Nesbitt, a self-described ‘farm boy,’ says Republicans will work with Democrats, but fight efforts to repeal Right-to-Work, the state’s third-grade reading law and gun legislation.
Conservatives paid most of the costs to recount precincts in 43 counties. Few votes were changed and the passage of both proposals was confirmed by recount that some called a ‘fishing expedition.’
A lawyer from Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office told a judge that ‘federal agencies’ are now helping the state investigate Chatfield, who has denied accusations of sexual assault and financial wrongdoing.
A conservative group wrote a $400K+ check for a partial recount of Proposals 2 and 3. Some money will be refunded. The recount resulted in a net change of less than 120 votes.
Labor unions have pushed to repeal Michigan’s Right-to-Work law for nearly a decade. In 2022, they gave millions of dollars to Democrats who now have the power to make it happen.
Michigan’s governor hasn’t achieved breakthroughs on transparency and ethics reforms that she proposed in her 2018 campaign. But after winning re-election, Whitmer said she is ready to work with Democratic legislative majorities to get it done.
In seeking to suppress search warrant records in the criminal probe, the attorney general’s office argues that some current and ex-state officials, appointees and lobbyists could be embarrassed if the records are made public.
Democrats want to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and repeal the pension tax. Doing so would impact more than 1 million households and cost the state $757 million in tax revenues.
A conservative group is footing the bulk of the bill for a ‘fishing expedition’ recount of Proposals 2 and 3. But local clerks say municipalities still will have to pay thousands in fees.
Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., have laws that allow a judge to order temporary removal of someone’s gun if the judge believes they would use it to hurt others or themselves.
A two-year legal fight that sparked global conspiracies about voting machines ends as the court rejects a lawsuit from former GOP attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno.
The Ottawa County Sheriff is investigating Facebook comments by a GOP congressional committee chair who called for the Patmos Library to be shut by “force” after the library refused to remove books with LGBTQ content.
Michigan’s outgoing Republican-led Legislature is calling it a year after failing to reach a final spending deal with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.