Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, suspected of wrongdoing in a vote machine tampering case, wanted to seize tabulators in three Michigan communities, according to search warrant requests obtained by Bridge.
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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Sheriff Dar Leaf loses legal fight over Michigan 2020 election probe
Judge dismisses Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from lawsuit by ‘constitutional sheriff’ alleging the state interfered in his investigation of the presidential election.
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Dixon, Hernandez ticket prevails in contentious Michigan GOP convention
It’ll be Tudor Dixon and Shane Hernandez at the top of the Michigan Republican Party ticket this fall after the gubernatorial nominee got her preferred running mate in a raucous and chaotic GOP convention.
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Arrest of Lena Epstein, U-M regent candidate, revealed in court battle
Lena Epstein, a Republican running for the University of Michigan Board of Regents, was allegedly arrested in front of her daughter last fall during a dispute with her boyfriend. The prosecutor did not charge her.
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Michigan GOP activists wary of ‘voice vote’ amid Lt. Gov. fight
Grassroots activists contend a weekend convention fight over the Republican Party’s lieutenant governor nomination could be rigged against them because of a “voice vote” process the GOP will use. Gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon’s pick – Shane Hernandez – is facing a challenge from retired pastor Ralph Rebandt.
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Trump backs Tudor Dixon Lt. Gov. pick as Rebandt mounts GOP challenge
Former President Donald Trump is working to help Tudor Dixon avoid a fight at this weekend’s Michigan GOP convention by endorsing her pick for lieutenant governor. Ralph Rebandt says he’s also seeking the nomination.
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Who is Shane Hernandez, Tudor Dixon’s pick for Michigan lieutenant governor?
The former lawmaker is a Trump loyalist and diehard conservative who has legislative experience that Tudor Dixon lacks in her bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Challenges aim to keep abortion, voting proposals off Michigan ballot
Promote the Vote and Reproductive Freedom For All called the challenges ‘frivolous’ and “bogus.’ The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers – and perhaps the courts – will decide if the initiatives make the ballot.
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Tudor Dixon opposes abortion after rape, but Dem attack ads twist her words
A TV ad uses an edited interview of the Republican governor candidate to make it appear she thinks the rape of a 14-year-old girl is a ‘perfect example’ of why abortion should be banned.
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Trump fundraises for Karamo, but Michigan Democrats dominate money race
Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo held a fundraiser with Trump on Tuesday night in New Jersey. New disclosure reports show Karamo and attorney general hopeful Matt DePerno have raised far less than Democratic incumbents Jocelyn Benson and Dana Nessel.