{"id":607,"date":"2019-04-16T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T19:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2019-04-16T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T19:50:07","slug":"michigan-libertarian-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/16\/michigan-libertarian-news\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-844017674f46797a0271b959ddaa9295 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">Libertarian Party of Michigan<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/the-architecture-of-influence-modern-strategies-for-leadership-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The Architecture of Influence: Modern Strategies for Leadership Growth<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on April 9, 2026 at 7:42 pm <\/small><p>Leadership is the intentional process of influencing individuals and groups to achieve shared goals through inspiration, strategic alignment, and emotional intelligence. Strengthening these skills requires a commitment to lifelong learning and the ability to adapt your personal style to the<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/senate-candidate-ali-sledz-heads-to-finish-line-complaint-filed-on-her-behalf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Senate Candidate Ali Sledz Heads to Finish Line, Complaint Filed on Her Behalf \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/644385598_122113722591217127_6702303655071408665_n-250x250.jpg\" title=\"Senate Candidate Ali Sledz Heads to Finish Line, Complaint Filed on Her Behalf \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/senate-candidate-ali-sledz-heads-to-finish-line-complaint-filed-on-her-behalf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Senate Candidate Ali Sledz Heads to Finish Line, Complaint Filed on Her Behalf \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on April 6, 2026 at 9:47 pm <\/small><p>Election Day is coming up soon for Libertarian Senate candidate Ali Sledz, who is running in a special May 5th election for Michigan\u2019s 35th district. Ali has been running an active and energetic campaign, highlighted by her battle to have<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/libertarian-party-of-michigan-seeks-2026-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Libertarian Party of Michigan Seeks 2026 Candidates\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/OIP-250x131.jpg\" title=\"Libertarian Party of Michigan Seeks 2026 Candidates\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/libertarian-party-of-michigan-seeks-2026-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Libertarian Party of Michigan Seeks 2026 Candidates<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on April 6, 2026 at 5:29 pm <\/small><p>The Libertarian Party of Michigan is currently seeking candidates for all positions in the 2026 elections. Local candidates will be selected at local Libertarian meetings in the coming months, and statewide candidates will be held at a June 28th convention<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/final-court-case-resolved-for-libertarian-party-of-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Final Court Case Resolved for Libertarian Party of Michigan \u00a0\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/mohamed_hassan-judgement-5343065-250x173.jpg\" title=\"Final Court Case Resolved for Libertarian Party of Michigan \u00a0\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/final-court-case-resolved-for-libertarian-party-of-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Final Court Case Resolved for Libertarian Party of Michigan \u00a0<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on April 1, 2026 at 9:57 pm <\/small><p>The final court case involving the Libertarian Party of Michigan has been resolved. A final order resolving all pending claims and closing the final case was recently issued by Judge Carol Kuhnke of the 22nd Circuit Court in Washtenaw County,<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/michigan-libertarian-newsletter-march-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Michigan Libertarian Newsletter March 2026<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on March 20, 2026 at 10:08 pm <\/small><p>Michigan Libertarian Newsletter March 2026Download<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/senate-candidate-ali-sledz-shakes-up-university-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Senate Candidate Ali Sledz Shakes Up University Forum\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/644385598_122113722591217127_6702303655071408665_n-250x250.jpg\" title=\"Senate Candidate Ali Sledz Shakes Up University Forum\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/senate-candidate-ali-sledz-shakes-up-university-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Senate Candidate Ali Sledz Shakes Up University Forum<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on March 20, 2026 at 9:39 pm <\/small><p>Libertarian Senate candidate Ali Sledz has been campaigning to have her voice heard at a March 24th candidate forum at Saginaw Valley State University. Saginaw Valley State University and NPR continue to give varying excuses for excluding Ali Sledz.\u00a0 This<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/june-28th-target-date-for-summer-candidate-nominating-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"June 28th Target Date for Summer Candidate Nominating Convention\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/240_F_1686065779_zToRQIpp7YbBEP7BVzAcxTXjDCkwDfJF-250x136.jpg\" title=\"June 28th Target Date for Summer Candidate Nominating Convention\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/june-28th-target-date-for-summer-candidate-nominating-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">June 28th Target Date for Summer Candidate Nominating Convention<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on March 20, 2026 at 9:03 pm <\/small><p>June 28th is the target date for the Libertarian Party of Michigan Candidate Nominating Convention. The LPM Executive Committee recently voted to select this date, and then appointed a committee to find a location and set up other convention details.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/the-first-time-libertarian-candidates-field-manual-for-local-campaign-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The First-Time Libertarian Candidate\u2019s Field Manual for Local Campaign Operations\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8846952-250x167.jpg\" title=\"The First-Time Libertarian Candidate\u2019s Field Manual for Local Campaign Operations\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/the-first-time-libertarian-candidates-field-manual-for-local-campaign-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The First-Time Libertarian Candidate\u2019s Field Manual for Local Campaign Operations<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on March 19, 2026 at 9:06 pm <\/small><p>If you\u2019re a first-time Libertarian candidate, you\u2019re not just running for office\u2014you\u2019re building a working, local trust network that can survive scrutiny, gossip, and the grind of Election Day. Your platform matters, but in municipal politics, your operations (how you<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/saginaw-vally-state-universitys-web-of-hypocrisy-convenient-ignorance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Saginaw Valley State University\u2019s Web of Hypocrisy and Convenient Ignorance\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/644385598_122113722591217127_6702303655071408665_n-250x250.jpg\" title=\"Saginaw Valley State University\u2019s Web of Hypocrisy and Convenient Ignorance\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/saginaw-vally-state-universitys-web-of-hypocrisy-convenient-ignorance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Saginaw Valley State University\u2019s Web of Hypocrisy and Convenient Ignorance<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on March 12, 2026 at 8:03 pm <\/small><p>In February, the League of Women Voters withdrew its sponsorship of Saginaw Valley State University\u2019s (SVSU\u2019s) Great Lakes Bay Region Candidate Forum (March 25) because it excludes qualified Libertarian candidate, Ali Sledz. Nonetheless, SVSU refuses to do the right thing<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/statement-against-a-standing-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Statement Against A Standing Military\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/military-man-suffering-from-ptsd-167x250.jpg\" title=\"Statement Against A Standing Military\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganlp.org\/statement-against-a-standing-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Statement Against A Standing Military<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/michiganlp.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"michiganlp.org\">Donna Gundle-Krieg<\/a> on March 10, 2026 at 10:14 pm <\/small><p>The Libertarian Party of Michigan Executive Committee recently voted to make the following statement:\u00a0\u201cA standing military once established will always be dangerous to the liberties of the people, as the majority of the founding fathers clearly understood and stated.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/author\/rwolf\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":609,"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions\/609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmlp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}