October 29, 2008 – 6:47 pm
Today the Leelanau Enterprise and the Benzie Record Patriot each endorsed our campaign for State Representative.
The Leelanau Enterprise praised my “ability to see through party rhetoric and find common sense answers.”
The Benzie Record Patriot noted my “commitment to, and experience with, alternative energy [which] will uniquely poise this area to reap the benefits of this [...]
October 28, 2008 – 10:26 am
This morning the Traverse City Record-Eagle endorsed our campaign for State Representative.
The endorsement highlighted our strong positive message on Jobs, Schools and the Great Outdoors, including working to close the loopholes in the Great Lakes Compact and efforts to make school funding more equitable.
Importantly, the Record-Eagle also took my opponent to task for “taking the [...]
October 24, 2008 – 1:14 pm
The Muskegon Chronicle today became the third newspaper to endorse our campaign for State Representative saying, “We like what we see in Democratic newcomer Dan Scripps, who wins our endorsement this time out.” The newspaper went on to write, “Scripps is an outdoorsman, who impressed our editorial board with his commitment to the Great Lakes [...]
October 23, 2008 – 7:32 pm
(Part 11 in an 11-week economic plan to get Michigan moving again and get our people back to work)
With all the challenges facing Michigan’s economy, the first thing the legislature needs to do is to make sure it’s not making a difficult situation even worse. Michigan citizens deserve a state legislature that is willing to [...]
October 9, 2008 – 2:23 pm
(Part 9 in an 11-week economic plan to get Michigan moving again and get our people back to work)
There has been a lot of talk recently, both nationally and as part of the local political discussion, about the proper role of regulation. To some, regulation - any regulation - is always bad, an ideological position [...]
October 1, 2008 – 5:46 pm
With just 34 days to go until Election Day, the choice in this election is becoming clearer by the day. Over the next couple weeks, I hope to highlight the differences my opponent and I have on a number of key issues facing our state and our communities. Today we begin by highlighting our differences [...]
September 4, 2008 – 5:19 pm
(Part 4 in an 11-week economic plan to get Michigan moving again and get our people back to work)
This past Monday we celebrated Labor Day. For many people, Labor Day marks the end of summer, or a chance to enjoy a three-day weekend. For politicians and the media, Labor Day is the semi-official start of [...]
August 28, 2008 – 2:13 pm
(Part 3 in an 11-week economic plan to get Michigan moving again and get our people back to work)
Over the last two weeks we’ve focused on the importance of fundamentals and promoting Michigan’s competitive advantages to get Michigan moving again. This week I’m highlighting the need for greater investment in tourism promotion as a key [...]
In 1992, James Carville, one of the chief strategists for the Clinton-Gore campaign, hung a sign in the campaign headquarters to remind the campaign team of the central themes of the election. While the sign actually had three short themes, it is one that is best remembered: “It’s the economy, stupid.” In those four words, [...]
August 6, 2008 – 11:28 am
With yesterday’s primary now behind us, we can focus our sights and our efforts on the November election. Yesterday’s results show that local voters are hungry for change. The fact is however, that at a time when voters are calling out for common sense leadership on the challenges facing Michigan and an end to the [...]
