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Lawsuit seeks to block ballot initiative to cancel Michigan governor’s emergency power Updated 11:00 AM; Today 11:00 AM Unlock Michigan turns in signatures on a petition to limit Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency powers on Oct. 2, 2020. Facebook Share A circuitous legal attempt to block a Republican-supported ballot initiative aimed at repealing the governor’s emergency powers has resulted in a Court of Claims lawsuit being filed against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. While focused on negating ballot petition signatures collected by Unlock Michigan, opposition group Keep ...

Petition to repeal emergency powers had forged signatures, misleading language, opposition group claims Updated Apr 09, 4:13 PM; Posted Apr 09, 4:13 PM Unlock Michigan turns in signatures on a petition to limit Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency powers on Oct. 2, 2020. Facebook Share The battle over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s use of state of emergency powers during the pandemic continues with new support for the governor. Keep Michigan Safe, a group in favor of Whitmer’s use of state of emergency powers, has challenged a petition looking to undo the 1945 law that allows governors to declare...

Labeled a sore loser by some and a champion in the pursuit of justice by others, Kimberly Campbell-Voytal is not about to relinquish her battle to join the Northville Public Schools Board of Education — even if the battle requires spending a significant amount of her own money. Here is how one of the more remarkable 2020 elections at the local level has unfolded as of Jan. 29. Order in the court On Jan. 14, Voytal filed a lawsuit in Wayne County's 3rd Circuit Court against the Wayne County Board of Canvassers and James Mazurek (one of her eight opponents in the Nov. 3, 2020, general el...