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Reliving the incredible Detroit experience that was the Michigan Central Station concert
Read full article: Reliving the incredible Detroit experience that was the Michigan Central Station concertThe Michigan Central Station concert celebrating the building's reopening was a once-in-a-lifetime Detroit experience.
Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political ties
Read full article: Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political tiesBiden administration officials are meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan.
Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says
Read full article: Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report saysDonald Trump pressured two elections officials not to certify 2020 vote totals in a key Michigan county.
Storm system dumps heavy, wet snow on Indiana and Michigan
Read full article: Storm system dumps heavy, wet snow on Indiana and MichiganHeavy, wet snow — part of a storm system that spawned tornadoes in the Houston area — has covered roads, vehicles, houses and buildings from central and northern Indiana into much of southeastern Michigan.
Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality
Read full article: Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequalityMichigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have settled a class-action lawsuit against bail practices in Detroit, where hundreds of defendants are jailed for no other reason than their inability to afford court-imposed bail.
West Virginia GOP fractured by political appointment feud
Read full article: West Virginia GOP fractured by political appointment feudA member of the audience holds a "Justice for All" sign during West Virginia Gov. Instead, state Republican leaders ordered a redo on candidate applications and insisted Marcum return home for an in-person interview. County Republicans claim the West Virginia GOP — which created its own shortlist for the seat — intervened to anoint a political favorite, a charge the governor denies. Booth's name appeared in place of Marcum's on the list that state GOP officials submitted to Justice. “I guess the swamp has made its way down to West Virginia.”
Opera adapts to pandemic, hosts drive-thru show in a parking garage -- and the results are stunning
Read full article: Opera adapts to pandemic, hosts drive-thru show in a parking garage -- and the results are stunningDETROIT – When one thinks of the opera, images of a parking garage are unlikely to come to mind, but some unexpected creativity during the pandemic allowed people to experience the opera from their vehicle. This proves it: When you can’t pack people into a theater, you find another way to perform. Michigan Opera Theatre opened its season in late December this way. Each act performed on a different level of the opera house garage. Watch nextREAD: Michigan Opera Theatre names Yuval Sharon new artistic director
Michigan leader: Trump didn't ask for election interference
Read full article: Michigan leader: Trump didn't ask for election interferenceThe Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party want the board to adjourn for 14 days to investigate alleged irregularities in Wayne County, the state's largest and home to Detroit. “Michigan election law clearly requires that the state’s electors must be those nominated by the party that received the most votes — not the Legislature,” says a stock email House Republicans are sending in response to people who contact their offices. Experts on Michigan election law have said the state board's authority is limited in scope and that it must certify the results now that all 83 counties have reported theirs to the state. The deadline is Dec. 13, but that is five days after the federal “safe harbor” date — when Congress cannot challenge any electors named by that date in accordance with state law. In fact, election officials from both political parties have stated publicly that the election went well and international observers confirmed that there were no serious irregularities.
Minor discrepancies at heart of GOP effort to overturn vote
Read full article: Minor discrepancies at heart of GOP effort to overturn voteSome answers to basic questions about the canvassing and certification process:Q: WHAT HAPPENED TO HOLD UP THE CERTIFICATION? Hartmann said he changed his vote to certify the election because canvassers agreed to seek an audit of Detroit’s election performance. The software allows poll workers to look up a voter’s registration record, confirm the registration and assign a ballot to that voter. Other potential problems include ballot scanners that get jammed or ballots that cannot be read because voters filled them out improperly. The issue would then go before the Michigan Court of Claims, according to former Michigan Elections Director Chris Thomas.
Trump summons Michigan GOP leaders for extraordinary meeting
Read full article: Trump summons Michigan GOP leaders for extraordinary meeting(AP Photo/David Eggert, File)DETROIT – President Donald Trump summoned Michigan's Republican legislative leaders to the White House for an extraordinary meeting Friday amid a long shot GOP push to subvert the democratic process that handed the battleground state to Democrat Joe Biden. If Trump succeeds in convincing Michigan's state board of canvassers not to certify Biden’s victory in the state, state lawmakers could be called on to select electors, but such a brazen move would be unprecedented and possibly illegal. Asked at a Lansing news conference about the plan for legislative leaders to visit Trump, Democratic Gov. Palmer and Hartmann initially voted against certification Tuesday, leaving the county Board of Canvassers deadlocked at 2-2 along party lines. But Trump and his allies have spent two weeks raising false claims of fraud and refusing to concede to Biden.
Trump influence seen in deadlock of Michigan election board
Read full article: Trump influence seen in deadlock of Michigan election boardRepublicans Monica Palmer and William Hartmann initially voted against certification Tuesday, leaving the Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked at 2-2 along party lines. But he said he was bombarded with phone calls and emails from random Trump supporters urging him not to approve the election results. Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox reacted swiftly after the initial Wayne County deadlock. An email landed immediately at the AP, with Cox saying she was proud that the party's work had caused GOP canvassers to refuse to bless the election results. This certifies the entire state, said Thomas, who added that by not certifying the county results, the state board would “would basically nullify the entire election” in Michigan.
Michigan GOP backtracks after blocking vote certification
Read full article: Michigan GOP backtracks after blocking vote certificationThe state vote certification process is usually a routine task, and the ultimate resolution in Wayne County propels Biden toward formal victory in Michigan. Republicans are also trying to stop formal certification of the election results in other swing states, including Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Each state certifies its election results and the Electoral College meets Dec. 14 to codify the results. In Michigan, Trump allies and Republican poll challengers have spent days launching unsuccessful litigation. In a more rural county, Mohave, election certification was delayed until Nov. 23 in a sign of solidarity with the remaining election challenges in the state.
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Michigan for Biden
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why AP called Michigan for Biden(AP Photo/David Goldman)WHY AP CALLED MICHIGAN FOR BIDEN:Democrat Joe Biden has won the electoral battleground of Michigan, the third state that President Donald Trump carried in 2016 that the former vice president has flipped. Biden had a 70,000-vote lead on Wednesday evening, a margin over Trump of about 1.3 percentage points. Michigan is among a handful of battleground states where Trump prematurely claimed early Wednesday that he was “winning” the contest with Biden. With Biden winning both Michigan and Wisconsin, all eyes are on Nevada and Pennsylvania. Voters who cast mail ballots have favored Biden.