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Michigan Senate GOP relaxes bill to close drop boxes early By DAVID EGGERTMay 6, 2021 GMT LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday relaxed legislation that would have prohibited the use of absentee ballot drop boxes on Election Day, instead proposing to close them at 5 p.m. — three hours before Michigan polls close. The change, which did not appease opponents, was announced as the GOP-led Senate Elections Committee held its third hearing on measures in a 39-bill package, parts of which would restrict the absentee voting process. Sen. Ed McBroom, a Vulcan Republican, said offi...

Proposed financial disclosure bills wouldn’t make current lawmakers’ finances public Today 10:00 AM Facebook Share A new proposal in the Michigan House would compel lawmakers and state officers to disclose their personal financial interests for the first time — but that information wouldn’t be public until after they leave office, an arrangement that if signed into law, would diverge significantly from the 48 other states that currently require financial disclosure. Michigan has long been an outlier when it comes to identifying and regulating potential financial conflicts of interest...

Stagebridge Launches FINDING OURSELVES IN AMERICA The lineup includes Emil Guillermo, Robert Kikuchi-Yngoji and Nancy Wang, and M.J. Kang.by BWW News Desk Stagebridge and Asian American Storytellers in Unity join forces to uplift the diverse cultures and heritage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander diaspora in FINDING OURSELVES IN AMERICA: ASIAN AMERICAN VOICES. As a direct response to the recent anti-Asian attacks across the United States, this one-of-a-kind digital event brings together 16 nationally-recognized storytellers for a stimulating and informative gathering. Through person...

Why Michigan Republicans’ attack on voting rights is ‘particularly anti-democratic’ Sam Levine in New York and Tom Perkins in Detroit On the surface, the Republican effort to roll back voting rights in Michigan looks similar to what’s happening in states around the country: after Donald Trump narrowly lost a key battleground state where there was record turnout, Republicans are moving swiftly to implement sweeping restrictions to curtail access to the ballot box. But the effort is raising unique concerns. Even though the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat,...

Mon 26 Apr 2021 06.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 26 Apr 2021 06.02 EDT Sign up for the Guardian's Fight to Vote newsletter On the surface, the Republican effort to roll back voting rights in Michigan looks similar to what’s happening in states around the country: after Donald Trump narrowly lost a key battleground state where there was record turnout, Republicans are moving swiftly to implement sweeping restrictions to curtail access to the ballot box. But the effort is raising unique concerns. Even though the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is likely to veto a package of ...