Gongwer News Service

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Gongwer News Service

Type	Monday-Friday newsletter
Format	eNewsletter

Owner	Larry Lee, Alan Miller
Founded	1906
Headquarters	Lansing, Michigan, USA, also Columbus, Ohio, USA

Website: www.gongwer.com

The Gongwer News Service is a weekday (Monday-Friday) subscriber-only newsletter published in Lansing, Michigan and Columbus, Ohio. Gongwer covers state government and politics in both Michigan and Ohio, and maintains one of the largest Capitol bureaus in either state (with six reporters each). Gongwer currently publishes, almost exclusively, as an online newsletter.

Beyond daily news reporting, Gongwer offers a variety of online services, including bill tracking, status reports, customized e-mail alerts, detailed legislative and political event schedules.

[edit] History

Gongwer was founded in 1906 by Charles S. Gongwer, then a Statehouse correspondent for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 1961, new owner William Baird started the Gongwer Michigan Report, alongside Michigan's constitutional convention. Mr. Baird continued as owner until his death, when Gongwer was acquired by three staff members, including current co-owners Larry Lee and Alan Miller.