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Nessel closes MSU Nassar investigation, says long-withheld documents had no new information
Survivors of former Olympic and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar’s decades-long sexual abuse have waited for thousands of documents from the university to be given to investigators at the Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s Office for more than six years.
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Sexual assault and weapons case against GOP lawmaker turned over to Michigan attorney general
The case against state Rep. Neil Friske (R-Charlevoix) has been sent to the state Attorney General’s Office for review.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the Michigan presidential ballot
Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has bowed out of the presidential race, he will appear on the ballot in Michigan, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday after Kennedy pushed to have it removed.
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Benson unveils online portal to increase Michigan youth voting and election engagement
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson helped hold a mock election Monday at Crestwood High School in Dearborn Heights to help celebrate Michigan’s first-ever Voter Preregistration Week.
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Buttigieg touts Biden-Harris administration investments in Michigan infrastructure
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the Lansing area to discuss investments in infrastructure and the economy under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Legislation would expand Michigan Amber Alert system
After the body of a 2-year-old child who had wandered off last year in Clinton County was found in a river, one Michigan lawmaker wants to expand Amber alert criteria in the state to allow alerts for children with special needs to be issued.
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Michigan voters support limiting corporate political contributions, new poll says
Michigan voters across party lines voiced strong support for limits on corporations and regulated monopolies’ political contributions according to a newly released poll from the Taking Back Our Power Coalition.
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ACLU sues Kalamazoo County election official after certification comments
The ACLU of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a member of the Kalamazoo Board of County Canvassers following comments he made that the organizations claim indicate his willingness to violate his oath of office and refuse to certify election results if he doesn’t agree with them.
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Students and state lawmakers talk reproductive rights and mobilizing college-age voters
Michigan college students and a recent grad on Monday joined state Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) and state Rep. Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Twp.) to discuss reproductive rights and how to energize young voters.
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Pro-union group requests investigation of Webasto for alleged anti-union efforts at Detroit plant
A German-based auto parts manufacturer is facing another complaint about alleged union busting activities at its Detroit plant.
