Weekly civic intelligence report ยท v2.2
Michigan politics became contentious as committee power was stripped and budget gridlock deepened, creating institutional dysfunction.
State-level legislative procedural conflict involving committee power stripping and budget gridlock. A-score: separation (3.5) reflects institutional friction between legislative branches/factions, rule_of_law (2.5) for procedural norm violations, capture (1.5) for potential partisan manipulation of process. Mechanism modifier 1.15 for norm_erosion_only. Scope modifier 0.35 for single_state/moderate population yields final A=3.15. B-score: Layer1 driven by media_friendliness (5) for 'messy politics' framing and outrage_bait (4) for institutional dysfunction narrative. Layer2 modest at 6 points. Low intentionality (3). Final B=10.48. Classification: Both scores well below thresholds (A<25, B<25). This is routine state legislative conflict - committee power disputes and budget gridlock are common procedural battles that occur regularly in state legislatures. No clear constitutional mechanism beyond normal political friction. Classified as Noise.
Monitor for escalation to constitutional crisis (e.g., government shutdown, court intervention, rights violations). Currently routine legislative dysfunction without systemic constitutional implications.