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RFK Jr appeals decision to keep his name on MI presidential ballot after he suspended campaign & endorsed Donald Trump. Lower court agreed w state tt RFK missed the deadline.

MI clerks continue to prepare absentee ballots for mailing to overseas and military voters as Robert F Kennedy Jr files a last-ditch federal lawsuit to remove his name as the Natural Law Party of Michigan's presidential candidate.

Federal judge rules Robert Kennedy Jr will remain on Michigan ballot because its too late to drop out. Ballots in MI are already being printed.

Interesting conversations on It's Just Politics with Pete Buttigieg and Pete Hoekstra about how they're thinking about undecided voters in Michigan in the final days of Election 2024. Today on Michigan Public at 3:40p with Rick Pluta or podcast it npr.org/podcasts/38144…

michiganpublic.org/podcast/its-ju… Zoe Clark has It's Just Politics interviews w two lawmakers -- 1 GOP and 1 Dem -- on what's & not working in the Lansing. Felicia Brabec & Graham Filler are both exiting (but w future aspirations) & offer some pretty candid observations.

Tempers beginning to flare over the moves by Republicans to have bills read & Democrats seeking to call the question/points of order. Minority Leader Senator Aric Nesbitt briefly having words with Sam Singh as bill begins to be read in full. Couldn't make out what was being said

Ahead of today's commitee hearing Bill G. Schuette tells me & Rick Pluta he's confident tipped wage + sick time leave changes will happen bf 2/21. michiganpublic.org/podcast/its-ju…

MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Benson says she is running for governor. She is the 1st Democrat to announce she is seeking the nomination to appear on the '26 ballot. Benson is running to replace Governor Gretchen Whitmer Gretchen Whitmer, who cannot run again because of term limits.

There will be surprises

The House passes a minimum wage compromise bill. It would: Speed up the timeline for workers making $15/hr Cap the min wage for tipped workers at 50% what others make Now it goes to the governor

Wow. Talked to him yesterday at the Capitol and he said he was ready for Monday ('s announcement).

GOP Rep. Jim DeSana on today's It's Just Politics: “The reason Michigan is so corrupt... is because we are a full-time legislature.” michiganpublic.org/podcast/its-ju…

Rick Pluta and I have been talking about this since Tate announced he's not running for Mayor. How much *actual* money are Ds willing to spend on an already safe-D seat in a year when there's OPEN Gov, Senate, AG, SOS races PLUS toss up/swing U.S. House seats + entire state

Rep. Debbie Dingell and Tom Barrett join me and Rick Pluta on today's It's Just Politics. Topic? What else #TrumpAddress On Michigan Public this afternoon at 3:40p and pod (longer versions of our convesrations) coming down this afternoon.