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The moderate is one of four Republicans to announce their departures after supporting impeachment. Upton was set to face a fellow Republican because of redistricting.
With his “reputation on the line,” President Donald Trump returned to Michigan to tout GOP attorney general hopeful Matt DePerno and secretary of state choice Kristina Karamo, who he wants the party to endorse this month.
The fate of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is now in the hands of a federal jury after lawyers finished closing arguments Friday. Jurors return Monday to deliberate.
Whitewater Township Planning Commission member Mike Jacobson, 59, said he did not intend to offend, but used a term employed by his parents and grandparents from the 1960’s. In his mind, he said, it was not much different from the term, “people of color.”
At least seven people gave the maximum $7,150 to Leonard’s campaign for attorney general. But under Michigan law they were allowed to give many thousands more to his leadership PACs, which passed money to his campaign, a tactic experts say violates the spirit of campaign limits.
Defense attorneys rested their case Thursday in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Closing arguments are expected Friday morning, followed by jury deliberations.
Washington Township officials are raising safety concerns around a Trump rally they anticipate will draw thousands of people to an area with limited space and parking.
Michigan is sitting on a massive mineral deposit that could create a billion-dollar industry. The state this week finalized plans to spend $50 million in taxpayer funds to help a private company extract potash, a critical and increasingly costly component of fertilizers used at farms across the country but primarily imported from Canada, Russia and Belarus.
In an overwhelmingly white region around Traverse City, residents are divided over the implications of the latest incident, in which a public official made reference to “colored people.”
Last week, Hazel Park became the third Michigan city to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other entheogenic substances, with a statewide campaign in the works. The drugs hold promise for treating depression, PTSD and other conditions, but are psychedelics safe?
Michigan is poised to spend nearly $3 billion to upgrade or expand aging water, road and broadband infrastructure. It’s a big deal, but experts contend the state should be spending even more than that every year.
New state House maps appear to be set for the next decade after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to take up a lawsuit alleging they will create an unfair partisan advantage for Republican candidates.
Michigan redistricting commissioners had already finished drawing new political maps when they gave themselves a pay raise in February. Now, they’re reversing the raise as they consider disbanding for the decade.
DePerno, the Trump-endorsed choice for attorney general, downplays court records showing one law firm accused him of billing fraud, a client accused him of assault and multiple judges have chided him for his professional conduct.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and GOP leader struck a deal late Wednesday on a massive spending plan that will use state and federal stimulus funds for what they call “transformational” infrastructure projects.
The ballot proposal would replace the current legislative term limits — six years in the House and eight years in the Senate — with a 12-year overall cap in the Legislature. Whether that strengthens or weakens term limits is a matter of perspective.
Militia activists plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aimed to trigger “the boogaloo,” a second civil war they hoped would disrupt the 2020 presidential election and keep Joe Biden out of office, according to new testimony from an admitted participant-turned-witness.
The Michigan Bureau of Elections granted $8 million to local clerks for election security improvements as disputes over the voting process continue in the legislature and a lawsuit over “Zuck Bucks” donations is dismissed.
U.S. District Court Judge Judith E. Levy denied motions to stop subpoenas for Snyder and four other government officials in a civil lawsuit. The former officials wanted to assert their right to remain silent given their pending criminal cases.