Category: Michigan

Trump-Backed Karamo Calls ‘Promote the Vote’ Initiative in Michigan an ‘Assault on Voting Rights’

Kristina Karamo, the GOP candidate for Michigan’s secretary of state, has warned voters that a disarmingly worded ballot proposal to amend the elections section of the state Constitution is really a poison pill. At an Aug. 10 press conference in suburban Detroit, Karamo outlined the provisions of what she believes to be a cynical ruse to…


Trump-Backed Karamo Calls the ‘Promote the Vote’ Initiative in Michigan an ‘Assault on Voting Rights’

Kristina Karamo, the GOP candidate for Michigan’s secretary of state, has warned voters that a disarmingly worded ballot proposal to amend the elections section of the state constitution is really a poison pill. At an Aug. 10 press conference in suburban Detroit, Karamo outlined the provisions of what she believes to be a cynical ruse to…


Trump-Backed Karamo Says Michigan’s ‘Promote the Vote’ Initiative Is Deceptive

The Republican candidate for Michigan secretary of state is warning voters that a disarmingly worded ballot proposal to amend the elections section of the state constitution is really a cynical ruse to deceive voters into thinking they’re voting for elections to be more secure, although she says the opposite is true. Kristina Karamo told reporters at…


Judge Quashes Subpoena for Whitmer Testimony: Defendants File Emergency Appeal

A trial court judge has quashed a subpoena issued on Aug. 8 that would have required Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to testify in a lawsuit she brought to block county prosecutors from enforcing the state’s strict abortion law. Whitmer, a first-term Democrat seeking reelection in November, filed a motion to quash the subpoena on Aug….


[Live Aug12 11:00AM ET] Reckless Raid Boosts America-First Candidates

The FBI’s search and seizure of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home angered and galvanized his base. Now they’re fighting back—by voting. With Trump-backed candidates winning recent races in Michigan, Washington, and Wisconsin, it looks like America First is on a roll heading into the midterm elections. With all that momentum, will Trump finally declare…


[Live Aug. 12 11:00 AM ET] Reckless Raid Boosts America-First Candidates

The FBI’s search and seizure of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home angered and galvanized his base. Now they’re fighting back—by voting. With Trump-backed candidates winning recent races in Michigan, Washington, and Wisconsin, it looks like America First is on a roll heading into the midterm elections. With all that momentum, will Trump finally declare…


Michigan Charter Schools Sue US Department of Education Over New Rule

An organization representing Michigan charter schools is suing the U.S. Department of Education over a new rule its lawyers say will undermine charter schools. The Biden administration, which is closely aligned with public school teachers’ unions, is hostile to charter schools. On the campaign trail in 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden said he’s “not a fan…


Michigan Attorney General Wants Opponent Investigated Over 2020 Election Claims

Michigan’s attorney general has filed a request for an investigation into the Republican running to unseat her. The petition to the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council asks for a special investigator to probe the Republican, Matthew DePerno, for what was described as a “coordinated plan” to gain access to voting tabulators used in three counties. A preliminary…


Michigan Judge Says Local Prosecutors Can’t Enforce Abortion Ban

A county judge in Michigan issued an extended order on Aug. 3 stopping the enforcement of a 1931 abortion ban just days after the state Court of Appeals upheld the law. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a restraining order on Aug. 1 after the Court of Appeals ruled that county prosecutors could go ahead and enforce…


Trump-Backed Primary Candidates Score in Arizona and Michigan, Fall in Washington

Former president Donald Trump’s endorsees were on ballots in five Aug. 2 Republican primaries, scoring wins in Arizona and Michigan, dual defeats in Washington state, and a draw, of sorts, in Missouri. For those keeping score at home, according to a Ballotpedia analysis of the 2022 primary cycle through Aug. 2, 12 of 15 Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidates…