When Democrats come together – We win!!! This past Saturday, September 29, 2018, Democrats from across the State of Michigan came together at UAW Local 651 to support the Genesee County Democratic Party’s Women’s Day of Action. Renee Watson, candidate for the 14th Michigan Senate District, and Sheryl Kennedy, candidate for the 48th Michigan...
Category: Guest Blogger
Higher Education in Michigan
Guest Blogger, Edie Robbins, spent over 40 years in the healthcare management field. She holds both a bachelor and Master degrees and founded a family planning clinic in the mid-1970s in Big Rapids. It provided services for students at Ferris State University and other citizens of the Mecosta County area in need of low...
Budget Battle for Infrastructure
Dayne Walling is the former Flint Mayor and is a candidate for state representative in the 49th house district. Dayne is a Flint native and Rhodes Scholar who owns 21Performance, a policy and management consulting company and teaches at Kettering University and Baker College. The talk in Lansing about fixing the roads has been...
The Need for Trade Education
Guest blogger, Rich Fox, is a long time resident of Genesee County and has volunteered for the Democratic Part in several capacities. Rich is also an alumni of Albion College (undergraduate) and received is MBA from University of Michigan. The current state of our educational system has left our workforce without the skills that employers are...
Why all the focus on guns?
Guest blogger, Pegge Adams, is a former Genesee County Commissioner and a graduate of Central Michigan University (BS, MA) with most of her pre-retirement years spent in various areas of education. She is a lifelong resident of Genesee County as well as a card-carrying Democrat and Precinct Delegate for over a decade. On Thursday,...
In Regards to the Genesee County Conservation District Elections
For the Genesee County Dem Party: Dear Democrats: The Genesee County Conservation District is holding elections for Directors (non-partisan) on March 22, 2018 for two 4-year terms of office and one 1-year term of office. The elections are going to be held as part of the Conservation District’s annual meeting from 11am-2pm at Asbury...
Public Education – Our Nation’s Greatest Strength
PUBLIC EDUCATION – OUR NATION’S GREATEST STRENGTH AND WHY WE MUST FIGHT TO PROTECT IT From our earliest days as a nation, our investment in our public institutions has set us apart from other countries and has been our greatest strength. As a Nation, we have ingrained the value of education in the foundation...
Republican Tax Bill Benefits Who?
For those who suggest that there is no difference between the Democratic and Republican Parties—that they are two sides of the same coin—this week should have been another wake-up call. In the middle of the night, the Republican-controlled Senate passed its own version of tax “reform,” which decreases taxes on corporations and the wealthiest...
School Choice?
Guest blogger, Sarah Bersonsage, is a native of Flushing, a graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint, and a lifelong progressive. It’s no wonder that some parents are excited about school choice. Republican or Democrat, any parent wants the best for her child—and, when the local public school has a less than stellar reputation, no...
Legislative Update: Encouraging the PGA to Tour in Michigan
Guest Blogger, State Representative Tim Sneller, represents the 50th House District, which includes the cities of Grand Blanc and Burton, as well as Grand Blanc and Mundy townships. State Representative Sneller is a life long resident of Genesee County. I have introduced House Bill 5190 to expand the Michigan Liquor Control Code to include...