Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed the state of Michigan and its legislators in unfamiliar territory — in Democratic control — on Wednesday night. “We spoke with a clear voice in November. We want the ability to MORE
From Salon: Some of the proposed restrictions mean that low-income, older, and disabled Iowans who rely on SNAP benefits would not be able to purchase items like fresh meat, white bread, or sliced cheese. The MORE
Two Democratic Supreme Court Justices in Michigan have been embattled over the hiring of a clerk with a criminal history. An apology has been issued, but the criticism keeps coming. Newly appointed Michigan Supreme Court MORE
The Trump-backed candidate for Michigan’s Secretary of State, Kristina Karamo, threatened to kill her own daughters after her husband filed for divorce, according to court records filed on Friday. “Fu_K it, I’ll kill us all,” MORE
A citizen initiative to guarantee a right to reproductive freedom was derailed by a 2-2 party line vote from the Board of Canvassers on Wednesday. Two Democratic canvassers voted to certify the petition, and two MORE
Hundreds of dictionaries earmarked for donation from a Venice Rotary Club sit collecting dust, precluded from being given to Sarasota County students. Even dictionaries aren’t safe from the Sarasota Schools book freeze. Ahead of the MORE
The City of Orlando issued an e-mail on Saturday after a promotion for their fireworks display suggested people may not feel like celebrating Independence Day. “A lot of people probably don’t want to celebrate our MORE
Homeowners in the “free” state of Florida are signing up for Citizens Property Insurance in record numbers as the property insurance industry is in free fall just as hurricane season begins. Canceled policies from suddenly insolvent MORE
According to the Michigan Bureau of Elections, five of the ten GOP candidates for governor should not qualify for the Republican primary ballot because they submitted fraudulent or invalid signatures. The report is a recommendation MORE
The Mexican government is now planning to shift long-range plans to build a trade railway connection from Texas to New Mexico in the wake of Governor Greg Abbott’s financially disastrous increased border inspections. Mexican Economy MORE
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s political theater of supposed “enhanced safety inspections” has caused an estimated loss of more than $240 million in spoiled fruits and vegetables, according to the president of the Fresh Produce Association MORE
Each Michigan county held GOP conventions on Monday night, but deeply red Macomb County featured three hours of insults, verbal onslaughts, bullhorns, and the eventual ousting of the county’s party convention chairperson. There were lots MORE
In a case that highlighted the growth of violent extremism in America, the jury spent three weeks listening to testimony about how four-like minded men bonded over social media, vented about the government controlling their lives, and MORE
The jury in the Governor Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot is deliberating for the second day, and emerged with their second question for the judge. On Monday, they asked for a dictionary, and a legal definition MORE
A bill proposal making its way in the Tennessee legislature seems to leave out any age requirements for marriage between a man and a woman. The bill seems to focus on creating “Record of Marital MORE
A second member of the group charged with plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer is going to plead guilty and testify against his co-defendants. Kaleb Franks, 27, will plead guilty to kidnapping conspiracy, which is MORE
A massive GOP bill in Arizona that would have overhauled elections was essentially destroyed by the Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers. The speaker assigns all new bills to a committee for consideration before they can MORE
The new Republican governor in Virginia, the first Republican in that office in 10 years, won election by making the teaching of CRT in schools a key component of his campaign. Glenn Youngkin banned the MORE
Virginia’s new governor was only sworn in on Saturday, and immediately signed 11 executive orders in a notorious Day One cliché. Included were orders to overturn mask mandates for public schools, a ban on a MORE
Authorities in Colorado are hoping that snow and milder winds will help to control the wildires burning in northern Colorado. In Boulder County, hundreds of homes have been burned and hundreds of thousands have evacuated MORE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday proposed reestablishing a World War II-era civilian-military force that he would control. DeSantis pitched the idea of creating the Florida State Guard, which would be independent of federal control, while speaking MORE
The driver of an SUV who killed 5 and injured 48 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, will be charged with five counts of first degree intentional homicide. Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said that there was no MORE
Kyle Rittenhouse got to play a direct role in deciding who will be the final 12 jurors that decide his fate at trial on Tuesday morning. At the direction of Circuit Judge Bruce Schroder, Rittenhouse’s MORE
A Republican Michigan state senator faces misdemeanor assault charges after a nurse practitioner accused him of inappropriately touching her. Bizon tested positive for COVID-19 around the same day of his visit, according to the police MORE
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the state’s association of school boards to “ensure no child is exposed to pornography or other inappropriate content in a Texas public school,” in the latest Republican attempt to MORE