Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson wants to eliminate Michigan’s personal income tax. He’s not alone. Here are the facts.
Simon D. Schuster
Simon D. Schuster is a Capitol Reporter for Bridge Michigan. Simon joined Bridge Michigan in 2024 after working as MLive's senior political reporter and later covering politics on their investigative team. He spent three years tracking the influence of political money in Michigan as executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonpartisan nonprofit. A Michigan native, Simon received a bachelor's and a master of public policy from Michigan State University, where he was a policy fellow at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. Outside of work you'll find him in Detroit, backpacking northern Michigan or visiting his fiancée in Scandinavia. He lives in Lansing.
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‘No kings’ and ‘no war,’ Trump critics say at protests across Michigan
Michiganders protested in more than 120 communities, according to organizers of the third ‘No Kings’ rally.
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John James: Give governor more say on Michigan schools. ‘The buck stops here’
Republican gubernatorial hopeful John James wants the power to hire and fire the state superintendent. He’s willing to change the Michigan Constitution to get it.
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Bridge Listens: How Michigan’s next governor will try to fix K-12 schools
Candidates are making bold promises to address dismal reading scores and fix schools across the state. Are they realistic?
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Jocelyn Benson targets ‘dark money’ in Michigan transparency plan
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jocelyn Benson wants to ban ‘dark money’ by requiring groups ‘to disclose the source of all contributions received that go towards any political spending.’
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In their words: What Michigan governor candidates would do to fix schools
Michigan schools have problems. Learn what nine leading candidates for governor say they’d do to fix them.
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Ex-CFO: I was fired after raising concerns over $25M earmark project
Testimony began Tuesday in the preliminary exam for David Coker, a former legislative aide accused of embezzling from a $25 million earmark his ex-boss added to the state budget.
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GOP ‘false electors’ to sue Dana Nessel, alleging ‘malicious’ prosecution
Cleared of charges stemming from the 2020 election, a group of Republicans file notice of intent to sue Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel over alleged ‘malicious intent.’
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Gretchen Whitmer says she secured ice storm relief pledge from Donald Trump
The Democratic governor meets with the Republican president for at least the third time since he returned to the White House.
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Aric Nesbitt includes more state psychiatric hospitals in anti-crime agenda
Michigan needs more psychiatric hospitals to cut down on homelessness and crime, the GOP gubernatorial candidate has proposed, coinciding with a Trump administration push for more institutionalization of the homeless.