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Feds investigate ex-Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson for alleged bribery in pot licensing

LANSING, Mich. — FBI agents and a federal grand jury have spent more than two years investigating whether former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson and others received bribes in return for awarding state licenses to operate medical marijuana facilities, The Detroit News has learned.

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Editorial: Abortion is not the best growth strategy for Michigan

There are more people dying in Michigan than being born.

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House sends bill to Whitmer that would move Michigan's 2024 presidential primary

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House voted Tuesday to change the date of Michigan's 2024 presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in February, moving the bill to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the deadline set by the Democratic National Committee.

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Michigan Supreme Court closes out Gov. Whitmer's abortion rights case after Proposal 3 passage

The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday closed out a case challenging the state's 1931 abortion ban, noting that the litigation underlying the appeal had been dismissed in a lower court in the wake of voters approving an amendment enshrining abortion in the state constitution.

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American incentives bringing out 'competition' in European businesses, Whitmer says

WASHINGTON — New federal manufacturing and clean energy incentives that reward companies for locating in the United States have lit a fire under European companies, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told The Detroit News on Wednesday.

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Oxford shooting survivors demand action on gun legislation in next 100 days

OXFORD, Mich. — Madeline Johnson is tired of "thoughts and prayers" and wants to see action when it comes to gun control in Michigan.

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New Mexico shootings follow two years of election assaults

Two years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a series of drive-by shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico is a violent reminder that the false claims about a stolen election persist in posing a danger to public officials and the country’s democratic institutions

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Michigan Democrats plan 'rapid' move on presidential primary, might need GOP help

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats plan to quickly advance a proposal in the coming weeks to shift the state's 2024 presidential primary earlier, but they might need votes of support from Republican lawmakers who could use the opportunity for leverage.

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Senate surprise highlights Michigan's deep bench of Democratic stars

Michigan has become ground zero for Democratic talent.

Axios

Here's who might run for Debbie Stabenow's Senate seat

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow's announcement Thursday that she won't run for re-election shocked Michigan's political class and sparked buzz across the halls of Capitol Hill and Lansing about who would throw in for the battleground race in 2024.

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Within hours of Debbie Stabenow announcing her retirement, Dems are scrambling to replace her

The trees are just the right height. Are the candidates?

Politico

A record-breaking number of women were elected governor in 2022 – here are 7 things to know about how that happened

Twelve women won a governor’s office in the November 2022 midterm election. Those 12 represent a record number of women governors, more than one-quarter of the 46 women who have ever served as governor since 1974.

The Conversation

Gov. Whitmer vows to 'get things done' in 2nd term, calls for gun reforms

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer began her second term Sunday by calling on state leaders "to come together to get things done," including reducing gun violence, investing in education and tackling climate change.

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Historic term begins in Michigan as Whitmer, others sworn in

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in alongside other Democratic leaders as she officially began her second term in office after winning reelection in the 2022 midterms

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‘You’ve got to deliver’: Democrats take charge in Michigan

Come January, Democrats will be in charge of Michigan state government for the first time in nearly 40 years

The Independent UK

'You've got to deliver': Democrats take charge in Michigan

Come January, Democrats will be in charge of Michigan state government for the first time in nearly 40 years

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Some not-so-serious 2023 predictions

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Irish Independent

Far-right militia members jailed over plot to kidnap US governor

A right-wing militia member convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 19 and a half years in prison in a US District Court a day after another ringleader had been sentenced to 16 years, prosecutors said.

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The Independent UK

Second co-leader of plot to kidnap Michigan governor is sentenced to over 19 years

Punishment is longest federal sentence for arrested Michigan plotters

Salon

Whitmer nabber gets almost 20 years

The man was described as “thoroughly radicalized” and received the longest sentence of any defendant involved

Chicago Sun-Times

Another long prison term handed down in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., 47, the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J. Jonker called Croft “the idea guy” behind the plan to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Al Jazeera

US militia member sentenced to 19 years in kidnapping plot

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr for his involvement in a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor.

AFP

Long jail term for co-leader of US governor kidnap plot

Washington (AFP) - The co-leader of a far-right militia plot to kidnap and kill Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison Wednesday, the toughest sentence yet in the case.

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2nd ringleader in Whitmer kidnap plot sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The second of two ringleaders in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 19.6 years in prison and five years of supervised release, the longest sentence of anyone involved in the plot to date.

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Second ringleader in Whitmer kidnap plot sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison

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