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.
Jonathan Oosting
Jonathan Oosting is a deputy editor at Bridge Michigan, helping plan and direct in-depth reporting and political coverage. A longtime Capitol reporter, he was named Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association in 2021 and shared the honor again in 2023, when he and a colleague 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 2019. He earned a master's degree in journalism from Michigan State University.
From Grand Rapids and based in Lansing, Jonathan loves spending time Up North.
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Michigan Court of Appeals rejects bid to keep Trump off primary ballot because of insurrection clause in U.S. Constitution. But his eligibility for the general election remains an open question, the three-judge panel says.
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As testimony continues in felony case against Republicans accused of forging documents claiming former President Donald Trump won Michigan, witnesses say a Trump campaign attorney and Meshawn Maddock played key roles.
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Whitmer: $550 tax refund checks coming for 700,000 Michigan households
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Records: Michigan senator helped steer $25M Clare grant now under investigation
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