Rick Pluta

@LilyCGuiney Get ready for your Hallmark adventure!

Starting *checks notes* just in time for my mad dash up the west side of the state to make it home to Traverse City for Thanksgiving🙃

Hey, @QKlinefelter of @wdet got some well-deserved recognition from his alma mater wdet.org/2025/11/10/wde…

#Swifties @ElenaDurnbaugh @GongwerMichigan & @MaggieGeorge @MIRSnews are working the #MILeg's marathon session. Elena’s sporting her “1989” swag while Maggie’s in her “Lover” sweater. @taylorswift13's drops at midnight & they'll probably have plenty of time for a listen.

As of 12:01 am, Michigan gov't is operating w/out a budget. @GovWhitmer has said "state gov't will continue and work will go on"

It’s into the budget abyss

State employees have been told by Gov Gretchen Whitmer’s admin to show up for work tomorrow because there will be a budget deal or a short-term extension of the current budget, UAW Local 6000 president tells MI Public Radio. Local 6000 is one of the largest state employee unions.

Lansing rn: Basically it's like 'hey we can have a partial government shutdown' OR 'we can pass a budget before 12:01a.' And, instead, someone else IN POWER was like: BUT WHAT IF THERE IS A THIRD WAY WE'VE NEVER TRIED BEFORE.

Listen for it on your local MI public radio station

@ZoeMichigan called it. US Rep Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) not running for US Senate, creating a clearer path for former US Rep Mike Rogers to be the GOP nominee.

“One of these days - to the moon!” -space exploration visionary Ralph Kramden

@ZoeMichigan Those aren’t my glasses.

I... um.... @rickpluta

@nickrmanes When my son was a toddler, he once dropped a piece of food on the floor from his high chair and said, "oh fub." Everyone in the room turned their head to me.

@rickpluta I said in our office yesterday, I’ve dropped the f-bomb 14 times so far today and no one cares

Since everyone's getting worked up by the f-bomb, l'd like the record to reflect that I was once double mother-f***ered by Detroit Mayor Coleman Young.

@ChadLivengood @ZoeMichigan The halo effect is real

Leaving this right here... #MPC25

@RepDebDingell and @tombarrettmi7 join me and @rickpluta on today's It's Just Politics. Topic? What else #TrumpAddress On @michigan_public this afternoon at 3:40p and pod (longer versions of our convesrations) coming down this afternoon.

@ZoeMichigan What could go wrong? I’m in!

@rickpluta wanna grab some beers and talk politics?

@rickpluta and I have been talking about this since Tate announced he's not running for Mayor. How much *actual* money are Ds willing to spend on an already safe-D seat in a year when there's OPEN Gov, Senate, AG, SOS races PLUS toss up/swing U.S. House seats + entire state House and Senate.

GOP Rep. Jim DeSana on today's It's Just Politics: “The reason Michigan is so corrupt... is because we are a full-time legislature.” michiganpublic.org/podcast/its-ju…

Wow. Talked to him yesterday at the Capitol and he said he was ready for Monday ('s announcement).