By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield was charged by Attorney General Dana Nessel for campaign finance related crimes last week---front and center in her press conference was the fact Chatfield apparently used money from his 501c3 non-profit to go to Harry Potter World at Disney in Florida with his family in 2020. OK---fair enough---so why in the f-ck wasn't Governor Gretchen Whitmer charged for using her 501c3 to FLY TO FLORIDA FOR A VACATION ON A PRIVATE JET in 2021?!   A "non-profit" that was set up specifically for ..read more

By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) Breaking today---a West Michigan Politics exclusive---WMP has confirmed the existence of a blockbuster text message exchange between former Taylor Mayor Rick Sollars, and real estate mogul Shady Awad discussing the 2018 purchase of 23rd District Court Chief Judge Victoria Shackelford's house. The texts, which will be released in full soon after Sollars is sentenced in a major federal public corruption case, are a stunning development in the real estate scandal involving Shackelford, Sollars, and Shady that was broke ..read more

  The Hon. Judge Victoria Shackelford  By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) In a scathing statement to West Michigan Politics over a recent article about the scandal involving her controversial real estate deals, 23rd District Court Judge Victoria Shackelford produced a letter from the Assistant US Attorneys in Michigan's Eastern District, and she had strong words for Shady Awad, the government's star witness in the Rick Sollars public corruption case, alleging he "perjured himself." Shackelford did not provide any evidence substan ..read more

By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) From voting against adoption opportunities for animals subjected to "scientific research" before killing them, voting against ending immunity for Big Pharma, voting against more options for cancer patients, and voting for multiple increases on taxes and fees, controversial State Rep. Tom Kunse has an extremely troubling voting record. Kunse’s Questionable Votes: Voted to decrease the penalty for not timely reporting a death: 2023 House Bill 4011 Labor: health and safety; penalty for failure to report a death; decrease by the maximum ..read more

Wentworth, left, Kunse, right By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) John Gross, the former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the controversial non-profit involving State Rep. Tom Kunse, Former Speaker Jason Wentworth, former Wentworth staffer David Coker, and Chicago conman Anthony Demasi, is a major donor to both Kunse and Wentworth. Kunse, Coker, and Wentworth are longtime friends.  A $25 million state grant for a health complex in Clare known as "Clare Health Park" was secured in the 2022 budget by Speaker Wentworth, and soon after, awarded to his former staff ..read more

 By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) Blockbuster court documents obtained exclusively by West Michigan Politics show Judge Victoria Shackelford, who was appointed  to the bench by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2021, bought a $180,000 house for just $130,000---then demanded $15,000 in free home improvements.  Judge Shackelford even wrote a check for a lot adjacent to the property, but had the check returned back to her---uncashed. Shackelford, a former Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor, is the Chief Judge of the 23rd District Court.  ..read more

By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) Blockbuster court documents obtained exclusively by West Michigan Politics show Judge Victoria Shackelford, who was appointed  to the bench by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2021, bought a $180,000 house for just $130,000---then demanded $15,000 in free home improvements.  Judge Shackelford even wrote a check for a lot adjacent to the property, but had the check returned back to her---uncashed. Shackelford, a former Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor, is the Chief Judge of the 23rd District Court.  After extensive ..read more

State Rep. Tom Kunse speaks at a meeting about Gotion   By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) Controversial State Rep. Tom Kunse was originally a strong supporter of the horrendous Gotion project in Big Rapids being pushed by the Chinese Communist Party. Kunse apparently changed his tune only after community members were absolutely FURIOUS over the plans... Kunse is currently under fire for an extremely suspicious $3.5 million real estate deal he received from a state grant that has now been terminated, and is under investigation by the Attorney General, as we ..read more

Kunse, Coker, and Demasi   By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) State Representative Tom Kunse's connections to Anthony Demasi and David Coker (as well as the trio's relationship with former Michigan House Speaker Jason Wentworth) have raised major red flags as questions about the controversial $25 million state grant for Clare Health Park---including Kunse's shady $3.5 million land deal---remain unanswered.  The grant has been stopped, and the project is now under investigation. Both David Coker and Anthony Demasi are donors to State Rep ..read more

By Brandon Hall (Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com) State Representatives Bryan Posthumus and Tom Kunse are the only legislators so far who refuse to commit to supporting strong immigration policies that would end Kent County's "sanctuary" policies.  Ruby Garcia's murder at the hands of an illegal has caused controversy nationwide. West Michigan Politics is asking legislators:  ?️ Do you support Matt Hall's legislation (House Bill 4880) to ban sanctuaries for illegals in Michigan? ?️Do you support efforts to make sure Kent County, Kalamazoo County, and ALL municipalities in Mi ..read more