Rick Haglund
Rick Haglund has had a distinguished career covering Michigan business, economics and government at newspapers throughout the state. Most recently, at Booth Newspapers he wrote a statewide business column and was one of only three such columnists (the other two are at the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News) in Michigan. He also covered the auto industry and Michigan's economy extensively. He wrote an automotive blog for Booth's Web site, www.mlive.com and currently writes his own blog, www.micheconomy.com. He currently writes freelance for the Grand Rapids Press, Crain's Michigan Business, Detroit Legal News, The Center for Michigan, Dome magazine and others.
Haglund has received many awards for his reporting including the Small Business Association of Michigan’s Communicator of the Year in 2007, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Communicator of the Year in 2005 and various spot news, investigative reporting and editorial writing awards from the Michigan Press Association. He was also part of Grand Rapids Press team that captured general excellence awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers in 2008 and 2009.
The Center for Michigan
Overall control resides with the Center for Michigan, which is funding the effort to help maintain civility and help Michigan citizens know what’s true – and what’s foul – about Michigan politics. John Bebow, executive director of the Center, will be managing the operation overall.
Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications
The Truth Squad Web page is maintained by Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications, a Lansing public relations firm that specializes in political and policy issues and does no work with political candidate campaigns.
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