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WEB2 days ago · The Michigan Advance is a nonprofit outlet featuring hard-hitting reporting on politics and policy and the best progressive commentary in the state. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Secretary of state reports safe, secure primary election with 1.2M ...
WEBAug 8, 2024 · By the time polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, more than 1.2 million Michiganders had cast an early or absentee ballot according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, with local officials reporting steady turnout throughout the day. “First, I want to congratulate all voters for participating in the Primary Election,” Benson …
Trump’s Howell event was a ‘blatant’ violation of Michigan …
WEBUpdated, 4:57 p.m., 8/22/24 An event Tuesday labeled as a press conference by former President Donald Trump was instead a “blatant” violation of state election law, which ironically also featured a former state legislator who helped pass the law making it illegal. That’s the conclusion of election attorney Mark Brewer of the Goodman Acker law […]
Gilchrist: ‘Exciting and humbling’ to be Michigan’s first African ...
WEBDec 28, 2018 · On Jan. 1, Garlin Gilchrist II will make history when he is sworn as Michigan’s first African-American lieutenant governor. Gilchrist spoke with the Michigan Advance this morning in one of his first in-depth interviews since the Nov. 6 election and said his history-making role is both an “exciting and humbling opportunity.”. The 36-year-old Detroit native and University of Michigan ...
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WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Several new gun laws concerning storage, possession and purchasing firearms go into effect Tuesday. Exactly one year ago, a mass shooting on Michigan State University’s East Lansing campus resulted in the deaths of three students and serious injuries for five others. In response to the tragedy of …
Jan. 6 police officers call Michigan 'epicenter of preserving of ...
WEBAug 10, 2024 · Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from an attempted insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, said in Flint on Friday that Michigan is the “epicenter of preserving democracy.”. Harry Dunn, who served in the U.S. Capitol Police, made the comment during a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris that also included Daniel Hodges, an ...
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WEBABOUT US. The Michigan Advance is a hard-hitting, nonprofit news site covering politics and policy across the state. We feature in-depth stories, briefs and social media updates, as well as top-notch progressive commentary. The Advance is free of advertising and free to our readers. We wholeheartedly believe that journalists have the biggest ...
James and Marlinga will compete for a battleground US House …
WEBUpdated, 10:02 a.m., 8/12/24, 9:55 a.m., 8/13/24 The nominees for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District came into focus Tuesday night, projecting a rematch of the 2022 race with incumbent U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Twp.) and Democrat Carl Marlinga, a former judge. James, a freshman lawmaker, ran uncontested in the GOP primary, but Marlinga came out […]
Michigan lawmakers pass ‘historic’ voting rights legislation: Here’s ...
WEBJun 30, 2023 · After 60% of state voters in November approved a constitutional amendment making sweeping changes to Michigan elections, lawmakers this week passed legislation to enact those reforms and included $46 million in their Fiscal Year 2024 budget to implement the amendment known as Proposal 2. “This is a huge change,” state Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing), […]
Swatting attacks continue as Benson reports two instances in 48 …
WEBMay 17, 2022 · On Monday evening Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson reported her home had been the target of two instances of swatting over 48 hours, with Benson telling attackers she will not back down from her duties as Michigan’s head election official. Last week, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-White Lake) and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin […]