William Lawrence Live with Jess Craven
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Leadership Starts With Showing Up
This Thursday evening, I will be holding a town hall meeting in the Capital Area District Library Downtown auditorium. It is open to all, but the auditorium capacity is limited, so please claim your seat by RSVP’ing now: RSVP here Share the event on Facebook here This town hall is in lieu of a previously scheduled...
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor…
Pardon me for missing last week’s newsletter! I have been very busy on the campaign trail as we approach the delivery of mail ballots at the end of the month. It’s critically important that we reach all of the voters ASAP when they get their mail ballots – sign up for our Day of Action on June 28 to help us win....
The Progressive-Conservative Approach to AI Data Centers
It’s another big week for data centers in Michigan. On Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer appeared alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a man who colleagues call a pathological liar, at the groundbreaking for OpenAI’s gargantuan data center (“The Barn”) in Saline Township. While the governor’s support for data centers...
When You’re In A Hole, Stop Bombing
The ceasefire and peace negotiations in Iran are on a razor’s edge. Over the long weekend we went from war likely on Friday, to deal imminent by Sunday, to strikes by the US on Memorial Day. Trump is under severe pressure from hawks and the Israel lobby not to sign a deal. All the while, gas prices remain...
In Support Of Mid-Michigan’s LGBTQ Community
Owosso City Council has seen controversy this month over the upcoming Owosso Pride Festival, which will be happening on May 30 at Curwood Castle Park. A group of area residents, some of whom have protested Pride in previous years, urged the council last night to reject a permit for the festival, while other...
Real Representation, Redistricting, and the Supreme Court
I’ve often spoken about the importance of providing real representation for the people of Michigan’s 7th district. I am qualified to offer this representation because I was raised here, and I know us – the people of Greater Lansing, Livingston, Shiawassee, and South Lyon, we who drive up and down I-96, 69, and 127,...
Barrett’s War Powers Pretense
Tom Barrett is feeling the heat as his re-election prospects weaken. After being nearly invisible for his first year in office, he’s been more active in 2026 through community appearances and introducing legislation…(though I still don’t think we’ll ever see him face the voters at a public and unscripted town...