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A petition drive for a voucher-like scholarship system faces a pivotal week. Research from other states show the programs may get more students into college and don’t drain state coffers, but scholars disagree on impact.
The separate suits comes days Michigan officials deemed the two and three other GOP hopefuls ineligible because they submitted forged signatures. A quick ruling is likely.
The southeast Michigan county is anchoring its own congressional district, and the candidates reflect the region’s growing diversity. With Michigan losing a seat, it could prove pivotal.
Five GOP candidates for governor kept off August ballot by a 2-2 vote along partisan lines. Republicans call the process a ‘goat rodeo’ and vow lawsuits.
Rocked by a forgery scandal, the candidacies of five gubernatorial candidates and many others down-ballot rest in hands of a board of canvassers composed of two Republicans and two Democrats.
Two Democrats seeking one seat clash over guns and choice, with the moderate Stevens dressing down progressive Levin as ‘another 60-something-year-old white man.’
Legal action is likely in hopes of preventing a field of 10 candidates from being cut in half because of forged signatures. Others say candidates have no one to blame but themselves. ‘It’s dumbfounding,’ one Republican says.
No state requires candidates for statewide office to gather as many signatures as the 15,000 Michigan wants. Nearly 20 years ago, it was three times harder.
Two top gubernatorial candidates should be disqualified along with three others in the 10-candidate field, over fake signatures and other mistakes, according to the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Ideas abound for changing Michigan election laws ahead of the 2022 cycle. But so far, vast ideological differences have stood in the way of getting bipartisan changes passed.
To his supporters, Soldano speaks plain truth about the pandemic. To detractors, he’s a dangerous ‘snake oil salesman.’ Either way, he’s near the top of Republican polls for governor.
The candidate for attorney general met with a State Department representative about claims the election was stolen as Trump rallied supporters to overturn his election loss.
Front-runner James Craig was a no-show, giving GOP competitors the spotlight to debate a potential abortion ban, 2020 election fraud claims and a possible investigation of COVID nursing home deaths under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
With just a few weeks left before a signature deadline, measures that were expected to be signed into law by a Republican Legislature may be breathing last gasps.
Be careful what petitions you sign this spring and summer, and be careful who you vote for in November, because democracy is indeed on the ballot in Michigan.
A Democratic-backed group faces a campaign finance complaint on claims it paid signature gatherers not to work for opponents, then didn’t report the arrangement.
Michigan lawmakers vote to send proposal directly to ballot, a move that critics say is a conflict and saves a well-connected group millions of dollars.
