Michigan Politics & News
Michigan news from The Daily Signal, tracking state politics, union influence, election integrity battles, and policy debates shaping the Great Lakes State and Midwest region.
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‘Join the Ultimate Strike Against the Globalist Class’: 6 Takeaways From Trump’s Michigan Speech
Donald Trump was back in Michigan on Wednesday night, speaking to a crowd connected with the automotive industry as the United Auto Workers union continued its strike of the Big Three automakers. Trump, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination again and a rematch with Joe Biden in 2024, made a pitch to a traditionally… -
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Is a Worker Revolt Brewing After Michigan Repeals Its Right-to-Work Law?
This Labor Day, Michigan union bosses have much to celebrate. Rank-and-file employees? Not as much. Earlier this year, Michigan became a pioneer in regressivity by becoming the first state in 58 years to repeal a right-to-work law, forcing employees in union workplaces to join the unions as a condition of keeping their jobs. The impending… -
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Michigan Bill Making ‘Misgendering’ a Hate Crime Is Unconstitutional
Last month, the Michigan House passed HB 4474—legislation that would expand the state’s existing Ethnic Intimidation Act beyond current protections for religion, ethnicity, and race to categories including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. HB 4474 would make it a felony hate crime offense to cause someone to “feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened” with… -
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Michigan Public Schools Admit Teaching Critical Race Theory
State governments in places like Florida, Virginia, and Arkansas are leading the fight against the use of race and sex to divide the country. These are welcome steps. But on the other side of the ledger, you have states like Michigan. There, the public schools are going in exactly the opposite direction. Take Detroit, for… -
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Michigan’s New Voting Rules Explicitly Allow ‘Zuck Bucks’ for Local Election Offices
EAST LANSING, Michigan—Michiganders voted “yes” Tuesday on an election-related amendment to their state constitution. The amendment, known as Proposal 2, passed with more than 58% of the vote. “I’d like to thank the millions of Michigan voters who said, ‘Yes’ to Proposal 2 which protects the fundamental right to vote while enhancing security and… -
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Michigan Voters OK ‘Extreme’ Pro-Abortion Constitutional Amendment
EAST LANSING, Michigan—Voters on Tuesday approved the pro-abortion Proposal 3, an amendment to the Michigan Constitution that will enshrine a “right” to kill unborn children. With 52% of the vote counted, Proposal 3 had garnered the approval of 53.4% of voters and was rejected by 46.6%, according to election results posted by 12:40 a.m. Wednesday,… -
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Defeats GOP Challenger Tudor Dixon
EAST LANSING, Michigan—Republican challenger Tudor Dixon fell short Tuesday night as Democrat Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term as governor. With 68% of the vote counted, Whitmer was leading with 51.7% to 46.6% for Dixon, The Associated Press reported. Fox News, among others, called the race for Whitmer. Whitmer’s victory over Dixon, whose background… -
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Michigan’s Secretary of State Fights to Keep Dead on Voter Rolls
In an order that illustrates the bizarre views of controversial Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a federal court has turned down Benson’s motion to throw out a lawsuit filed against her for refusing to remove almost 26,000 dead voters from Michigan voters rolls. In mid-September 2020, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (of which I… -
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Michigan Middle School Hides Student’s Gender Transition From Parents
Teachers at Richards Middle School in Fraser, Michigan, have been hiding the transgender status of a biological male student from parents. Earlier this week, Fox News obtained an email from a counselor at the public school warning teachers to not inform the mother of the student that her child was going by a different name and pronoun…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: 26,000 Dead People Still Registered to Vote in Michigan, Lawsuit Alleges
Theresa Domasiewicz, a one-time resident still listed as a registered voter in Michigan, would be 108 years old if she were alive today. But she isn’t, having died in May 2000. Domasiewicz is among 25,975 dead people who remain on the state’s voting rolls, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court… -
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Carl Levin, Record-Setting Senator From Michigan, Dies at 87
Former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, a Democrat who served 36 years and rose to chair the Senate Armed Services Committee, died Thursday at the age of 87. The Levin Center at Wayne State University in Detroit announced his death Thursday night, describing him as “a dearly beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, and life-long public servant.”… -
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4 Takeaways From the Michigan Senate’s Election Fraud Hearing
Election workers and observers presented alarming accounts of voter fraud to the Michigan state Senate on Tuesday, with some calling on lawmakers to act and insisting on an audit of the vote in that state. The Michigan state Senate Oversight Committee held the hearing, which included testimony from a former senator with expertise on data… -
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How the Michigan Supreme Court Whacked Whitmer for COVID-19 Overreach
During the past several months, COVID-19 policies have stretched the limitations in the constitutions of Michigan and other states, as well as those of the U.S. Constitution. In two cases that were fast-tracked to the state’s highest court, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. >>> What’s the best way for America to… -
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Michigan Supreme Court Rightly Rebukes Whitmer Over Endless Emergency Power Grabs
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer got slapped down by the Michigan Supreme Court on Oct. 2 for her unconstitutional assertions of executive power under the guise of protecting Michiganders from COVID-19. Whitmer, a Democrat, is one of several governors who have grossly overstepped their authority by issuing sweeping, draconian lockdown orders across their states. The opinion… -
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In Michigan, Governor’s COVID-19 Orders Crush Businesses
Probably no topic since World War II has dominated the news as long as COVID-19 has. Many articles have focused on the policy differences between states and countries. When focusing on the policies of my home state of Michigan, one should ask: Are these policies keeping people safe? Are these policies helping people to flourish?… -
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Meet the Small Business Leader Fighting to Reopen Michigan
After Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued executive orders forcing the closure of many of the state’s businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, small-businessman Erik Kiilunen said he saw $600,000 in contracts disappear overnight. Kiilunen, of Ahmeek, Michigan, runs Kiilunen Manufacturing Group, which makes construction materials. “My book of business for the next month and a half… -
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Amid COVID-19 Curbs on Elective Surgery, Michigan Governor Calls Abortion ‘Life-Sustaining’
The governor of Michigan said Thursday that abortion is “life-sustaining.” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, discussed abortion in times of the coronavirus pandemic during David Axelrod’s “Axe Files” podcast posted Thursday. Whitmer, who has drawn criticism for the coronavirus restrictions she’s implemented, noted that while Michigan has put a hold on performing all elective surgeries, abortions… -
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What Michigan and Ohio Are Doing to Respond to COVID-19
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, issued an order Tuesday to “Stay at Home and Stay Safe” to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Lindsay Killen, vice president for strategic outreach and communications at Mackinac Center, joins me on The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about how Michigan is responding to the coronavirus crisis…. -
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Michigan May Add ‘Nonbinary’ Driver’s License Option
Michigan is considering adding an option on driver’s licenses for people who identify as nonbinary. The move would allow Michigan residents who do not identify as either male or female to be represented as “nonbinary” on their licenses, according to ABC News. Michigan would become the 14th state along with Washington, D.C., to add the option. New York City… -
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Elections Watchdog Seeks Answers in Michigan Voter Fraud Case
A Michigan municipal election official being charged with six felonies in the discarding of nearly 200 votes is not likely an indication of voting problems nationally, election experts say. But an election integrity watchdog still wants to get to the bottom of the matter. “Whether it changed the outcome is not really an issue when…