This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas” ✹ Chairperson Barnes     Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump – The Yin and Yang of the Presidency ✹ Senator Kevin Hertel     Raising Michigan’s Minimum Wage   ✹ This week’s Trump/GOP outrages     The 2nd Term Corruption Begins     A Hyper-Partisan Start for 2025 in the Michigan House In the News RSVP: Democratic National Committee Officer Candidate Forum Opinion | Joe Biden: What to remember about Jan. 6 – The Washington Post Michigan Politics and Policy Feds finalize $325 million mid-Michigan semiconductor grant – Detroit News Senate Fiscal Agency says Michigan’s revenue forecast may be stronger than expected – WEMU-FM Experts: Wealthy Michiganders fueling boom in state tax revenues – Detroit Free Press Michigan wants to become a hub for hydrogen production, fueling stations – Bridge Michigan Michigan Democrats’ pension, retirement bills in limbo amid GOP ‘legal review’ – Bridge Michigan Nessel vows to fight Trump if he violates rights of Michigan residents – Detroit Free Press Transparency time? Michigan House plans oversight, Senate pushes public records – Bridge Michigan The Case for Subsidizing Electric Vehicles – Wall Street Journal Climate change, erratic weather taking toll on Michigan cherry industry[...]