A group of 22 Michigan Republican lawmakers asked President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Justice to deploy monitors to vote-counting facilities and to provide general oversight for the state's upcoming elections in 2026. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Matt DePerno, former Michigan attorney general nominee, is fighting the release of text messages that prosecutors say are important evidence in the criminal case against DePerno: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

“We determined that they had been tampered with so we would not allow them to go back into service," an executive with a voting company testified.

Prosecutors begin laying out evidence in high-profile tabulator tampering cases against former Attorney General candidate Matt DePerno and ex-Rep. Daire Rendon New reporting from @craigmauger.bsky.social in Royal Oak: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

In Royal Oak this morning for the preliminary exams of Matt DePerno and Daire Rendon. These exams focus on charges DePerno, former AG nominee, and Rendon, former state rep, were involved in a scheme to improperly access voting machines after the 2020 election.

Hat tip (again) to Beth LeBlanc and @craigmauger.bsky.social with @detroitnews.com for unraveling every last thread in this story. Just outstanding.

NEW: JPMorgan executive helping lead nonprofit backing ⁦‪Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s‬⁩ governor bid www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... via @craigmauger.bsky.social

Major news for Michigan this morning: Semiconductor manufacturing project near Flint, sought by Gov. Whitmer, falls through Michigan Democrats are blaming President Trump www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

An email, obtained by The Detroit News, shows that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer included a $15 million grant program in her budget proposal for 2023 that was sought by one of her donors. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

NEWS: A coalition of groups in Michigan, where lawmakers have resisted ethics reforms, will seek a ballot proposal in 2026 to ban political giving by the state’s dominant utilities and major contractors. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

The Michigan Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would balloon the ability of government boards and commission to meet in secret. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan lawmakers' personal financial disclosures lacking in details: - Only 29% went beyond the minimum requirements in listing lobbyist gifts; - 2 of the 3 lawmakers who reported free tickets didn't detail what they were; - Many discrepancies. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

'No one will know': Court records reveal secret money flowing through Lansing www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan's State Board of Education is calling for mandatory limits on class sizes to be implemented by the 2030-31 school year. The resolution comes after an investigation by The @detroitnews.bsky.social that published in April. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Kevin Kijewski, a defense lawyer for one of the 15 Michigan Republicans facing criminal charges for signing a certificate falsely claiming President Donald Trump won the 2020 election, has announced he'll seek the GOP's nomination for attorney general. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan lawmakers are considering competing bills for how to combat cellphone use at school. One bill would broadly prohibit phones on school grounds for elementary grades. Another bill would allow individual districts to decide. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

NEWS: Top Michigan Republicans spent much of the fall criticizing Democrats for ties to the China-linked company Gotion. On Sunday, President Donald Trump's inaugural committee revealed it accepted $1 million from Gotion. Story with @grantschwab.bsky.social: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... .

Thousands of elementary school students in Michigan — some as young as 5 years old — are learning to read and count in classrooms filled with 30 or more children, according to a trove of records obtained by The Detroit News. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is launching his second campaign for the U.S. Senate in Michigan today: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

A months-long review by the Secretary of State's office has identified 15 individuals who allegedly are not U.S. citizens but still cast ballots in the November presidential election in Michigan. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan Democrats are trying to recover from their loss to Donald Trump, facing a leadership overhaul and preparing for an election with everything up for grabs at the state level. I asked 11 top Michigan Dems about the path forward for their party: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

No state’s unemployment rate has grown more over the last year than Michigan’s, according to federal data released Friday. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

In state Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s new book, she writes that then-Michigan Senate Leader Mike Shirkey was “furious” she went public with a sexual harassment complaint against then-Sen. Pete Lucido. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

The Democratic-controlled Michigan Senate approved on Tuesday a resolution in support of policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion as Republican President Donald Trump attempts to end DEI programs within the federal government. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

A Michigan lawmaker who’s leading the charge for a constitutional amendment to combat voter fraud has faced questions over whether he’s living in the House district he represents: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is running for governor. "An engineer and a problem solver is what this moment calls for, especially when we have a chaos and calamity problem-creation factory coming out of Washington," he said in an interview. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

A group of seven lawyers who were involved in an unsuccessful lawsuit to overturn Michigan's 2020 presidential election will face a May 7 misconduct hearing in Detroit. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan Dems have hoped the CHIPS Act will lead to a major semiconductor project near Flint. "If a deal doesn’t materialize or the office is disbanded, Genesee County will never get another chance like this," state Rep. Jasper Martus said. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

The apparent warts of Lansing's political system were on full display in a courtroom about five miles from where Gov. Whitmer delivered her State of the State address the night before. But it wasn't clear how many policymakers were paying attention. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Where the races to lead Michigan stand after Saturday's Democratic and Republican conventions Lots of potential candidates making early moves for governor, U.S. Senate, attorney general and secretary of state. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has now signed the minimum wage and sick leave laws. Here's an in-depth breakdown of what they do and require from businesses: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

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Four Hamtramck city officials, including Mayor Amer Ghalib, used $9,662 in taxpayer funds to travel to Washington, D.C., for Trump's second presidential inauguration. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

In 2018, Michigan state Sens. Sam Singh and Winnie Brinks touted two initiatives to hike the minimum wage and mandate paid sick leave. Now, the two Democratic Senate leaders are working with Republicans on a push to change both policies. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

A candidate to be the next leader of Michigan Democrats said during an event last week, "This is not the Jewish party, this is the Democratic Party." www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has departed the U.S. on a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain with 10 days remaining until the Feb. 21 deadline when new laws requiring earned sick leave standards and hiking the minimum wage take effect. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

"You godless people are going to get eliminated. Just wanted to let you know. You're on notice," one caller said in a voicemail this week for Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Large protest outside the Michigan Capitol right now. Organizers said the event is intended “to defend democracy.”

NEWS: A small chamber of commerce has accused the wife of a Michigan state senator, recently named Senate Republican Campaign Committee chair, of stealing $32,000. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

A Bloomfield Hills man who was one of the last two surviving pilots of the famed Tuskegee Airmen has died at age 100. From @detroitnews.bsky.social www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

The Michigan Senate, where Democrats have a majority, is now suing the Michigan House, where Republicans have a majority: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Pete Buttigieg is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, two sources tell The Detroit News. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she's not running. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, is running to be the state's next governor. Story here ---> www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

We documented more than 400 promises President-elect Donald Trump made Michigan voters during the 2024 campaign. You can read them all here: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sounded the alarm during a speech Wednesday morning, saying Michigan is facing a "major funding cliff" for road improvements and its auto industry is seeing new threats. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Pete Buttigieg encouraged young people at the University of Michigan Monday to "not check out" from news and politics as Republican Donald Trump's term as president nears. "How can we give up?" he asked, at one point. "We don't even have the right to give up." www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

The charges against a Michigan Republican Party activist who allegedly kicked a county chairman in the groin during a GOP meeting in July 2023 have been dismissed. "I am vindicated," James Chapman says. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

The Michigan Senate used to block #FOIA expansion each term. Now, FOIA expansion is SB 1. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

In new filings, Michigan's 2020 Trump electors argue that a judge should dismiss their criminal charges. They say prosecutors haven't proven they had criminal intent, they were protected by the 1st Amendment + they were fighting for "election integrity." www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate and his team worked to delay or oppose an array of ethics reforms, Democratic lawmakers say. He’s the 1st speaker in a decade to not allow a vote on subjecting the Legislature and governor to open record requests. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...