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Democrats have won the trifecta in Michigan for the first time in about 40 years — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was reelected and they flipped the House and Senate. They also maintain their edge on the Supreme Court. More coverage to come.
New from reporter Allison Donahue: I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido. He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with me. via
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‘Their dream in this country is to stay alive’
At MSU, Chasten Buttigieg discusses attacks on LGBTQ+ kids and his experiences with theater
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.
@JoeBiden
has served our country with dignity and we need him now more than ever. I will do everything in my power to help elect him the next President of the United States.
Flashback: Congressman Justin Amash (R-Cascade Twp.) told the Advance in an interview last month that it would be a 'huge mistake’ for Trump to declare national emergency over the wall.
Mark Cuban trashes politics at Mackinac Conference, calls DeSantis’ feud with Disney 'bulls--t'
‘Call me woke; call it DEI — I call it good business,’ entrepreneur says
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GOP Sen. Ken Horn announces the GOP-controlled Senate Elections Oversight Committee will hold a highly unusually committee hearing on Saturday to make sure "every legal vote is properly counted," echoing the Trump campaign's rhetoric.
“Let me be perfectly clear: voting twice is illegal, no matter who tells you do to it. The president’s idea is a great one for people looking to go to jail.” -AG
@dananessel
Breaking: Judge Cunningham has granted
@GovWhitmer
’s request for a preliminary injunction, which means Michigan's 1931 abortion ban is blocked for now and abortion remains legal in Michigan. Background here:
Members of the group Republicans for Whitmer released a statement today condemning GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon for several comments she made on Friday mocking Whitmer over the kidnapping plot against her.
Following the
#NewZealandTerroristAttack
, Michigan Attorney General
@dananessel
, Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and AG Hate Crimes Unit Director Sunita Doddamani will speak Sunday at the Islamic Center of America's Stating Together Against Hate and Terror.
Sen. Moss introduces bills allowing clerks to fully process absentee ballots before Election Day
Democrat says legislation will help combat disinformation that spread after the 2020 election via
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ICYMI: After years of misogyny, racism and threats in Lansing, progressive women are in charge
A pink wave crashed in Michigan in the midterm elections — not a red one. What will it mean for Capitol culture, politics and policy?
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Michigan AG
@dananessel
has charged the 16 GOP fake electors from 2020 with felonies, including former MIGOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock and National GOP Committeewoman Kathy Berden.
Story coming.