The Michigan GOP demanded on Tuesday that Regan apologize for using a rape analogy. Hours later, videos and posts of him emerged that advocated violence against Dr. Anthony Fauci and the QAnon conspiracy theory.
When a candidate for the Michigan Legislature suggested that if rape is inevitable, women should “lie back and enjoy it,” it brought back feelings of guilt, shame and hopelessness to rape survivor and legislator Laurie Pohutsky.
The Michigan Republican, who is favored to win a House seat, said he tells his daughters to ‘lie back and enjoy it.’ He now claims that was a bad analogy.
Trump is urging Michigan GOP delegates to back DePerno, saying he will fight for “election integrity” after losing his lawsuit over Antrim County results. DePerno will join the former president Tuesday at a lavish fundraiser at Mar-A-Lago in Florida.
Two candidates who called for so-called ‘forensic audits’ into the 2020 election score upset wins in GOP seats, showing the staying power of the Trump wing of the party.
The group said it is seeking to bring financial transparency for those in public office while allowing lawmakers to stay in a single legislative chamber for up to 12 years, rather than jumping between the House and Senate.
Local clerks want more money and time to pre-process absentee ballots to prevent reporting delays that led to conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.
A wedge issue could break the November election wide open if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade and allows the state’s 1931 abortion ban to be reinstated.
Almost 90 percent of all funding fueling fights over Michigan’s ballot measures comes from ‘dark money’ groups that are not required to disclose their donors.
The former U.S. education secretary is throwing her riches behind a petition drive to create a tax credit scholarship program in Michigan that critics contend will undermine public education.
Nine candidates received cash from the former president’s PAC. All exceeded contribution limits, while some beneficiaries say they didn’t even get the money.
Whitmer exploited a loophole in state law that allowed donors to exceed individual limits when a governor faced a recall. After the attorney general suggested she give up the money, Whitmer gave it to her state party.
The ‘pro-democracy’ nonprofit releases video showing petitioners lying about a ballot measure to require ID to vote. The group behind the measure says the scrutiny is ‘ludicrous.’
The suit claims the districts violate the constitution because they don’t have even populations. One of the plaintiffs is challenging Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for re-election.
