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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. ...

Divided Michigan GOP finds common ground in awarding all its presidential delegates to Trump

Mar. 02, 2024 15:28 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans awarded all 39 of the state’s remaining presidential delegates to Donald Trump during a convention Saturday, a clear sign of his firm grasp on the party’s base ahead of a November election in the critical swing state. While the...

Today in History: February 25, Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston for first world title

Feb. 25, 2024 00:01 AM EST

Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2024. There are 310 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated...

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Trump-allied lawyers over 2020 election lawsuit in Michigan

Feb. 20, 2024 10:03 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Sidney Powell and other lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump over $150,000 in sanctions they were ordered to pay for abusing the court system with a sham lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in Michigan....

Michigan governor's budget promises free education and lower family costs, but GOP says it's unfair

Feb. 07, 2024 17:27 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday presented a $80.7 billion budget Wednesday that aims to boost education spending and deliver on her promise to provide students free education from preschool through community college. The second-term Democratic...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to ask lawmakers to make community college free for all high school graduates

Jan. 23, 2024 15:28 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all high school graduates during her sixth State of the State speech on Wednesday. Whitmer also prioritized community...

US Supreme Court won't overrule federal judges' order to redraw Detroit legislative seats

Jan. 22, 2024 21:00 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from Michigan’s redistricting commission to overrule an order to redraw 13 Detroit-area seats in the Legislature, a decision that will likely make the legislative maps more competitive. The redistricting...

States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects

Jan. 14, 2024 00:24 AM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in mid-Michigan’s Montcalm County before local voters shot down the idea in 2022 and recalled seven local officials who had supported it. About 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast, Clara Ostrander...

Michigan's tax revenue expected to rebound after a down year

Jan. 12, 2024 15:14 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's tax revenues will see a slight decline this year before rebounding for the next two years after that — in large part because of tax policy changes implemented by newly powerful Democrats who were working last year with a record surplus, state officials projected...

New Mexico attorney general says fake GOP electors can't be prosecuted, recommends changes

Jan. 05, 2024 20:09 PM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor said Friday that the state’s five Republican electors cannot be prosecuted under the current law for filing election certificates that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential race. However,...