A Trump-appointed judge has dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Michigan for not sharing confidential voter data, one of 25 cases nationwide.
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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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Jury convicts in signature fraud scandal that rocked 2022 Michigan governor race
Jury finds two men guilty of conducting a criminal enterprise for fraudulent petition signatures that kept five governor candidates off Michigan’s 2022 ballot.
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Trump threatens to block Michigan-Canada bridge in trade war escalation
President Donald Trump suggests he ‘will not allow’ the nearly completed Gordie Howe International Bridge to open in Detroit because of an ongoing trade war with Canada.
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In bid for governor, John James proposes ‘bill of rights’ for Michigan parents
In a new ‘bill of rights’ for Michigan parents, GOP gubernatorial candidate John James proposes opting into a private school choice program and limiting transgender athletes.
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Gretchen Whitmer seeks $625M for literacy, tax ‘holiday’ for school supplies
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to pitch more funding for literacy and a pair of targeted tax breaks during her final budget proposal Wednesday.
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Michigan governor hopefuls clash on free student meals, ICE at schools
Democrat Jocelyn Benson said she’d use ‘every tool’ to keep ICE out of Michigan schools. That debate is a ‘sideshow’ that won’t fix education woes, argued Republican Mike Cox.
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Want shorter lines on Election Day? It’s a science, and selfie stations help
Waiting in line to vote stinks. Some states have figured out how to make it better.
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Grow Michigan’s economy? Many pledges, few plans at gubernatorial forum
Top candidates for governor offered a handful of ideas to jumpstart Michigan’s economy. Among them: Expand a ‘transformation brownfield’ tax capture program for developers, and ‘take a blowtorch to bureaucracy.’
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Elissa Slotkin rejects DOJ interview ask in ‘illegal orders’ video probe
Michigan US Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she won’t sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist ‘illegal orders.’
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Whitmer on Trump election take over talk: ‘Won’t happen on my watch’
Pointing to Detroit, President Donald Trump suggested the federal government ‘get involved’ in elections run by states. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says that won’t happen in Michigan in her watch.