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“I mean, look, this happens in human history,” he said. “You need, you know, wild people, fighters to say, ‘We’ve got to deal with this."

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“I mean, look, this happens in human history,” he said. “You need, you know, wild people, fighters to say, ‘We’ve got to deal with this."

“If your child is coughing, and has a runny nose, please don’t take them to the birthday party; please stay home from church that day."
On Thursday, Lawrence lauded Pelosi as “a brilliant mind and trailblazer who has done so much for all Americans.
At Michigan State University, 1,434 students registered to vote on Election Day, which was a record for East Lansing.
The Proposal 3 fight was an expensive one, with an ad battle that played out across the state.
In 2023 and 2024, more states would likely approve legalization, Armentano said.
When Lansing rings in the new year in January 2023, the state Legislature will have new leaders in both Democratic-led chambers.
“This is absolutely historic, an epic landslide for pro-democracy Michiganders.”
If Democrats expand their control of Congress, President Joe Biden has promised that codifying Roe v. Wade will top his agenda next year.
Karamo filed a lawsuit Wednesday to require Detroit voters to vote in person or obtain their ballots in person at the clerk’s office.
Cheney said that while she and Slotkin (D-Lansing) have policy differences, now is not the time to focus on them.
A statewide coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations is encouraging Michiganders to get voters to cast ballots on November 8.
Attorney General Dana Nessel responded Friday to the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
The subpoena demands 19 categories of documents related to the election as well as the various efforts to contest it and the attack.
Antoinette Wallace is an election denier who urged Jan. 6 rioters to “storm the gates,” and rallied with the Proud Boys."
Democrats are calling on the HRCC and individual candidates to return more than $815,000 in campaign contributions from Lee Chatfield.
The candidates, who will face off on Nov. 8, did separate Detroit Economic Club interviews at the Motor City Casino in Detroit.
Their proposals to address issues in the state’s K-12 education system couldn’t be more different.
Detroit Will Breathe (DWB) and others sued the city over their treatment during protests two years ago.
Seventy bills and three resolutions that mention abortion have been introduced in Michigan during the 2021-22 session.