The attorney general wants a special prosecutor to investigate her Republican rival on claims he breached the security of election equipment. The bid comes on the eve of county Republican conventions.
2022 Michigan election
Posted inMichigan Government
Donations pour in after Michigan town defunded library over LGBTQ books
More than $50,000 has been contributed so far through a pair of GoFundMe campaigns. Nearly 1,000 donors from as far away as Australia have pitched in to keep the Jamestown Township library open.
Posted inMichigan Government
DePerno, others linked to vote machine tampering case headed to special prosecutor
The request from Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office claims that voting machines were breached in an effort to prove former President Donald Trump’s false claims he won the 2020 election in Michigan.
Posted inMichigan Government
Thanedar assures Black Detroiters: ‘This seat is owned by the people’
State Rep. Shri Thanedar, winner of a crowded primary for Michigan’s 13th District, discusses reparations, Black representation and the influence of special interests in elections.
Posted inMichigan Government
What Michigan schools could look like under Tudor Dixon, Gretchen Whitmer
Dixon favors school choice and a tougher 3rd-grade reading law, along with culture-war takes on drag queens and transgender sports eligibility. Whitmer supports policies that help retain teachers and provide robust funding for public schools.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | U.S. Authors Guild defends Michigan library defunded over LGBT books
If we allow a small but vocal group of people to dictate to the rest of us what we should read, view, or say, particularly when they use scare tactics and intimidation to get what they want, it will be a death knell for our free society.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan voting rights group forms super PAC against ‘election deniers’
Voters Not Politicians, a Michigan group supporting a constitutional amendment ballot proposal to expand voting access, will take aim at candidates who believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Posted inMichigan Government
Six Michigan legislative incumbents voted out so far — and it’s not even November
There’s more fallout from redistricting, and the losses could continue into the general election.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about Michigan’s 2022 primary election results
Bridge Michigan’s Capitol reporting team discussed the results of Tuesday’s primary election and what they could mean for the general election and for the state.
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Losses by Black candidates revive fears about Michigan redistricting
The new districts have survived court challenges. But some Black Democrats say they ‘screwed things up’ and will hurt voters, particularly in Detroit.