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Michigan’s 2020 election saga is finally over. At its meeting yesterday, the State Board of Canvassers voted to certify the results, formally awarding 16 presidential electoral votes to Democrat Joe Biden. The vote came after weeks of controversy, in which Republican President Donald Trump repeatedly charged that the election had …

Serving areas at Michigan restaurants and bars must remain closed, after a federal court declined to intervene on Friday. The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association filed suit, saying that Michigan’s order closing their facilities was discriminatory. U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney disagreed, and declined to issue a temporary restraining order, …

Michigan’s top two Republican legislators met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday, and came away with their minds unchanged about the state’s election results. House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey released a joint statement saying, “We have not yet been made aware of …

A performance audit of Michigan’s November 3rd election will proceed as planned. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson confirmed yesterday that the review will begin once the State Board of Canvassers certifies the election results. Officials do not have legal access to the documentation needed for the audit until after the …

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Charles Levin has died. Levin served on the high court for more than two decades, before retiring in 1996, always running as an independent. Current Chief Justice Bridget McCormack said Levin’s legacy “is marked by great scholarship, independence, compassion, and courage.” Levin was a cousin …

The spotlight on Michigan’s presidential vote in the November 3rd election has turned to Monday’s meeting of the State Board of Canvassers. Yesterday, Trump Re-Election Committee lead attorney Rudolph Giuliani announced that lawsuits challenging the Michigan election result would be abandoned.  Instead, President Donald Trump has summoned the state’s top …

Michigan’s employment picture continued to brighten in October. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 5.5 percent was the lowest it’s been since the pandemic hit in March. Figures released yesterday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget also placed the state 1.4 percent below the national average – something …

The Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers want to change their votes on certifying the results of the November election – again. Monica Palmer and William Hartmann made national news Monday night, when they refused to certify the Wayne County results, even though no evidence of vote …

Michigan’s Republican legislative leaders have shot down a proposed effort to impeach Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The movement was started by conservative Representative Matt Maddock of Milford Township, who said earlier this week that he plans to introduce an impeachment measure in the State House. In a Facebook post, he …

Wayne County has finally certified its November election results. A deal struck last night between state Republicans and Democrats ended the stalemate that had threatened to send the fate of Michigan’s presidential electors down an uncharted path. The impasse began when the two Republicans on the Wayne County Board of …