Kristina Karamo says she’s still the Michigan GOP chair, but opponents who held a Saturday vote to oust her are preparing to submit documentation in hopes the Republican National Committee will resolve the dispute.
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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Michigan Republicans vote to oust Kristina Karamo. Court fight next?
Michigan Republican leaders say they’ve voted to remove Chair Kristina Karamo. She isn’t leaving, calling the meeting illegal and vowing to ‘never resign.’ The courts, or national party, may need to resolve the issue.
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Michigan GOP plan: Skip voters, let party bosses choose candidates
A proponent says bypassing voters and letting precinct delegates select ‘real actual Republicans who have a constitutional backbone’ would improve the GOP’s chances at the ballot box. Critics say plan is illegal and elitist.
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Michigan GOP Chair Kristina Karamo held in contempt over party squabble
Days before a possible vote over her ouster, Karamo is facing a pair of new legal setbacks, including a contempt ruling from a southern Michigan judge.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s sixth State of the State set for Jan. 24
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’ll lay out her ‘vision for how we continue getting things done.’ It could be harder in 2024 now that Democrats temporarily lost their majority in the state House.
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Michigan Capitol bomb threat not credible; building remains closed Wednesday
Authorities evacuated and closed the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday morning due to a bomb threat similar to those reported in four other states.
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Ex-Chatfield aides plead not guilty to ‘criminal enterprise’ in Michigan
A married couple who were once top aides to former House Speaker Lee Chatfield plead not guilty to charges alleging embezzled from political action committees and nonprofits.
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Kristina Karamo critics plan Saturday vote to oust Michigan GOP chair, aides
The embattled chair says she won’t resign, setting up a possible showdown over her administration. GOP claims ‘agents of the globalist elite’ are behind the effort.
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Michigan Senate GOP leader: 2023 a year of ‘missed opportunity’
Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, reflects on the state’s first year of full Democratic leadership in four decades.
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Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate: 2023 ‘the most productive year’ ever
Despite an early adjournment, 2023 will be remembered as the most consequential year ever in the Michigan Legislature, House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, says.