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Gretchen Whitmer, Dana Nessel pan Trump admin demand for Detroit-area ballots
1+ week, 3+ day ago (569+ words) Wednesday is the last day of Bridge Michigan's spring fundraiser, and we are still working to reach $60, 000. Our journalism answers to readers, and that is only possible because people like you choose to fund it. Will you have our back…...
They sought help for son with mental illness. He ended up in jail
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (1726+ words) Wednesday is the last day of Bridge Michigan's spring fundraiser, and we are still working to reach $60, 000. Our journalism answers to readers, and that is only possible because people like you choose to fund it. Will you have our back…...
GOP "false electors" to sue Dana Nessel, alleging "malicious" prosecution
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (525+ words) A group of so-called "false electors" from Michigan's 2020 election announced Thursday they will sue Attorney General Dana Nessel, alleging her effort to prosecute them was malicious. A notice of intent to sue filed in the Michigan Court of Claims on…...
Michigan town keeps zoning blocking trustee's gravel mine
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (567+ words) BANKS TOWNSHIP " Inside a packed gymnasium in Antrim County, the Banks Township Board of Trustees voted 3-2 to keep its zoning laws in place." An effort to repeal the township's zoning laws was spearheaded by township Trustee Marv Rubingh, who has…...
Group touts signatures to put citizenship, voter ID question on Michigan ballot
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (940+ words) LANSING " A group aiming to tighten voter ID rules and require proof of citizenship to register in Michigan says it has collected more than enough signatures to make the November ballot. The Americans for Citizen Voting ballot committee needs to…...
After billion-robocall barrage, Michigan lawmakers eye crackdown
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (811+ words) This Fall, We've Been Listening We're building coverage from real conversations across Michigan. Help power journalism that listens. Help us keep showing up across Michigan. Become a sustaining member, or make a one-time gift today. LANSING " The state's top prosecutor…...
Two years after charges, Michigan's 2020 'fake electors' case drags on | Bridge Michigan
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1204+ words) LANSING " Nearly two years after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged "fake electors" for allegedly attempting to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, a judge has yet to decide whether there is enough evidence to send any of the 15 remaining defendants…...
Lawmakers try again to get $50 M for controversial Copperwood mine in UP | Bridge Michigan
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (906+ words) After a state subsidy stalled in approvals, officials now are trying to get the funding through budget earmarks Spring into action for Michigan journalism A trio of Upper Peninsula lawmakers are hoping to jump-start efforts to award $50 million in taxpayer…...