The president’s stop in Lansing Tuesday touched on the auto industry, COVID-19, refugee policy and more. He recounted his hard-to-pin-down Man of the Year honors and expressed his love for women.
2020 Michigan election
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Judge: Michigan can’t ban open carry guns on Election Day
Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s attempt to ban openly carried weapons at Michigan polling places on Election Day is “likely unlawful” and cannot be enforced, Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray ruled Tuesday evening.
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What Michigan should know about Proposal 2 to require warrants for digital data
Proposal 2 would require police to obtain warrants to obtain info from cellphones, the digital cloud. Police and civil-rights groups back the measure; critics question whether it’s necessary.
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Michigan has 1M unreturned absentee ballots. And mail delays are common.
State officials are urging residents to return ballots to clerks or in drop boxes if they want them to count by Tuesday.
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Demystifying Michigan elections: What happens to ballots after you vote?
In a season of intense scrutiny over the security of voting, Bridge Michigan is presenting a step-by-step process for counting in-person and absentee ballots.
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Joe Biden is favored to win Michigan but can he build a Democratic wave?
Joe Biden has a significant lead in Michigan polls. But so did Hillary Clinton in 2016. Democrats warn the race may be closer than it appears, but also hope Biden can help candidates down the ballot.
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How Donald Trump can come from behind and win Michigan
President Donald Trump is down in the polls in the runup to Michigan’s must-win presidential election, but he’s been here before. Four years after his win here, Trump is barnstorming the state in an attempt to re-create the magic. Don’t count him out, experts say.
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Liberal groups bury Michigan with mail shaming people to vote. Many hate it.
Called “peer pressure in an envelope,” mailings to people of color, young voters and others intend to increase turnout. Some voters find the messages “creepy,” and clerks are inundated with complaints. But the mailings continue because they work, organizers say.
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Fact Squad | Junge ad hits Slotkin on immigrants, taxes, omits a few details
A new ad from the Paul Junge campaign attacks U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s record on stimulus and payroll tax. It’s built on two indisputable facts but could give viewers the false impression the Holly Democrat did little to help the state during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Opinion | The KKK shot at my house to suppress voting. I'm fighting back on Nov. 3.
In Michigan, there are people threatening to strip us of our rights and frighten us at the polls with weapons in hand. We can’t afford to bend to intimidation and suppression.