Progressives of Alcona

09/29/2026

At the November 3, 2026, general election, Proposal 2026-01 will ask voters whether a constitutional convention should be convened for the purpose of a general revision of the 1963 Michigan Constitution. Article XII, Section 3 provides that in 1978 and every 16 years thereafter the question of a gen...

09/25/2026

This is a. Good read

After years of federal fights against unlimited spending in politics, Hawaii has now passed two solutions to Citizens United. Will Michigan follow?

09/22/2026

Heres my comment on this story.

I’ve drifted away from the Democratic Party, but not primarily because of Israel and Palestine. My frustration comes from the party’s lack of action on behalf of people like me living in Northern Michigan and from the influence of big money in politics.

I’ve supported the Democratic Party for 50 years and spent time involved with my local party. During that time, I found it nearly impossible to get candidates to come and speak directly with local citizens. The reasons I was given usually boiled down to money and population: there weren’t enough people here to justify the expense.

If candidates can’t make time for the citizens they want to represent because of money, what does that say about our political system?

The issue with Haley Stevens, for me, is not just Israel. It’s also the influence of big-money interests and the willingness of candidates to accept that money. When money determines who gets heard and where candidates show up, it starts to look a lot like the very problems people criticize in the Republican Party.

The Democratic Party needs to start paying more attention to the people who vote for them and less attention to the money that funds them. Candidates should be accountable to their communities, not just their donors.

Get the big money out of politics. Put the people back at the center of our democracy.

For U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham), support for Israel was never just a campaign slogan. As she stares down her final months in Congress, she’s doubling down on her support for the nation, its people and Jewish Americans across the nation as antisemitism and the war in Gaza continues to lo...

09/21/2026

Lets see what happens to Lee Chatfield.
My guess it will depend on the midterms. 

09/19/2026

Michigan doesn’t need a CEO. We need a governor.

John James said Wednesday at the Detroit Economic Club that his business experience is important because being governor is basically being the “CEO of a state.”

Well, we’ve already had a governor who liked that kind of thinking.

Remember Rick Snyder?

He brought the business way of doing things into Lansing. We saw how that worked out for a lot of people. And I don’t think anybody needs a long explanation of what happened in Flint. We all remember that mess.

That’s the problem with looking at Michigan like it’s a business.

Michigan isn’t a business. It’s where people live.

People aren’t numbers on a spreadsheet.

Kids aren’t expenses to cut.

Retirees aren’t liabilities.

Small towns aren’t something you can just ignore because they don’t make enough money.

And clean drinking water sure as hell isn’t something you should be trying to save money on.

A business can look at something and say, “That isn’t profitable, so we’re cutting it.”

Government doesn’t get to do that.

Government is supposed to be there for the people.

We’ve already seen what happens when we start treating government like a business.

And after watching what’s going on with the wannabe king in Washington, I sure don’t think Michigan needs another guy who thinks being in charge means being the CEO.

Michigan doesn’t need a CEO.

We need somebody who remembers they’re working for the people of Michigan.

Because Michigan is not a business.

Michigan is our home.

09/06/2026

Political signs are being stolen in Alcona County, and apparently, they’re being stolen elsewhere too!

Put Tanglefoot on your signs. That stuff gets all over the place, and it’s not easy to wipe off your hands.

If anyone has trail-cam video of someone stealing or vandalizing signs, send it to me. I’ll post it here.

09/03/2026

“The auditor general — who is nonpartisan — found that 99.99% of the 8.3 million voters on the state’s Qualified Voter File, known as the QVF, had complete and valid personal data (such as address and birthdate) on file as required by state law.”

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. With the high-stakes 2026 midterm election fast approaching, Michigan has conducted an indep...