Michigan is ranked fifth nationally in human trafficking and many are becoming increasingly aware that the issue is statewide, according to Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan)during an April 14 presentation at Capitol Issues Forum. Human trafficking is affecting more areas than just Detroit, Flint and Mackinac and Sen. Emmons is actively working to pass additional legislation regarding the crime. Emmons has been successful in expanding the statute of limitations for such crimes to

The March 16 Capitol Issues Forum featured Susan Demas, editor and publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, for "Inside Election Year Politics." Demas is a syndicated columnist, who has appeared in The Huffington Post, Dome Magazine, Deadline Detroit and Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire. Her columns have run in many Michigan daily papers. She is also a regular guest on WKAR TV's “Off the Record” weekly show and is the only Michigan journalist to have been named to The Washingt

Ed Sarpolus of Target-Insyght analyzed election results at Capitol Issues Forum, Nov. 13 in his presentation, “…How Could that Have Happened? A Debriefing of the 2014 Election.” Sarpolus returned to CIF after speaking last March on possible outcomes for the November election and stressed that polling is merely a snapshot of a specific period of time to track trends and measure changes. Since politics is widely discussed, pollsters and those who follow elections need to go out

What is considered "newsworthy" to the media? How is newsworthiness defined? Published in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of SBAM's FOCUS magazine. Read more here. #SmallBusinessAssociationofMichigan #SBAM #FOCUSMagazine #LezotteMiller #LMInc #Okemos #publicrelations #mediainterviewtips