Brad LaPlante

I host ‘The Moment’ & cover state/nat’l politics, autos and biz for @WLNS.

[Brad LaPlante @bradlapgov]

Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou says House Speaker Matt Hall is abusing his power by kicking her off of oversight committee assignments after she pressed GOP leaders to hold a vote on her Epstein-Interlochen resolution.

More on this week's #TheMoment:

[Allan Smith @akarl_smith]

Senate Leadership Fund describes Graham Platner as a "dangerous deviant" who "presents a serious threat to the Republican Senate majority."

[Brad LaPlante @bradlapgov]

Just noticed this @nytimes election Live Activity tracker. 👌

[Danielle Butterfield @likebutterfield]

FWIW, they can’t run this as an ad on Youtube or Meta without disclosing that it uses AI.

But those rules are currently just specific to political ads + until Congress steps up to solve this issue, platforms are the ones self-regulating + skating by instead of solving problems.

[umichvoter @umichvoter]

"Mallory McMorrow, a state senator, is also set to benefit from the first spending for her from an outside group. On Tuesday, a nonprofit group that appears to be aligned with her, Yes MI Action Committee, reserved $4.9 million in advertising time, according to AdImpact data."

https://t.co/OqfESKvDSz

[Brad LaPlante @bradlapgov]

NEW: Michigan court overturns terrorism conviction in Whitmer kidnapping case, citing flaw in state law https://t.co/9eryUdWMBj

[Melissa Nann Burke @nannburke]

Ribbon-cutting for the Gordie Howe bridge is 1p Friday, per email that went out to VIPs this morning ~

[Simon D. Schuster @Simon_Schuster]

Nesbitt’s absence is a good example of how not every candidate will benefit evenly from AI tools.

Current video models usually need a lot of training data to reproduce a specific face accurately — in other words, widely photographed people look realistic; others don’t.

[Brad LaPlante @bradlapgov]

New: Pro-Israel group spends $2.3M to boost Haley Stevens in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate https://t.co/GNqM6waRW2

[Lily Catherine Guiney @LilyCGuiney]

LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER ABOUT MICHIGAN: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, or any prior judicial decision …the people declare that the powers granted to the commission are legislative functions not subject to the control or approval of the legislature 1/

[Chad Livengood @ChadLivengood]

SCOOP: Ribbon-cutting for Gordie Howe bridge set for this week, sources tell The @detroitnews

https://t.co/OpQcNE9P3L

via @nannburke @CraigDMauger @GrantSchwab

[Lily Catherine Guiney @LilyCGuiney]

It’s good to understand about the Kevin G. campaign the intent & groups behind it: stakeholders/developers who worked with him during his time at MSU who want to send him out on a positive note, vs to keep him in East Lansing. @sarahmatwood breaks it down: https://t.co/pHiHI6Sq5G

[Brad LaPlante @bradlapgov]

TIME reporting today that national Democrats are planning redistricting efforts in up to 13 states — including Michigan — for 2028, to counter GOP redistricting efforts in other states. https://t.co/w0lnv732kq

[Lily Catherine Guiney @LilyCGuiney]

The Izzo Legacy Foundation is starting a social media gratitude campaign for outgoing MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz as the Board of Trustees prepares to meet again this week. Still no news on an interim president to replace Kevin G.

[Ian Kennedy @IanKennedyCK]

As predicted.

Hilary Knight has only wanted to play with PWHL Detroit.

She will sign with Las Vegas but is joining Detroit via trade according to sources. This story is also being reported by the Associated Press.

[Brad LaPlante @bradlapgov]

“You claimed … that you as a civilian called in an air strike that killed 70 ISIS fighters” is truly a spectacular sentence.

[Matt Welch @MattWelch]

A *very* good job of interviewing here.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

"The bigger problem, Lulu, frankly, is not any kind of political influence. The problem was the incompetence.."

Scott Pelley talked to @LuluGNavarro about "the Bari Weiss era and his last days at 60 Minutes:" https://t.co/XLfkRLayR1

[Natalie Korach @NatalieKorach]

Bezos ordered WaPo’s opinion section to champion “personal liberties and free markets”

His handpicked editor’s new podcast is instead focused on Covid revisionism, anti-trans debates, and downplaying AI skepticism, while struggling to find an audience

https://t.co/DU4mckcOWE

[Eric Michael Garcia @EricMGarcia]

Honestly, good for Lauren Boebert. This stuff is blatantly sexist and gross. To throw this stuff out with zero evidence and just feeding the rumor mill, you aren’t doing journalism, you are paparazzi

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In an exclusive interview, Scott Pelley spoke about being fired from “60 Minutes,” and why he thinks Bari Weiss should leave her job as the CBS News editor in chief. He also responded to President Trump’s comments. Watch, read or listen to “The Interview.” https://t.co/e5VrJg0k4m