Mr. Kenneth M. Braun

Thursday's Wall Street Journal carried an article about Republican candidates for federal offices who are favored by establishment GOP power brokers, and how these candidates are suddenly finding themselves on the business end of the grassroots "Tea Party" opposition in many states. The article notes that this is creating heartburn for the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee because the GOP was behind finding these more establishment-minded politicians in the first place and now can't sell them to even the GOP primary voters.

Kalamazoo County wants taxpayers to help buy a new sports arena.

Today in Lansing: What state capitol demonstrations are a legitimate use of a school's resources and students and which are not?

Recalls aren't used only by the small government side.

A review and analysis of important state legislative policy issues that do not always receive attention from the general media. Michigan Capitol Confidential will make it easier to keep tabs on your elected representatives in Lansing.

There's worse things than a state budget that gets done late. Consider what happened when they got it done on time.

The Silverdome is for sale because Pontiac can't afford to keep it. Michigan lawmakers think other cities need stadiums too.

Can Michigan, a poorer-than-average state, continue to support teachers that are paid more than average? The debate continues.

27 GOP Lawmakers got campaign money from the union that lobbies against the 3 percent reduction in the School Aid budget.

If Michigan's public schools were a business competing in the marketplace, would the 4th highest teacher salaries in the nation put them out of business?