The state Board of Canvassers splits along partisan lines, refusing to move forward constitutional amendments to guarantee abortion rights and begin nine days of early voting.
2022 Michigan election
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Term limits backers broke Michigan campaign finance law, complaint claims
A group fighting to keep Michigan’s current limits should register with the state, the League of Women Voters contends.
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Romance author Nora Roberts helps save MI library defunded over LGBTQ books
Saying she was ‘appalled’ by the possible closure of an Ottawa County library, romance novelist Nora Roberts steps in with a $50,000 donation and a willingness to send more. Donations now exceed next year’s budget shortfall for the library.
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Dixon, Hernandez ticket prevails in contentious Michigan GOP convention
It’ll be Tudor Dixon and Shane Hernandez at the top of the Michigan Republican Party ticket this fall after the gubernatorial nominee got her preferred running mate in a raucous and chaotic GOP convention.
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Michigan abortion ballot proposal: Effect on parent consent, other laws murky
Michigan Bureau of Elections staff on Thursday recommended that Reproductive Freedom for All, a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, make the November ballot. However, staff also raised questions about what it could mean for related regulations, if approved.
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Arrest of Lena Epstein, U-M regent candidate, revealed in court battle
Lena Epstein, a Republican running for the University of Michigan Board of Regents, was allegedly arrested in front of her daughter last fall during a dispute with her boyfriend. The prosecutor did not charge her.
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Michigan GOP activists wary of ‘voice vote’ amid Lt. Gov. fight
Grassroots activists contend a weekend convention fight over the Republican Party’s lieutenant governor nomination could be rigged against them because of a “voice vote” process the GOP will use. Gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon’s pick – Shane Hernandez – is facing a challenge from retired pastor Ralph Rebandt.
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Trump backs Tudor Dixon Lt. Gov. pick as Rebandt mounts GOP challenge
Former President Donald Trump is working to help Tudor Dixon avoid a fight at this weekend’s Michigan GOP convention by endorsing her pick for lieutenant governor. Ralph Rebandt says he’s also seeking the nomination.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warns against complacency at MI Democratic Convention
Gov. Whitmer and fellow incumbents Dana Nessel and Jocelyn Benson have a significant fundraising advantage over their likely Republican opponents this November. They warned delegates not to take the races for granted. There’s “too much at stake,” Whitmer said.
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Who is Shane Hernandez, Tudor Dixon’s pick for Michigan lieutenant governor?
The former lawmaker is a Trump loyalist and diehard conservative who has legislative experience that Tudor Dixon lacks in her bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.