By Lawrence Wilson FREELAND, Mich.—President Donald Trump rallied some 3,500 supporters in this working-class community, vowing to reignite the auto industry in the state that has lost thousands of jobs to Mexico and lives under the threat of further erosion of this key industry to competition from China. Under clear blue skies with two dozen […]
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Study Warns Michigan on Track to Join Mississippi, Alabama as Poorest States in per Capita Income
By Steven Kovac If present trends continue and no changes are made, Michigan is two decades away from becoming the 48th poorest state in the Union in per capita income, ranked just ahead of Mississippi and Alabama. That is the warning from researchers Lou Glazer of the think tank Michigan Future Inc. and Donald Grimes, […]
RNC Files Election Integrity Lawsuit Targeting Michigan’s Handling of Absentee Ballots
By T, J. Muscaro The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed another election integrity lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Together with the Michigan GOP and the National Republican Congressional Committee, the RNC claims that Ms. Benson is giving incorrect instructions to election officials about verifying absentee voter ballots. “Michigan’s State Constitution is […]
‘This Is Over’: Newt Gingrich Calls on Haley to Drop Out After Her Loss in Michigan GOP Primary
By Aaron Pan Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called on GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley to quit the race after she lost to former President Donald Trump in the Republican Michigan presidential primary. “I hope she’ll drop out,” Mr. Gingrich said during an interview with Fox News’s “Hannity” on Feb. 27. “Donald Trump tonight is […]
Trump Scores 7th Straight Primary Win With Triumph in Michigan
By Nathan Worcester LANSING, Mich.—Former President Donald J. Trump has soundly defeated former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in Michigan’s Feb. 27 Republican presidential primary, notching his seventh-straight primary victory as he marches towards the GOP nomination. The Associated Press called the race for Trump right after the last polls closed at 9 p.m. ET. […]
Muskegon Voter Registration Probe: Michigan Election Integrity Group Wants to Know What Happened
By Steven Kovac Pressure is mounting for action concerning a 2020 incident in which Brianna Hawkins, an employee of GBI Strategies, a campaign services vendor, allegedly attempted to submit 12,500 new voter registration applications to the city clerk of Muskegon, Michigan, in the weeks leading up to the presidential election. Both Ms. Hawkins and GBI […]
Trump Rails Against $355 Million New York Ruling at Michigan Rally
By Janice Hisle A day after a New York judge issued a ruling fining former President Donald Trump and his businesses $355 million, the former president began a Michigan rally by calling the decision “a lawless, unconstitutional atrocity that sets fire to our laws.” Speaking to a crowd that overflowed an airport hangar in Waterford […]
Ford Scales Down EV Production at Michigan Plant
By Efthymis Oraiopoulos Ford Motor is cutting its investment in electric vehicles (EVs), scaling back the production capability of a battery factory and slashing 800 jobs in it, it said on Tuesday, as demand for EVs has not kept pace amid inflation pressures. Ford is scaling back production in its factory near Marshall, Michigan, which […]
Unvaccinated Kidney and Heart Patients Denied Transplants Get Day in Court with Michigan Hospital
By Steven Kovac A Michigan judge will soon decide if 73-year-old Ross Barranco can be denied a donated kidney because he won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine. “I just don’t see the logic of it,” stated Barranco in an interview with The Epoch Times. “Everybody knows an organ transplant procedure requires the nearly complete suppression of […]
Michigan State Senator Raises Concerns About Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Election Integrity
By Tiffany Meier, Joshua Philipp and Naveen Athrappully Michigan state Sen. Ruth Johnson, a Republican, has accused Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, of incompetence, and raised concerns about election integrity in the state. In an interview with Newsmakers, a collaboration between The Epoch Times and NTD, Johnson said she chairs the state Senate Election Committee and revealed that Benson doesn’t attend […]
Tudor Dixon, Gretchen Whitmer Debate Pandemic Response, Mandating COVID Jabs for School Kids in Michigan
By Caden Pearson Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she doesn’t support “requiring the COVID vaccine” for school kids after being put on the spot by Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon during their debate on Tuesday night. “I want to be very clear about this. This is a parent’s decision. There will never be a mandate for the COVID-19 vaccine for children […]
Republicans Win Major Election Integrity Ruling Against Michigan Secretary of State
By Jack Phillips Republicans scored a legal victory this week after a judge ruled against Democrat Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson over state restrictions that were imposed on poll challengers ahead of the 2022 midterms, according to the Michigan Republican Party. The Michigan Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Benson in a bid […]