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Republican leaders testify about Michigan fake elector plan
BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Republican Party leaders who served in 2020 offered their accounts in court Thursday of what they knew prior to 16 individuals signing and submitting false electoral votes for former President Donald Trump, who lost the presidential election that year. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s proceedings in Lansing were held for the…
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12 Michigan Republicans who rejected their own districts’ views on abortion
Millions of Michiganders voted last year to cement reproductive rights into the state Constitution. But that hasn’t stopped Republican opposition.
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How Whitmer’s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that Democrats have won in Michigan, in part, because of their unapologetic support for reproductive rights.
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Michigan GOP to oust Karamo amid alleged bankruptcy risk
A former Michigan Republican District chair, and one-time staunch supporter of Kristina Karamo, says there are enough votes to oust her as state GOP chair.
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Judge orders last sentences tied to plot to kidnap Whitmer
A judge handed down the last sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, sending one man to prison and putting another on probation.
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Filing: Trump and supporters encouraged violence in Detroit to subvert 2020 election
New evidence is set to outline actions taken by former President Donald Trump and his supporters to undermine the 2020 election.
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Anti-abortion businessman joins crowded Republican race for Senate in Michigan
Detroit area multi-millionaire Sandy Pensler is back with another campaign for US Senate, joining nearly a dozen Republican candidates in Michigan.
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Whitmer signs new laws to safeguard elections—and make it easier to vote
Several new state laws signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are designed to simplify the voting process and ensure poll workers are protected on Election Day.
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Michigan to join effort to regulate deepfake political ads
Michigan is joining an effort to curb deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media through state-level policies ahead of the 2024 elections.
