Democratic conventions

It was a busy political weekend as Michigan Democrats and Republicans held their respective conventions. Two reporters joined Stateside to talk about what…

Both political parties held their state conventions last weekend. They filled out their slates of nominees, from state Supreme Court down to school board…

We know the most important job in state government is that of governor, but the next two top jobs are far more important than we tend to…

I made a point of tuning into C-SPAN on the last night of the Democratic National Convention. It wasn’t because I was looking forward to a political…

Twenty years ago, I had to go to a dinner at a fancy restaurant in Northville on the last night of that year’s Republican National Convention, which…

Tonight brings the emotional high point of the Democratic National Convention - the speech from President Barack Obama.All week long, Michigan Radio's…

I just spent about $5,000 at the two national political conventions.No, I wasn’t out wining and dining with the heavy hitters, and despite how much my…

Michigan delegates are meeting and debating and planning at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. But the delegates are also…

I grew up a pathetic political junkie of the worst kind. I've been avidly watching and occasionally attending conventions since I was eight years old. I…

Michigan delegates are at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina this week. Michigan Radio’s Lester Graham is covering the event,…