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It’ll be Tudor Dixon and Shane Hernandez at the top of the Michigan Republican Party ticket this fall after the gubernatorial nominee got her preferred running mate in a raucous and chaotic GOP convention.
Michigan Bureau of Elections staff on Thursday recommended that Reproductive Freedom for All, a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, make the November ballot. However, staff also raised questions about what it could mean for related regulations, if approved.
Lena Epstein, a Republican running for the University of Michigan Board of Regents, was allegedly arrested in front of her daughter last fall during a dispute with her boyfriend. The prosecutor did not charge her.
Grassroots activists contend a weekend convention fight over the Republican Party’s lieutenant governor nomination could be rigged against them because of a “voice vote” process the GOP will use. Gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon’s pick – Shane Hernandez – is facing a challenge from retired pastor Ralph Rebandt.
A federal jury in Grand Rapids unanimously found the men guilty in a retrial of conspiracy charges. Tuesday’s verdict marked a win for the Justice Department and the FBI in their efforts to punish domestic terrorism.
Former President Donald Trump is working to help Tudor Dixon avoid a fight at this weekend’s Michigan GOP convention by endorsing her pick for lieutenant governor. Ralph Rebandt says he’s also seeking the nomination.
Gov. Whitmer and fellow incumbents Dana Nessel and Jocelyn Benson have a significant fundraising advantage over their likely Republican opponents this November. They warned delegates not to take the races for granted. There’s “too much at stake,” Whitmer said.
The former lawmaker is a Trump loyalist and diehard conservative who has legislative experience that Tudor Dixon lacks in her bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
An Oakland County judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking enforcement of a decades-old abortion ban while legal challenges are pending in Michigan.
Promote the Vote and Reproductive Freedom For All called the challenges ‘frivolous’ and “bogus.’ The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers – and perhaps the courts – will decide if the initiatives make the ballot.
An Oakland County judge hears testimony over two days. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to bar enforcement of a 1931 ban on abortion. Some prosecutors contend they should have the right since Roe was overturned.
A TV ad uses an edited interview of the Republican governor candidate to make it appear she thinks the rape of a 14-year-old girl is a ‘perfect example’ of why abortion should be banned.
Some Republican prosecutors want to enforce Michigan’s long-dormant abortion law. A county court judge is currently mulling a request from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legal team to prevent that while the legality of abortion in Michigan wends through the courts.
Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo held a fundraiser with Trump on Tuesday night in New Jersey. New disclosure reports show Karamo and attorney general hopeful Matt DePerno have raised far less than Democratic incumbents Jocelyn Benson and Dana Nessel.
A initiative to add abortion rights to the Michigan Constitution has 43 ‘serious errors’ related to spacing, opponents claim. Organizers say they are confident the measure meets legal requirements.
A forensic data firm retained by allies of former President Donald Trump was reportedly paid to obtain and provide data from county election systems in Michigan and other battleground states.
The Patmos Library in Ottawa County has attracted donations from as far away as Australia. Meanwhile, some of the books that upset residents aren’t sexually explicit.
