Gun regulations won’t prevent school shootings, but armed guards and teachers might, Republican candidates for governor argued Thursday during a debate on Mackinac Island.
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Watch Michigan Republican governor debate from Mackinac Island
Watch a replay of a debate between GOP candidates Tudor Dixon, Garrett Soldano, Kevin Rinke and Ralph Rebandt.
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James Craig loses ballot access suit; Johnson appeals to Michigan Supreme Court
The former Detroit Police chief fails in his bid to make the August primary ballot despite a signature forgery scandal. Other Republicans file emergency appeals to the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Michigan petition drives plagued by forgery. Only one makes ballot deadline
High-profile ballot drives to require voter ID, establish a voucher-like system and raise the minimum wage missed a Wednesday deadline to qualify for the November ballot. A fair lending ballot proposal is the only one that submitted enough signatures.
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Perry Johnson loses appeal in fight to make Michigan’s GOP ballot
A ruling means an appeal to the state Supreme Court is the metro Detroit businessman’s only shot to make the August ballot because of forged signatures in his nominating petitions.
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James Craig, Perry Johnson sue to make Michigan ballot amid forgery scandal
The separate suits comes days Michigan officials deemed the two and three other GOP hopefuls ineligible because they submitted forged signatures. A quick ruling is likely.
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Board denies Craig, Johnson, others spots on Michigan ballot. Lawsuits next.
Five GOP candidates for governor kept off August ballot by a 2-2 vote along partisan lines. Republicans call the process a ‘goat rodeo’ and vow lawsuits.
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Michigan board to decide if Craig, Johnson, others make ballot: What to expect
Rocked by a forgery scandal, the candidacies of five gubernatorial candidates and many others down-ballot rest in hands of a board of canvassers composed of two Republicans and two Democrats.
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GOP vows fight to keep candidates on Michigan ballot. ‘This is far from over’
Legal action is likely in hopes of preventing a field of 10 candidates from being cut in half because of forged signatures. Others say candidates have no one to blame but themselves. ‘It’s dumbfounding,’ one Republican says.
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What to know about forgery scandal: Michigan rules toughest in nation
No state requires candidates for statewide office to gather as many signatures as the 15,000 Michigan wants. Nearly 20 years ago, it was three times harder.