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Trump couldn’t overturn Michigan’s election, but the attempt raises lasting concerns Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 Electoral College elector Robin Smith, left, and others clap after casting their votes for President of the United States at the state Capitol, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, Pool)AP Facebook Share LANSING, MI --Lawsuits, protests and partisan meddling couldn’t stop Michigan’s electors from fulfilling their Constitutional duty, but the fact that so many Republican lawmakers supported overturning the will of voters raises gra...

A Michigan Republican refused to rule out violence in electoral college protests. Now he’s lost his committee seats. Katie Shepherd © Carlos Osorio/AP Protesters stand outside the state Capitol before members of Michigan's electoral college cast their votes Monday in Lansing, Mich. Hours before electors met in Michigan’s state capitol on Monday to cast their ballots for President-elect Joe Biden, state Rep. Gary Eisen (R) warned a radio host that he was working with an unnamed group to mount a “dangerous” protest to pressure them into backing President Trump inste...

Image credit: Photo Courtesy of Abigail Censky/WKAR Despite dangerous rhetoric and heightened security, the routine democratic process of casting electoral votes went ahead with little incident. On Monday, Michigan electors cast all sixteen of their Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden. The once-procedural and routine affair attracted public attention after Rep. Gary Eisen (R-St. Clair Township) suggested protests to block the vote may turn violent. Eisen quickly lost his committee assignments after his public comments. “The energy inside the Senate chamber where th...

Michigan State House Speaker Hobbles Fellow Republican For the second time this month, a Michigan state legislator has been stripped of committee assignments. It’s a strong punishment for any elected lawmaker. Michigan Republican Representative Gary Eisen is serving his first term representing the 81st State House District in the Port Huron area, northeast of metro Detroit. Eisen is an outspoken conservative and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. State House Speaker Lee Chatfield says Eisen went over the boundaries of the acceptable during an interview with a local radio host at WPH...

9 & 10 News Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up today in Michigan. Questions about today’s coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Detroit bureau at 800-642-4125 or 313-259-0650 or apmichigan@ap.org. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories...