Promote the Vote and Reproductive Freedom For All called the challenges ‘frivolous’ and “bogus.’ The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers – and perhaps the courts – will decide if the initiatives make the ballot.
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Tudor Dixon opposes abortion after rape, but Dem attack ads twist her words
A TV ad uses an edited interview of the Republican governor candidate to make it appear she thinks the rape of a 14-year-old girl is a ‘perfect example’ of why abortion should be banned.
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Trump fundraises for Karamo, but Michigan Democrats dominate money race
Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo held a fundraiser with Trump on Tuesday night in New Jersey. New disclosure reports show Karamo and attorney general hopeful Matt DePerno have raised far less than Democratic incumbents Jocelyn Benson and Dana Nessel.
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Gretchen Whitmer: Freeze school supply taxes. Tudor Dixon: That’s a ‘gimmick’
The governor’s call is another example that taxes, schools and kitchen-table issues likely will be front-and-center in the November election.
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Foes: Abortion initiative is ‘gibberish,’ should be kept off Michigan ballot
A initiative to add abortion rights to the Michigan Constitution has 43 ‘serious errors’ related to spacing, opponents claim. Organizers say they are confident the measure meets legal requirements.
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Report: Trump allies sought election data in Antrim, Wayne counties
A forensic data firm retained by allies of former President Donald Trump was reportedly paid to obtain and provide data from county election systems in Michigan and other battleground states.
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Fundraisers pass $100K for Michigan library defunded over LGBTQ books
The Patmos Library in Ottawa County has attracted donations from as far away as Australia. Meanwhile, some of the books that upset residents aren’t sexually explicit.
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Kristina Karamo: Twitter was hacked; Trump isn’t returning soon to White House
The GOP secretary of state candidate says her social media account was compromised and she doesn’t believe the former president is about to take back the White House.
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Betsy DeVos’ Let MI Kids Learn scholarship plan to submit signatures
The initiative would create a tax credit for donors to a new voucher-like school scholarship program. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer already vetoed similar legislation.
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Defunded over LGBTQ books, Michigan library will try tax again in November
Jamestown Township’s library will be forced to close if residents again reject a millage over fears that stocking LGBTQ books is tantamount to the ‘indoctrination’ of children.