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State officials on Tuesday approved petition signatures to repeal a 1945 emergency powers law, and the GOP-led Legislature could begin voting this week to adopt the measure from Unlock Michigan.
No decision, but a judge says pro-Trump attorneys should have done more to verify ‘fanastical claims’ in suit that foes say fomented the Capitol riots. But one lawyer says ‘we would file these same complaints again.”
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission sought to extend a Sept. 17 deadline for redrawing political maps, noting that new U.S. Census population figures would not even be available to it until the end of September.
This year’s state budget likely will look different because of the infusion of federal COVID relief funds, but budget negotiations are still a struggle.
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.
The House signature-matching provision was added as an amendment last month to a bill that’s main purpose is to do away with the option of voting without an ID by signing an affidavit.
Legislators want Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to resume “walk-in” service at branch offices. But Benson said House legislation is essentially satisfied by a “walk up” system in which customers can get an appointment, but perhaps not that day.
In his first “political speech” since retiring as Detroit police chief, James Craig described himself as an anti-abortion and pro-gun conservative who twice voted for former President Donald Trump.
Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf tried to enlist ‘constitutional sheriffs’ to seize Dominion voting machines, emails show, as his attorney kept Trump allies up to date. Nothing came of the effort.
The measures come in response to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's controversial decision to shift her agency to an appointment-only system.
Sen. Ed McBroom alienated Republicans and Democrats alike with an exhaustive report that told the truth about the 2020 election. If he loses re-election, that’s OK. ‘I’m very content milking cows the rest of my life.’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer partners with Meijer, other agencies to follow the lead of Ohio, California, Illinois, Maryland and several other states that offer cash lotteries and scholarships to those that get vaccinated.
The Legislature misses a self-imposed deadline to adopt a budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Gov. Whitmer says that puts $10 million in flood aid in limbo.
Working late Thursday, the Michigan House advances a $70B funding plan for schools and state government. But a self-imposed deadline is looming for the Senate.
New York suspends Rudy Giuliani law license following false claims about Michigan election, while the former president tells followers to vote GOP senators behind report debunking fraud ‘the hell out of office.
New bill offers free IDs to those who don’t have one, but requires elections clerks to match signatures for votes to count. Critics say that’s suppression.
The proportion of Black drivers who were pulled over by the Michigan State Police has been increasing since 2017. The ACLU wants the agency to revise its policies to prevent unwarranted traffic stops and search and seizures.