At a Sunday rally, the GOP candidate says: ‘The only person that was governor when we had a school shooting in Michigan was Gretchen Whitmer. And I haven’t seen her do anything about it.’
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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Matthew DePerno: MAGA favorite under investigation may be next attorney general
DePerno is Michigan’s top election conspiracy theorist, spending years trying to prove Donald Trump won the state. Now, he’s locked in a tight race with Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has her own baggage.
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Michigan governor final debate: Fact checking Tudor Dixon-Gretchen Whitmer
On schools, COVID restrictions and more, the truth occasionally got stretched to its limit during Tuesday’s second and last debate.
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Jocelyn Benson: ‘We’ve delivered on our promises.’ Republicans aren’t so sure.
The Democrat’s first term as Michigan secretary of state has been defined by the pandemic and debunked claims of voter fraud.
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Nassar judge: I’m willing to be MSU president to fix sexual assault system
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina presided over Dr. Larry Nassar’s state criminal sentencing. She said she’s received a ‘groundswell’ of feedback from Nassar survivors, large donors and ex-football players encouraging her to consider leading the university.
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Michigan court scuttles new election challenger rules. Benson to appeal
Republicans cheer judge’s order that invalidates rules that would have banned cell phone use by election challengers and added a host of other restrictions.
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Who will control the Michigan Legislature? This year, Democrats have a shot
Democrats haven’t controlled the Michigan Senate since Ronald Reagan was president. Redistricting makes both chambers more competitive after years of gerrymandering.
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A Michigan panel created to end gerrymandering is broke. Lawsuit may be next.
The redistricting commission was approved by voters in 2018, but left out of the budget.
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Slotkin-Barrett race draws big money, interest with Congress up for grabs
A handful of Michigan congressional races could determine the congressional majority. The new 7th District, featuring a race between congressional incumbent Elissa Slotkin and Republican challenger Tom Barrett, is a prime example.
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Kristina Karamo: Trump favorite. God-fearing single mom. Threat to democracy?
The Republican makes no apologies. How a single mom parlayed debunked election claims to become the Republican nominee for secretary of state of Michigan.