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Editorial Roundup: Michigan

Mar. 18, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

Detroit News. March 16, 2024. Editorial: Auditor General’s office should be fully funded Gov. Gretchen Whitmer carved out a clear position on government transparency by proposing to slash the budget for the one office in Lansing that holds lawmakers to account. ...

David Viviano, a conservative Michigan Supreme Court justice, won't seek reelection

Mar. 15, 2024 18:00 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Justice David Viviano said Friday he will not seek reelection to the Michigan Supreme Court. Viviano has served on the court since his appointment in 2013 by then-Gov. Rick Snyder. He won statewide elections in 2014 and 2016 with the endorsement of the...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

Mar. 04, 2024 07:11 AM EST

Traverse City Record-Eagle. March 3, 2024. Editorial: Court action needed to break through no-fault no-fix logjam We wonder how the members of our Michigan House of Representatives can sleep at night. Thanks to their inaction, Senate Bills 530, 531 and...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

Feb. 26, 2024 07:19 AM EST

Detroit News. February 24, 2024. Editorial: Whitmer’s instincts right on Education Dept. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer may be tiptoeing around the state constitution in stripping the education department of most of its funding, but we support her objectives in doing so. ...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Feb. 24, 2024 07:43 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sullivan; Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif.; Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla. ___ CBS’ “Face...

A Michigan toddler's shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states' strategies

Feb. 22, 2024 18:34 PM EST

A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state's new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to similar state laws across the U.S. and prosecutors' determination of when to bring criminal...

Fake Michigan Certificate of Votes mailed to U.S. Senate after 2020 presidential vote, official says

Feb. 13, 2024 16:30 PM EST

A fake Certificate of Votes was submitted to the U.S. Senate following Michigan’s 2020 presidential election, an official testified Tuesday during a preliminary hearing for six people facing forgery and other charges for allegedly serving as false electors. The “purported”...

New gun laws take effect on one-year anniversary of Michigan State University shooting

Feb. 12, 2024 16:44 PM EST

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Professor Marco Díaz-Muñoz spent the past year trying to suppress the images, seared into his memory, of the gunman who entered his classroom at Michigan State University, killed two of his students and left others with critical wounds. He expects a...

Republican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post

Feb. 12, 2024 13:22 PM EST

A Republican lawmaker in Michigan lost his committee assignment and staff Monday, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media. House Speaker Joe Tate, a Democrat who is Black, said he will not allow the House to be a forum for “racist, hateful and bigoted...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

Feb. 12, 2024 07:12 AM EST

Detroit News. February 10, 2024. Editorial: Don’t risk teacher pensions to grow government Spend now, pay later was Michigan’s longtime operating strategy. The state ignored its mounting future obligations in favor of adding new programs and projects. ...