When Attorney General Dana Nessel dropped a federal lawsuit over the fate of Line 5 and reactivated a mothballed state-level suit, she had hoped for better odds before a state judge. Enbridge wants to undermine that strategy.
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Oxford declines Michigan AG offer to probe shooting. Nessel may do so anyway
‘We’re not going to just do nothing,’ Nessel says, after the district rebuffs her offer to investigate its handling of events in the hours before a mass shooting that killed four students.
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Michigan drops one lawsuit, revisits another in Enbridge Line 5 fight
Attorney General Dana Nessel has dropped the state’s federal suit against Enbridge. But Nessel, at the request of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has reactivated a state court suit seeking to shutdown the oil pipeline.
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Benton Harbor residents sue city, Michigan over drinking water crisis
The federal lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, alleges that a weak government response to the crisis left residents unaware for years that their water could be tainted.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer may have to return or donate millions in contributions
Some $3.4 million from excess donations would have to be returned or donated if recall petitions against the governor fail, according to a court filing from fellow Democrats.
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Michigan attorney general nomination race could test Trump’s hold on GOP
Tom Leonard, a former House speaker, is squaring off against state Rep. Ryan Berman and Matt DePerno, an attorney endorsed by the former president who is challenging Michigan’s 2020 election results.
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Old Michigan law could ban abortion, as Texas ignites Roe v. Wade debate
A Texas abortion case is testing the landmark Supreme Court ruling. If the law is overturned, a 1846 law criminalizing abortion in Michigan could become operational again.
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Nessel won’t charge Michigan GOP chair Ron Weiser for secret deal
Weiser already paid $200,000 to settle alleged campaign finance violations after it emerged that he paid party funds to a Republican to drop out of the 2018 Secretary of State race.
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Get ready for a wild 2022: Michigan campaign fundraising off charts already
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Republican caucus break fundraising records, and next year’s election could be the costliest ever.
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Michigan AG, police to probe false election fraud claims after GOP report
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has accepted a request from the Republican-led Senate Oversight Committee to investigate “those who have been utilizing misleading and false information” about the 2020 election “to raise money or publicity for their own ends.” And the state police are assisting.