Republicans are angry and scared that Black and Brown people voted in record numbers last November, and they want to make sure that doesn’t happen again.
2020 Michigan election
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan GOP unveils election ‘reforms.’ Most would make voting harder.
Mandatory IDs, limits on absentee ballot drop boxes and a ban on prepaid postage are among the limits Michigan Republicans are proposing in what they can an effort to deter fraud. Others call it voter suppression.
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Michigan GOP mounts ‘election integrity’ push. Democrats fear suppression.
Conservatives say they’re trying to curb fraud with effort to make absentee voting harder. Others say it would be “the biggest infringement on voter rights to ever be put into public policy in this state.”
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Opinion | It's time to stop being accomplices to attacks on journalists
Journalists are increasingly enduring ridicule from people in power, name-calling at rallies and physical threats. Disagree with a story if you must, but don’t publicly undercut an entire profession.
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Opinion | Let's not forget the nationalistic history of the Midwest
The parallels between the past and the present are obvious. Unless we are vigilant, the cancer of hatred and racism will destroy our democracy.
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First Person | 'This is something I can do now’: What Kamala Harris’ ascension means for girls of color
Students of color look to the Biden administration with hope, pride, and great expectations.
Posted inMichigan Government
Joe Biden vowed to guard Michigan waters, create auto jobs. Can he deliver?
Joe Biden, who is inaugurated as president Wednesday, made four specific promises to Michigan. But even with a majority in Congress, some of his agenda faces tough sledding.
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New Buffalo officials worked through COVID election. One died, 3 infected
Workers in this small town said they followed safety protocols, only to see their beloved city manager succumb to the virus. The four infections underscore the risks faced by election officials as they worked through a pandemic.
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Opinion | A presidential elector and educator finds hope among his students
The “morning after” the U.S. Capitol riots, a Michigan educator found his 13-year-old students wanting him to address their questions for which, in many cases, there were no answers.
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Dominion seeks $1.3B from Trump ally Powell over Michigan voter fraud lies
Dominion Voting Systems has been under relentless attack by Trump and his supporters since November, including the president’s speech just minutes before the Capitol riots this week.