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President Trump supporters carry rifles during a rally at the Capitol building in Lansing, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) MIPS117

December 8, 2020 at 11:19 pm

As Trump rails against loss, his supporters become more threatening

Despite his clear loss, President Donald Trump has shown no intention of stopping his sustained assault on the electoral process. This has led to behavior...

November 22, 2020 at 7:22 pm

What we know about a suddenly important Michigan elections board

The work of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers is not glamorous and rarely draws much attention. Its members handle matters like reviewing petition signatures...

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FILE — Workers with the Detroit Department of Elections count absentee ballots in the city on Wednesday morning, Nov. 4 2020. Republican members of a key elections board in the Detroit area refused on Tuesday, Nov. 17, to certify the county’s election results in a nakedly partisan effort to hold up certification of Joe Biden’s victory in Michigan over President Donald Trump — only to reverse themselves after an outcry from state officials and Detroit voters. (Brittany Greeson/The New York Times) XNYT218 XNYT218

November 17, 2020 at 8:59 pm

Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results

DETROIT — Republican members of a key Michigan elections board refused on Tuesday to certify Detroit’s election results in a nakedly partisan effort to hold...

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October 8, 2020 at 8:15 pm

Arrests made in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Storming the state Capitol. Instigating a civil war. Abducting a sitting governor before the presidential election. Those were among the planned plots described by federal...

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December 2, 2019 at 9:06 am

Hundreds wait in line for first day of legalized recreational marijuana sales

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Nearly two hours before the first sales of recreational marijuana began Sunday, the line at Arbor Wellness snaked around a city...

December 2, 2013 at 9:00 pm

Abortion-insurance riders a step closer in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s state Board of Canvassers certified a controversial petition Monday that would require women to buy an additional rider on their health...

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