Citing fears of a Supreme Court reversal, same-sex marriage advocates are pushing to remove a dormant ban from Michigan’s books. Doing so would require a ballot proposal.
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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As signature deadline looms, petition fraudster gets prison time in 2022 scandal
To make this year’s primary ballot, Michigan gubernatorial candidates must file signatures next month. A man whose fraud kept several hopefuls off the ballot in 2022 was sentenced Wednesday.
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Fact check: JD Vance touts jobs in Michigan, says gas prices will drop
Speaking in Auburn Hills, Vice President JD Vance said rising gas prices are a ‘temporary blip’ and that Michigan is part of a manufacturing ‘renaissance.’ Here are the facts.
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Ex-CFO: I was fired after raising concerns over $25M earmark project
Testimony began Tuesday in the preliminary exam for David Coker, a former legislative aide accused of embezzling from a $25 million earmark his ex-boss added to the state budget.
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6 major issues in Michigan’s US Senate race
In Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race, candidates are clashing over immigration enforcement, health care, dark money and more.
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Michigan’s ‘ghost counties’ tell stories of boom, bust and power
During the mid-and late-1800s, Michigan briefly created counties in remote parts of the state as settlement spread.
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For Democrats, a millennial showdown in Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race
In one of the country’s most closely watched primaries, Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow and Abdul El-Sayed promise to bring a fresh perspective to the US Senate. None is more than 42 years old.
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Jewish officials seek security funding, reforms after Michigan attack
Days after the Temple Israel attack, Jewish officials in Michigan urge more security funding and new efforts to fight antisemitism.
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Michigan voter roll fight may be first to land at Supreme Court
Trump’s DOJ is going after state voter rolls, and while a judge dismissed the Michigan case last month, it’s on appeal and may end up at the US Supreme Court.
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Israel claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander
The attacker of a West Bloomfield synagogue died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A week earlier, four of his relatives had died in Lebanon.