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Michigan cited in new Georgia indictment against Trump over 2020 election interference

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey met with Trump in the Oval Office

By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
Aug 15, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, Politics & Government, Michigan, Michigan election interference, Michigan democracy, democracy, election fraud, Donald Trump
Politics & Elections

These 41 officials in Michigan labeled ‘ongoing threats to democracy’ by watchdog group

The officials — most of them elected — sought to undermine confidence in elections

By Steve Neavling
Apr 24, 2023

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Republicans, elections, politics, State Senate, State House, Democracy, voting rights, Informing Democracy
Politics & Elections

Activists call on Michigan corporations to stop funding anti-democracy politicians with guerrilla banner campaign

Some Michigan-based companies continue to fund campaigns of politicians pushing voter restriction bills

By Steve Neavling
May 5, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Defend Black Voters Coalition, democracy, voting rights, General Motors, DTE Energy, Consumers Energy, Ford, protest
Politics & Elections

Michigan Secretary of State Benson receives ‘Courage Award’ for defending democracy

The Detroit Democrat was honored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

By Steve Neavling
Apr 21, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, Michigan, Attorney General, Jocelyn Benson, democracy, election, politics
Metro Detroit

State Senate Republicans approve bills to impose stricter ID requirements to vote

By Steve Neavling
Jun 16, 2021

Tags: Michigan, voting, democracy, Republicans, driver's license, voter ID, State Senate. Gov. Whitmer
Metro Detroit

Why a U-M professor signed a 'Statement of Concern' warning about the death of U.S. democracy

By Sean Taormina
Jun 2, 2021

Tags: Trump, Jan. 6, insurrection, democracy, Michigan, University of Michigan
Metro Detroit

Michigan’s top elected Democrats call on businesses to fight restrictive voting bills

By Steve Neavling
Apr 26, 2021

Tags: voting rights, Republicans, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Gilcrhist II, Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, democracy
Metro Detroit

Far-right group tied to Michigan GOP co-chair falsely claims Jan. 6 insurrection was staged

By Steve Neavling
Apr 19, 2021

Tags: Meshawn Maddock, Michigan Conservative Coalition, Matt Seely, Republicans, democracy, voting, Michigan Republican Party, social media, Facebook
Metro Detroit

Michigan's largest corporations admonish GOP-sponsored bills to restrict voting

By Steve Neavling
Apr 13, 2021

Tags: General Motors, Ford, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Quicken Loans, Michigan, voting, democracy, Republicans, Lansing, State Senate, corporations
Metro Detroit

Michigan Republicans introduce bills that would make it harder to vote after historic election

By Steve Neavling
Mar 25, 2021

Tags: Michigan, Republicans, State Senate, State House, voting, democracy, Michigan Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, Sen. Geiss
Politics & Elections

Watching democracy die, part 4: If we don’t change the system, the system is going to break

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Jul 24, 2019

Tags: Informed Dissent, Democracy, President Donald Trump, It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics, How Democracies Die
Politics & Elections

Watching democracy die, part 2: When the ends justify the means, anything goes

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Jul 10, 2019

Tags: Informed Dissent, democracy, Donald Trump, Trump's America, gerrymandering, Republicans
Metro Detroit

Very important *please read*

By Violet Ikonomova
Oct 4, 2018

Tags: News Hits, detroit, michigan, voter registration, whitmer, schuette, fascism, democracy, trump, elissa slotkin, mike bishop, haley stevens
Metro Detroit

Depressing DPS news of the day: November school board elections may just be symbolic

By Allie Gross
Aug 26, 2016

Tags: News Hits, DPS, democracy, Emergency Managers, financial managers
Metro Detroit

Emails show Gov. Snyder's admin tried to censor Internet commenters

By Allie Gross
Mar 11, 2016

Tags: News Hits, democracy, Flint, Snyder, freedom of speech
Metro Detroit

Politics & Prejudices: Fixing democracy by mail

By Jack Lessenberry
Aug 12, 2015

Tags: Columns, Jack Lessenberry, Politics and Prejudices, Democracy