Simon D. Schuster | Bridge Michigan
Reporter, Bridge MichiganSimon 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.
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Bridge asked Michigan gubernatorial candidates about how they’d tackle the state’s most pressing environmental issues. The candidates responded directly to questions and concerns raised by readers.
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Duggan cited shifting political landscape that appears to benefit Democrats. The former Detroit mayor left the Democratic party in late 2024, intent on giving voters a third viable option at the top of the ticket.
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Nonprofits that obscure the origin of the funding make up nearly all major ballot proposal funding in Michigan, and the state allows ballot questions committees to accept unlimited donations from almost any source