DETROIT – State Rep., Karen Whitsett is reporting that Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, is expected to be released from prison Monday November 2. The former Detroit Mayor has served seven years of his 28-year sentence for corruption and racketeering in office. He served as mayor of Detroit from 2001 to 2008. He was sentenced […]
By Ted Roelofs MONTCALM COUNTY—They’re driven by their faith. Abhor government regulation. And stand opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage. On paper, it sounds like a group ready-made for the GOP and President Trump. But taking a break from work at an Amish cheese store and factory about 40 miles northeast of Grand Rapids, Levi […]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will travel to Michigan on Saturday, for a final push before the Nov. 3 election. His wife, Jill, also plans to visit the state on Thursday. The details of each visit have yet to be announced. The visits follow a blitz from President Donald Trump and his surrogates. Trump is […]
The chief medical officers for 110 of Michigan’s 137 hospitals issued an extraordinary joint statement today warning that the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has surged 80 percent in recent weeks and that dire consequences will result if the trend continues. “This concerning jump puts our entire health care system at risk of another […]
By Jonathan Oosting LANSING — Three gun rights groups sued Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Thursday, demanding the right to openly carry firearms at or near polling places on Election Day. Benson moved to ban the practice last week, declaring that the presence of firearms at voter precincts “may cause disruption, fear or intimidation […]
Lansing -State Rep. Greg VanWoerkom joined the Michigan House in approving several bipartisan measures to continue protecting and helping Michigan families during the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic. VanWoerkom, of Norton Shores, said the proposals would extend unemployment insurance payments, force UIA and Secretary of State offices to open their doors, and protect nursing home […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a leadership change at the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Jeff Donofrio, who has led LEO since it was established via executive order in June of 2019, is resigning as department director for a new leadership position in the business community, which is expected to be announced later today and which he will begin later this year. Susan […]
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) within the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is one of the first state OSHA programs to promulgate rules which clarify the safety requirements employers must follow to protect their employees from COVID-19. Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed her concurrence of the need for a comprehensive […]
The Supreme Court today denied Governor Gretchen Whitmer‘s request to delay the effect of its ruling, holding she lacks the unilateral authority to keep Michigan under a state of emergency, and instead said the ruling will take effect upon the entry of an order by a Court of Claims judge. Ms. Whitmer’s request to delay the […]
A detailed plot to kidnap the governor from her northern Michigan vacation home was foiled by law enforcement through the use of undercover employees and confidential informants, an unsealed complaint revealed this afternoon. Officials, including Attorney General Dana Nessel and the U.S. attorneys for the Western and Eastern districts, held a news conference to detail the plot […]