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Amash rips GOP over Trump’s emergency declaration
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Cascade Twp.) took to Twitter over the weekend to call out his fellow Republicans over their support for President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration. As the Advance reported last week, the libertarian-leaning Republican stands as the only GOP legislator to sign his name to a Democratic-led U.S. House resolution to block Trump’s […]
Whitmer takes on Trump over eliminating Planned Parenthood funding
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will fight back against the President Donald Trump administration’s new rule banning Planned Parenthood and other groups from a $286 million federal family planning program. “Along with other newly elected governors, I will explore all options to block these changes,” said Whitmer, a Democrat who supports reproductive rights. The money for […]
Cobo Center new name game: Detroiters suggest Louis, Parks, Franklin
The announcement this week that the Cobo Convention Center would finally get a name change was widely cheered. And now it’s ushered in a spirited debate about what new moniker should be attached to the almost 60-year-old institution. The Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) on Wednesday awarded the naming rights of 723,000-square-foot Cobo Center […]
Laura Cox to lead GOP in Michigan, a must-win state for Trump in 2020
Former state Rep. Laura Cox (R-Livonia) was elected Saturday to lead the Michigan Republican Party as it fights to keep President Donald Trump in office in 2020. After her victory, Cox stressed that Michigan will be key to Trump’s victory after voters narrowly elected him over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. “It’s very […]
Tribes look to governor in fight to expand casinos
Updated, 12:15 p.m., 2/25/19 The quest of Michigan’s tribal casino resorts to expand beyond their boundaries wasn’t a hot topic during last year’s election between now-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Bill Schuette. But concerns may come for the forefront soon — and have big implications for Michigan and its largest city. Three big questions loom: Should […]
AG to open hate crime unit amid surge in Michigan extremist groups
Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday she will form a hate crime unit within her office after the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a new report showing 31 active hate groups in Michigan. Nationwide, more than 1,000 hate groups are now active, according to a report released by the civil rights group this week. […]
Amash is lone Republican to sign on to measure blocking Trump’s wall
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Justin Amash is the lone Republican who has joined a Democratic-led effort in the U.S. House to block President Trump’s attempt to circumvent Congress and secure funding for a wall along the southern U.S. border. A House resolution to block the White House’s effort was introduced Friday by U.S. Rep. Joaquin […]
DeVos family doles out $11 million in 2018 election
West Michigan’s DeVos family again stands as the state’s most generous clan when it comes to political giving. That’s according to a new report published Thursday by the nonpartisan Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN) that tracks money in politics. The report was based on publicly available filings with the state’s Secretary of State and other […]
SOS forms panel to enact Proposal 3, update election procedures
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson this week announced a new Election Modernization Advisory Committee. The panel will advise her administration and the Bureau of Elections on implementing Proposal 3 of 2018 and other election reforms. On Thursday, Benson held a press conference in Flint Township heralding one aspect of Proposal 3: the start of […]
Archdiocese, AG spar over clergy abuse probe
Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday asked Catholic churches in Michigan to halt an internal investigation into clergy sexual abuse and accused the state’s seven dioceses of making the attorney general’s investigation more difficult. But the Archdiocese of Detroit denied Nessel’s assertions made at a press conference, which also included an update on Flint water […]
After standoff, GOP leaders bless Whitmer’s new environmental order
Top GOP legislators in Michigan signed off Thursday on an updated executive order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that would reorganize the state’s environmental regulatory body. The leaders of both the GOP-led House and Senate indicated that they’ve reached “consensus” on an order Whitmer issued Wednesday that would transform the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) […]
Kildee, Fitzpatrick push EPA on regulating PFAS in drinking water
A bipartisan congressional duo is pressing the incoming head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for more clarity on the agency’s plans to tackle a class of chemicals found in drinking water that are raising serious public health concerns. U.S. Reps. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) want U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) […]