“Jennifer Granholm” on The Daily Caller

Despite liberal protesters’ claims that Florida’s so-called “stand your ground” gun law demonstrates that Republican policymakers are responsible for the February death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an analysis of its legislative history shows that it was a bipartisan effort — and that no Florida Democratic state senator voted against it. (more)

It was announced this week that former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be writing a regular column for Politico. Those familiar with Granholm’s track record as governor are likely scratching their heads as to what expertise the former governor could offer that warrants a bi-weekly column. Her time as governor was marked by the imposition higher taxes, unsustainable spending and excessive regulations that resulted in a lost decade for the Great Lakes State. (more)

With various politicians in the news for their scandalous affairs, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Edwards, former Democratic Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm explained on MSNBC Wednesday morning why females in power are less likely to commit similar indiscretions. (more)

One of this week’s most popular Super Bowl ads was for the Chrysler 200. The ad features Eminem driving through Detroit to the upbeat imagery and lyrics of restoration and recovery. The voiceover says, “What does a town that’s been to Hell and back know about the finer things in life?” (more)

Editor’s Note: Daily Caller High is a group of young writers cutting their teeth in the world of political punditry. (more)

Michigan can use all the jobs and economic investment it can get, and state officials believe they can secure some of it by trying to turn the Great Lakes State into the Hollywood of the Midwest. (more)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An Ann Arbor businessman who asked Democrats and independents to help him top a crowded Republican primary field likely heads into Michigan’s fall gubernatorial election with a leg up on the Democratic nominee. (more)

Editor’s Note: Daily Caller High is a group of young writers cutting their teeth in the world of political punditry. This week, the authors’ reflect on events of the past few weeks. (more)

On Thursday, President Obama traveled to Holland, Mich., to celebrate the groundbreaking for a plant that will produce batteries for electric cars. The plant is a product of stimulus funds. (more)

DETROIT — (AP) States have the authority to enforce immigration laws and protect their borders, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said Wednesday in a legal brief on behalf of nine states supporting Arizona’s immigration law. (more)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s budget problems will become significantly worse and state programs will be put at risk if Congress doesn’t revive a federal spending bill, Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Friday. (more)

The lead story in Sunday’s Washington Post, Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid, confirms what we’ve been expecting for some time. The Obama Administration will continue to push for more bailout money to fill state budget holes created by rampant overspending and budget gimmicks. Not only will this measure increase the staggering federal deficit by $80 billion, it will allow frivolous appropriators at the state level to continue to ignore the structural problems in state budgets. (more)

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — He stands all day, bent over noisy machines, cutting giant sheets of steel and feeding them into monster-sized presses so powerful the concrete floor rumbles beneath his size-16 feet. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the largest private donation in its history Monday — a $22.5 million gift from Dick and Betsy DeVos to endow a management training program for arts leaders. (more)

Detroit — Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a three-bill package today making Michigan the 24th state to ban text messaging while driving. (more)

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement today, setting off a wave of speculation about who will take his place as resident liberal activist on the nation’s highest court. Expect Obama to seize upon this opportunity to pander to a minority group whose policy interests he has otherwise ignored by appointing someone capable of ticking multiple boxes on the standard Census oppression matrix. (more)

One thing that should be banned: citing someone’s law school as evidence they are qualified for the Supreme Court. The implicit argument being that candidates from Harvard or Yale are somehow better suited to making the big decisions than folks from more humble beginnings. Personally I don’t get why a person’s undergraduate GPA and ability to take standardized tests should be weighed along with the entirety of their careers and the choices they’ve made as adults. But then again I’m not a lawyer. (more)

Reports that the FBI is preparing to file new corruption charges against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father shocked the Michigan political establishment over the weekend and may prove damaging to Democratic candidates facing a hostile electoral climate this fall. (more)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group of Michigan business executives said Wednesday it’s encouraging lawmakers to begin looking at restructuring taxes and improving the state’s business climate this year. (more)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan economists said Monday that the state budget is in good shape for the current year, but they foresee big deficits in the 2011 budget as revenues keep dropping. (more)