Backers of a ballot measure to offer Michigan prisoners the option to reduce their sentences through good behavior likely won’t collect the number of signatures needed to make the 2024 ballot. They’re hoping lawmakers will take up the torch.
Lauren Gibbons
Lauren covers state politics and policy for Bridge Michigan. Prior to joining Bridge's Capitol team, she worked at MLive, where she led coverage of the state Legislature and the redistricting process, and before that covered the state Senate for MIRS News. She has covered the ins and outs of Michigan politics for nearly a decade and has won awards both for her political coverage and her work documenting the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case. Lauren grew up in the Lansing area and graduated from Michigan State University, majoring in journalism and history. She lives in Ferndale, and her party tricks include Irish dancing and telling friends what political districts they live in without looking. Reach her at lgibbons@bridgemi.com or on Twitter @LaurenMGibbons
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Michigan local governments getting $87 million from marijuana sales
Funds from recreational marijuana sales mean big funding boosts for Michigan communities that embraced the industry.
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Michigan redistricting: Mapmakers finalize new metro Detroit House map
The new map would keep more Detroit-based districts within city limits and increase Black majorities in several state House seats.
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Michigan 2024 results: 13% of Democrats ‘uncommitted.’ Will it matter to Biden?
While more than 100,000 Michiganders voted uncommitted in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary, observers say that number may not be enough to move Biden’s stance on the war in Gaza.
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Michigan 2024 primary results: Joe Biden wins the Dem ticket
The sitting president had no major challengers, but a lack of enthusiasm among young voters and Arab Americans displeased with the administration’s stance on the Gaza War could mean trouble for Biden in Michigan as he seeks a second term in office.
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Michigan 2024 primary: 934K absentee ballots cast, 78K in-person early votes
The presidential primary is Tuesday but many have already voted because of laws widening access to the ballot.
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Michigan Dems abolish panel that gives industry say in regulations
Legislative Democrats on Tuesday voted to do away with an environmental oversight panel that critics said gave too much power to outside parties.
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Trump rallies supporters: ‘If we win Michigan, we win the election’
Donald Trump held a ‘get out the vote’ rally in Waterford Township on Saturday, noting Michigan’s importance as a swing state in this election.
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Early voting a ‘significant new option’ for voters, ‘significant challenge’ for clerks
Starting Saturday, Michigan voters will have the option to vote early for the Feb. 27 primary election. That’s in addition to a host of other changes to the state’s election process, and it’s been a big adjustment for many local clerks.
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Pro-Trump elector didn't suspect false election docs were illegal
Pro-Trump elector James Renner on Wednesday said he was told a December 2020 meeting to approve an “alternate slate” of Republican electors falsely declaring the former president won Michigan was ‘an appropriate process’ and said he would have challenged it if he suspected illegal activity.