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Cheney joins Slotkin in Michigan for first-ever campaign event for Democrat
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) argued in East Lansing on Tuesday that the United States is facing an “ongoing assault” by former President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates who continue to spread unproven claims of election fraud. Cheney’s warning came during a campaign event with U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Lansing). Slotkin is the first […]
Michigan COVID cases decline but hospitalizations rise, state reports
Michigan is reporting 11,651 new COVID-19 cases, according to a weekly report the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released Tuesday. That’s a small decline from the last report, when the state said there were 12,167 new cases for the week. A total of 2,897,827 Michiganders have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start […]
Nessel compares attack on Pelosi’s husband to Whitmer kidnapping plot
Attorney General Dana Nessel responded Friday to the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, comparing it to the plot in Michigan to kidnap and assassinate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Nessel said at a rally in Flint that her opponent, Republican attorney general nominee Matt DePerno, supports domestic terrorists like the one who allegedly […]
State reports small drop in Michigan COVID cases, hospitalizations
Michigan is reporting 12,167 new COVID-19 cases, according to a weekly report the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released Tuesday. That’s a small drop from the last report, when the state said there were 12,414 new cases for the week. The department reports a total of 2,886,176 Michiganders have tested positive for COVID-19 […]
House Dems call for Republicans to return Chatfield contributions
Michigan House Democrats are calling on the House Republican Campaign Committee and individual candidates to return more than $815,000 in campaign contributions they received from former Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering). The call comes after the Detroit News reported additional details about the investigation into Chatfield from court documents that were temporarily made public. The News […]
Michigan COVID cases dip in the last week, but deaths rise
Michigan is reporting 12,414 new COVID-19 cases, according to a weekly report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released Tuesday. That’s a small drop from the last report, when the state said there were 12,548 new cases for the week. The department reports a total of 2,874,009 Michiganders have tested positive for […]
VP Harris: Whitmer ensured federal funds didn’t get ‘bogged down in bureaucracy’ in Michigan
Vice President Kamala Harris praised Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of federal funds Saturday, saying money from various pieces of federal legislation could have gotten caught up in bureaucracy. “The work we do in Washington, D.C., only hits the roads when the state leaders and the local leaders are committed to seeing it through,” Harris said. […]
As Michigan closes in on 40,000 COVID deaths, cases and hospitalizations drop in the last week
Michigan is reporting 12,548 new COVID-19 cases, according to a weekly report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released Tuesday. That’s a small drop from the last report, when the state said there were 12,880 new cases for the week. The department reports a total of 2,861,595 Michiganders have tested positive for […]
Michigan COVID cases drop again in last week, but hospitalizations rise
Michigan reports 12,880 new COVID-19 cases, according to a weekly report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released Tuesday. That’s a drop from the last report, when the state said there were 14,678 new cases for the week. The department reports a total of 2,849,047 Michiganders have tested positive for COVID-19 since […]
Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg: Stop conflating racism with mental illness
March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people, on Friday called for people to stop using mental illness as an excuse for racism. “It’s time we put an end to it and we go after the one thing that these politicians care about, which […]
Michigan COVID cases, hospitalizations fall in the last week
Michigan reports 14,678 new COVID-19 cases, according to a weekly report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released Tuesday. That’s a drop from the last report, when the state said there were 16,901 new cases for the week. The department reports a total of 2,836,167 Michiganders have tested positive for COVID-19 since […]
Carone endorses Dixon, but remains on the ballot for the U.S. Taxpayers Party
Mellissa Carone this week turned around and endorsed GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon, although Carone’s name will still appear on the Nov. 8 ballot as U.S. Taxpayers Party’ gubernatorial nominee Donna Brandenburg’s running mate. Carone garnered national attention in 2020, including being parodied by “Saturday Night Live,” after she spread baseless claims of election fraud […]