Following high-profile attacks in other states, Jewish lawmakers in Michigan seek tougher antisemitism rules here. Because of ‘credible’ threats, ‘I have a police detail on my home,’ said one.
Simon D. Schuster
Simon D. Schuster is a Capitol Reporter for Bridge Michigan. Simon joined Bridge Michigan in 2024 after working as MLive's senior political reporter and later covering politics on their investigative team. He spent three years tracking the influence of political money in Michigan as executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonpartisan nonprofit. A Michigan native, Simon received a bachelor's and a master of public policy from Michigan State University, where he was a policy fellow at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. Outside of work you'll find him in Detroit, backpacking northern Michigan or visiting his fiancée in Scandinavia. He lives in Lansing.
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Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield, wife to stand trial on corruption charges
Lee and Stephanie Chatfield face felony racketeering and embezzlement charges over alleged spending sprees using political fundraising accounts.
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DeVos family pledges millions, taps Ronna McDaniel to help GOP win Michigan
The billionaire DeVos family is pledging millions to help Republicans reclaim Michigan state government through a newly-announced group named Michigan Forward Network.
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Trump considers pardon for Whitmer kidnap plotters, calling case a ‘railroad job’
President Donald Trump says he will ‘take a look’ at pardoning men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. It ‘looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job,’ he said of the case.
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Michigan House holds Jocelyn Benson in contempt, votes to ban trans athletes
In a spat over subpoenaed election training materials, the Michigan House voted to pursue legal action to force the Secretary of State to give up documents she said could damage election security if made public.
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Michigan hopes to limit foreign land ownership. In UP, it’s already too late
Who owns 540,000 acres of forestland in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula? As state and federal officials scrutinize foreign ownership, one of the state’s largest forestland owners creates a complicated paper trail.
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Gretchen Whitmer’s big goal: A Michigan chip plant before she leaves office
Speaking in Flint near a potential megasite, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she wants Michigan to land a major semiconductor fabricator facility before term limits force her out of office at the end of 2026.
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Michigan Senate: Give sexual assault survivors more time to sue
Any survivor of sexual abuse would have one year to file a lawsuit if a plan approved by the Michigan Senate becomes law — no matter when the abuse occurred. Alleged victims would then have until the age of 42.
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Michigan SOS Jocelyn Benson violated campaign finance law — but won’t be punished
Jocelyn Benson violated state law when she moved her gubernatorial campaign press conference into a Secretary of State building, according to Attorney General Dana Nessel, a fellow Democrat.
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Ex-Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate jumps into US Senate race
Joe Tate says he’s running to “lay a foundation for the next generation of Michiganders.” He joins a Democratic primary field that already includes Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow.