The state’s elected board of education wants to know if a new department created by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer violates its constitutional power to oversee all public education.
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Former Michigan GOP co-chair pleads not guilty to false elector charges
Meshawn Maddock is the second defendant to be arraigned in a case for allegedly trying to reverse Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Michigan.
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Michigan removes clerk charged in ‘false electors’ scheme from election duty
Stanley Grot, the Shelby Township clerk, has been ordered to step aside from his official election duties in light of the charges.
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Michigan GOP officials defend Trump electors as court dates set
Arraignments for the 16 ‘false electors’ charged with eight felony counts apiece are set for Aug. 10, court records show. Several defendants charged and their supporters are doubling down on the actions Attorney General Dana Nessel argues violated Michigan law.
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Michigan electors scheme: What to know about the 16 Trump backers charged
The group ranges from high-profile party officials to town clerks, mayors and a dairy farmer. Some are defiant, others flummoxed. All face the same felony charges for trying to award Michigan’s 2020 electoral votes to Donald Trump.
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Sixteen Michigan Trump loyalists face felonies in ‘false elector’ scheme
Attorney General Dana Nessel brings charges against former state GOP chair, others. One defendant says the charges amount to a ‘political attack.’
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Michigan ex-union leader, lobbyist charged with sexual assault
Jonathan Byrd, a 40-year-old former president of the Michigan AFL-CIO Kalamazoo chapter, has been charged with groping a woman at an April 2022 event, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
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Nessel: $10B PFAS settlement with 3M doesn’t resolve Michigan’s claims
Some Michigan water suppliers may be eligible for payouts from the settlement over the chemical that was used in thousands of everyday products and has been linked to cancer and other health woes.
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Charges filed in signature fraud scandal that rocked Michigan governor race
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has filed felony criminal charges against at least three people linked to a false fraud scandal that kept five Republican gubernatorial hopefuls off the ballot in 2022.
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Michigan civil rights panel asks: Are LGBTQ library book bans discriminatory?
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission asks Attorney General Dana Nessel for a formal legal opinion that could pave the way for discrimination investigations.