The secretary of state was honored, along with other elections officials and Capitol police officers, by President Joe Biden in a ceremony marking the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Jonathan Oosting
Jonathan is a deputy editor for Bridge Michigan. He helps plan and execute in-depth reporting and campaign coverage. As a longtime political reporter, Jonathan was named 2021 Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. He and a colleague shared that honor again in 2023, when they were also named Journalists of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter. Jonathan covered the state Capitol for The Detroit News and MLive before joining Bridge in September of 2019. He's from Grand Rapids, lives in Lansing and loves spending time Up North.
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Dana Nessel: There’s ‘clear evidence' to charge fake electors loyal to Trump
Frustrated by the pace of a federal probe, Nessel says she’s re-opening a state-level investigation into a scheme to award Michigan’s 2020 presidential electors to Donald Trump even though he lost the state.
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Two years after Jan. 6 riots, 11 convictions (and some regrets) in Michigan
Not a single Michigander accused of related crimes has been acquitted in the Capitol insurrections. The 11 convictions and counting are part of a “massive” federal effort to deter future insurrections.
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a force in politics, to retire. Who may run in 2024?
The first woman from Michigan to serve in the U.S. Senate, says she won’t seek re-election. Inspired by a ‘new generation of leaders’ the Lansing Democrat says she’ll ‘pass the torch’ after finishing her current term
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Ottawa County’s newly named health officer spread baseless COVID-19 info
The 39-year-old Hudsonville resident has a history of promoting unfounded theories about COVID-19 and protesting pandemic regulations. Critics question his qualifications as health officer.
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Meet the next U.S. House speaker…Michigan’s Fred Upton?
As Republicans struggle to elect a speaker, freshly retired U.S. Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan isn’t ruling out leading a ‘coalition’ government to bridge longstanding partisan divides. Here’s how that might happen.
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New Michigan Senate Leader Winnie Brinks: Let’s end ‘toxic time in politics’
The top Democrat in the Senate hopes to build consensus but isn’t shying away from potentially partisan legislation like repeal of the state’s GOP Right-to-Work law.
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New Michigan Senate GOP leader Aric Nesbitt: I’ll fight ‘far-left-wing’ reforms
Nesbitt, a self-described ‘farm boy,’ says Republicans will work with Democrats, but fight efforts to repeal Right-to-Work, the state’s third-grade reading law and gun legislation.
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Feds assisting probe of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield
A lawyer from Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office told a judge that ‘federal agencies’ are now helping the state investigate Chatfield, who has denied accusations of sexual assault and financial wrongdoing.
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Gretchen Whitmer won’t boost gas taxes. But maybe a mileage tax for roads?
The governor wants to rethink the way Michigan funds road repairs as the auto industry shifts toward electric vehicles that don’t use any fuel at all.