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Cornel West removed from Michigan presidential election ballot
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · The state Bureau of Elections on Friday disqualified independent presidential candidate Cornel West from the Nov. 5 general election ballot over a technical violation of state law. West was disqualified for failing to have his candidate affidavit properly notarized, which invalidated the required document. Challenges were filed with the Michigan Department of State office by […]
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WEBABOUT US. The Michigan Advance is a hard-hitting, nonprofit news site covering politics and policy across the state. We feature in-depth stories, briefs and social media updates, as well as top-notch progressive commentary. The Advance is free of advertising and free to our readers. We wholeheartedly believe that journalists have the biggest ...
Legendary civil rights lawyer Dean Robb dies - Michigan Advance
WEBBy: Ken Coleman - December 4, 2018 5:40 am. Dean Robb, the Michigan attorney who filed suit against the FBI after civil rights activists were murdered by Ku Klux Klan members in the 1960s, died on Sunday at age 94. The Traverse City resident earned a law degree from Wayne State University in 1949. Robb made history, both as an activist and as ...
Andrew Roth, Author at Michigan Advance
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Andrew Roth. Andrew Roth is a regular contributor to the Michigan Advance and a former reporting intern. He has been covering Michigan policy and politics since 2018 across a number of publications and is a graduate of Michigan State University.
8 Michigan Starbucks await unionization ruling, while 3 more file …
WEBMar 10, 2022 · The unionization movement in Starbucks stores across the country has now reached 11 stores in Michigan, with three more signing onto the fight this week and eight awaiting a final decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after days of hearings. The effort that began in Buffalo, N.Y., in November had first prompted four […]
Michigan launches address confidentiality program to protect …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Michigan launches address confidentiality program to protect violence survivors. Abusers can find their victims through voting records and participating in other parts of government. A program launched by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office seeks to change that. After Nicole Beverly left her abusive …
State officials indicate a criminal investigation is underway into Sen ...
WEBNov 17, 2022 · A state senator from West Michigan, who made election integrity a key issue in his reelection campaign, is under criminal investigation after allegations of signature fraud were made against him in late 2016, the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office has confirmed. On Nov. 7, 2016, Clerk Jennifer Badgero in Newaygo County’s Brooks Township ...
4 Michigan Superfund sites to soon receive federal funding for …
WEBJan 21, 2022 · Cleanup projects at four Michigan Superfund sites that have been awaiting funding for years will soon finally have those dollars, thanks to a plan announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month.. The sites in Charlevoix, Mancelona Township, St. Clair Shores and St. Louis are among 45 others across the country set to receive federal funds from the bipartisan ...
Michigan lawmakers pass ‘historic’ voting rights legislation: Here’s ...
WEBJun 30, 2023 · After 60% of state voters in November approved a constitutional amendment making sweeping changes to Michigan elections, lawmakers this week passed legislation to enact those reforms and included $46 million in their Fiscal Year 2024 budget to implement the amendment known as Proposal 2. “This is a huge change,” state Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing), […]