor of Dodd's amendment, as did Senator Obama. However, the all important question is will they still vote to pass...
Right Voices (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
It fell on deaf ears though “It’s worrisome, but I understand it: The strategy of the Republicans has been to stop anything from happening – and people think that nothing is being done to help their lives,” says Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) of Michigan.
