Simon D. Schuster - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Simon Schuster joined MLive as senior political reporter in 2022, covering the governor's office, enterprise and investigative projects. Prior to joining MLive, Simon spent three years as executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonpartisan nonprofit tracking the influence of money in Michigan politics through investigative journalism and education. He previously worked as a freelance reporter for newspapers such as The Washington Post and The Detroit News. A Michigan native, Simon received a bachelor's and master of public policy degrees from Michigan State University, where he was a policy fellow at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research from 2017 to 2019. Outside of politics his other journalistic loves include reader tips, the Python library Pandas and chronicling oddballs, outsiders and underdogs. You can catch him most weekends either in Detroit or backpacking and camping in northern Michigan. He lives in Lansing.

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• Whitmer mum ‘critical’ Michigan Senate seat. Critics blame politics

  By Simon D. Schuster Verified| Bridge Michigan Verified Kristen McDonald Rivet was elected to Congress five months ago, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has not called a special election to replace her Delay means thousands of Michiganders have gone without a representative in the Michigan SenateRepublicans contend they could flip the seat and upend Democratic control of the chamberLANSING — It's been more than four months since residents in Saginaw, Midland and Bay City have had a state Senator fighting for their interests at the Michigan Capitol. And Gov.

  By Simon D. Schuster Verified · Bridge Michigan

  Apr. 07, 2025

• Benson spent $9M on transparency portal. Critics say it’s a mess

  By Simon D. Schuster Verified| BridgeDetroit Verified The state rolled out a new portal for viewing campaign finance and lobbying disclosuresOfficials told Bridge the system is still a work in progressGovernment watchdogs say the system needs changes to avoid being a step backwardA multimillion-dollar update to Michigan’s transparency portals is still a work in progress after the Michigan Department of State rolled out the new software in March.

  By Simon D. Schuster Verified · BridgeDetroit

  Apr. 01, 2025

• Michigan lawmakers begin public pitches for earmarks under new transparency rule

  By Simon D. Schuster Verified| Bridge Michigan Verified Michigan House makes earmark requests public, as required under new transparency rules adopted after heavy spending on pet projects Lawmakers have so far publicly disclosed 13 requests — a fraction of the more than 320 earmarks included in a 2023 state budget bill Requests include money for a community college ‘simulator’ and an indoor gun range in Saginaw LANSING — Michigan lawmakers seeking budget earmarks are requesting them publicly for the first time under new transparency rules in the...

  By Simon D. Schuster Verified · Bridge Michigan

  Mar. 31, 2025

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Bridge Michigan

For all state residents, diverse civic stakeholders and philanthropy, the Center for Michigan (the "Center") and its newsrooms – Bridge Michigan & BridgeDetroit – drive healthy and informed policy dialogue and problem-solving by publishing Michigan's most impactful nonprofit public service journalism and community information in the face of traditional newspaper decline. The Center focuses on in-depth explanatory and watchdog reporting while working collaboratively with various media to deepen and widen public consumption of in-depth reporting. The Center's mission is to make Michigan better through high-quality, nonpartisan journalism & engagement.