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The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol on Wednesday requested copies of communications between the White House and state Republican leaders.
The commission’s Democratic chair has missed 17 meetings since meetings began last year. At other times, commissioners worried about having enough members for a quorum as they race to complete their work.
Craig is one of several Republicans to launch gubernatorial committees in recent months. He seems to have the early support of many in the GOP establishment, but for many in his base allegiance to former President Trump is critical.
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.
The independent group changes its mind on the order of drawing districts, just one week after adopting an earlier schedule. One critic says the commission is far from transparent and unprepared.
In the absence of state regulations, Michigan’s patchwork response to the COVID-19 pandemic continued Wednesday, ranging from local school mask rules to a Republican-led commission banning vaccine mandates — and informing every U.S. county about its action.
An unusually high number of confidential informants, troubles with key witnesses could pose challenges as the high-profile case nears trial. Prosecutors say evidence is overwhelming.
Despite calls for radical change, police budgets are up in cities, even as departments say they are having trouble recruiting new officers. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and leading Republican challenger James Craig are making crime prevention an election issue.
Michigan’s population is flat, but districts that are heavily Democratic tended to lose more residents than Republican areas, according to a Bridge Michigan analysis. Rep. Dan Kildee’s district lost the most.
Western Michigan and southeast suburbs are growing gangbusters, but Detroit, the U.P. and Thumb continue to lose residents. ‘It’s a trend that can’t continue,’ says one.
GOP areas in northern Michigan lose population, but so do some Democratic strongholds. Something’s got to give as the state loses one congressional seat.
With charts of county, city population changes: Much of Michigan loses residents, but growth of the west side offsets losses. Populations of Flint, Detroit plummet; challenge eyed.
Two months after the state’s workplace safety regulators dropped most COVID-19 restrictions, they’re once “strongly’ encouraging masks but not mandating them.
Sen. Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he’s already immune because he had COVID-19. But organizers of the Mackinac Policy Conference say all attendees must prove they are vaccinated.
Critics question interview of firm with GOP ties and a history of defending legislatures accused of drawing illegal districts to a citizens’ panel created to end gerrymandering.
The state prison recidivism rate has fallen sharply over two decades, attributed to policy reforms, falling crime and more intensive job training. But many former inmates still struggle for jobs and housing and wind up back behind bars.
The U.S. Census is releasing population data on Thursday, so now the 13-member panel can get down to business after months of challenges and administrative work.