By Steven Kovac A years-long legal battle alleging dereliction of duty on the part of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has moved to the Michigan Court of Appeals. In the early fall of 2020, four Michigan voters said they had discovered that some local election officials were allegedly using millions of dollars of private donations from […]
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Trump Nod Spurs Dixon to Runaway Win in Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Primary
By John Haughey Tudor Dixon, a former steel sales manager and conservative commentator, parlayed a late-campaign endorsement from former President Donald Trump into a runaway win in Michigan’s Aug. 2 Republican gubernatorial primary. Dixon will challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who did not face a primary test and has raised nearly $30 million since her […]
Michigan Citizens’ Initiative to Outlaw Private Elections Funding, Require Voter ID Headed for Passage
By Steven Kovac A citizen-initiated bill to ban private funding of elections, prohibit the secretary of state from sending out unsolicited applications for absentee ballots, and require state-issued photo ID to vote is one step closer to taking effect in Michigan. On July 29, volunteers from the Secure MI Vote campaign filed over 500,000 signatures on […]
Michigan Voters Sue Democratic Secretary of State Over Use of $17 Million in ‘Zuckbucks’ to Tilt Elections
By Matthew Vadum Michigan voters are challenging Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for allegedly breaking state laws and corrupting the 2020 elections by allowing left-wing billionaire Mark Zuckerberg to use his social media fortune to dictate how the elections would be administered. In official results, Democrat Joe Biden prevailed over incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election in Michigan, […]
Michigan Prosecutors Lawyer-Up to Fight Whitmer Abortion Lawsuit
By Steven Kovac Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is asking a county judge to enjoin 13 Michigan prosecutors from prosecuting violators of a state law that criminalizes most abortions. The 1931 law was made moot when the U.S. Supreme Court, in its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortion in all 50 states. But the 91-year-old statute that […]
Trump Stumps for State Candidates in Overflowing Michigan Rally
By Steven Kovac WASHINGTON, Michigan—An overflow crowd turned out on April 2 to hear former president Donald Trump campaign for attorney general candidate Matt DePerno and secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo. DePerno and Karamo are seeking the GOP nomination to run against incumbent Democrats, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson […]
Michigan Election Official Charged With Ballot Tampering, Misconduct
By Jack Phillips A Michigan county elections official and former township clerk was charged with ballot tampering related to the August 2020 primary election, according to state Attorney General Dana Nessel. Kathy Funk, who was running in 2020 as a Democrat for reelection as Flint Township clerk, also was charged with misconduct in office, Nessel said. The charges, which are […]
Michigan Undercounted COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths by 30 Percent, Auditor Finds
By Steven Kovac The administration of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer underreported the number of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 by 30 percent, according to a report by the state’s auditor general. Auditor General Doug Ringler has been haggling with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for months over the numbers and how to count them. […]
Court Fight Over Dead People on Voter Lists Heats Up in Michigan
By Steven Kovac How many dead people should remain on Michigan voter rolls? The answer may be determined by a federal judge. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) on Nov. 3 sued Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, for allegedly failing to remove from the state’s voter rolls the names of 26,000 registered voters who have either died […]
GM Venture Picks Michigan for 3rd US-based EV Battery Plant
By The Associated Press DETROIT—General Motors and a joint-venture partner plan to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Lansing, Michigan, their third such factory in the United States. The companies’ plans were revealed on Friday in documents posted on the city’s website. They say the plant would cost up to $2.5 billion and employ as many as 1,700 workers. […]
Court Sides With Unvaccinated Michigan Athletes in Mandate Case
By Steven Kovac Sixteen unvaccinated athletes won another round in their legal battle to play sports, despite Western Michigan University’s mandate that all of its inter-collegiate athletes get the COVID-19 vaccination shot. In a unanimous published decision issued Oct. 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, held that the university violated the athletes’ First Amendment rights. All 16 […]
400 Workers Quit Large Michigan Hospital System Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
By Zachary Stieber Approximately 400 healthcare workers at one of Michigan’s largest hospital systems have resigned over the system’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The roughly 33,000 workers at Henry Ford Health System, which includes five hospitals, were required to get a COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 10. Those who didn’t receive an exemption or comply with the mandate […]