Potential double voting under investigation in Macomb County …
WEBBy: Kyle Davidson - August 17, 2024 6:43 am. Getty Images. Four individuals in St. Clair Shores are under investigation for possible double voting, and could face felony charges according to Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini. St. Clair Shores Clerk Abby Barrett reported the instances of possible double voting in which four individuals cast ...
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee backs Marlinga …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced on Wednesday that it would back former Judge Carl Marlinga in his rematch against sitting U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Twp.). As Marlinga and James vie for control of Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, the DCCC has added Marlinga to its “Red to Blue” program, pledging ...
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Sen. Theis’ invocation claiming kids are ‘under attack’ from ‘forces ...
WEBUpdated, 12:14 p.m., 4/18/22 At least three* state senators walked out of session Wednesday in protest of an invocation given by state Sen. Lana Theis (R-Brighton), which appeared to reference Republicans’ national push to crack down on teachings and books that reference LGBTQ+ issues and America’s history of white supremacy. “Dear Lord, across the country […]
The Michigan candidate filing deadline has passed. Here are the …
WEBUpdated, 10:44 a.m., 4/21/22 Several Republican candidates for governor descended on the Richard H. Austin Building in Lansing Tuesday to drop off petition signatures necessary to make it onto the August ballot before the deadline to do so. Ten Republicans who hope to face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November filed signatures with the Bureau […]
Trump’s Howell event was a ‘blatant’ violation of Michigan …
WEBUpdated, 4:57 p.m., 8/22/24 An event Tuesday labeled as a press conference by former President Donald Trump was instead a “blatant” violation of state election law, which ironically also featured a former state legislator who helped pass the law making it illegal. That’s the conclusion of election attorney Mark Brewer of the Goodman Acker law […]
For Battle Creek, cereal is ‘in our DNA.’ But the city is changing.
WEBJun 23, 2022 · More worrisome to Smith than a potential loss of Kellogg jobs is the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Center possibly moving to the Grand Rapids area. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in March recommended that the center relocate – a move that Smith said would be devastating to the local community because it employs about 1,600 people. “That is much more concerning to me and many ...
Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments about changing …
WEBDec 7, 2023 · The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a dispute over the state’s minimum wage law that dates back to 2018, when the Michigan legislature decided to adopt increases in the minimum wage outlined in a ballot initiative, but did so with the intent to water them down.Since then, proponents for the initiative have challenged the legislature’s ability to do so, taking that fight to ...
Princeton Gerrymandering Project grades Michigan’s redistricting …
WEBOct 15, 2021 · The Princeton Gerrymandering Project graded each map on three main metrics of “partisan fairness,” “competitiveness” and “geographic features.”. The program also breaks each district down by minority composition. An “A” grade means the map performs well in a category. “B” is better than average for the category, but bias ...
New prison reform bills show ‘people are greater than their …
WEBMay 8, 2023 · There are a little more than 32,000 people incarcerated in Michigan. More than one third of this group includes people who’ve already served 10 years and were under age 25 at the time of their crime. On average, the cost to keep an individual incarcerated is $47,000 per year in Michigan. “In Michigan, we keep people locked up far longer ...