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A rarely used option for a voter-driven petition could allow the G.O.P. to circumvent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's veto.
Democrats Fear Michigan Will Follow Georgia in Tightening Voting Restrictions On 4/6/21 at 11:11 AM EDT Democrats have lambasted the Michigan Republican Party for "turning its back" on its supporters by tabling new laws intended to reform the state's voting system, in a move critics have compared to the recent electoral overhaul in Georgia. Michigan Senate Republicans, led by Senator Mike Shirkey, on March 24 introduced 39 "election reform bills," which if passed, mean there are much stricter thresholds to being able to vote. Michigan Republicans are touting these laws as protection from elec...
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson unveiled a legislative agenda aimed at increasing government transparency Monday. Her announcement came at the beginning of Sunshine Week, an initiative of the News Leaders Association to promote open government, and followed the discovery of confidentiality clauses contained in separation agreements between former state officials and the governor's office that have sparked calls for increased transparency. A 2015 study by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity ranked Michigan last in the country when it comes to state ethics an...
Women Tech Leaders From Europe and Silicon Valley Join and Choose to Challenge Tech & Music for IWD Priv Community Launched, Tech and Music Industry Influencers Celebrated at 1600 Avenue's International Women's Day News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On International Women's Day over 500 attendees participated in the Choose to Challenge Tech Virtual event hosted by 1600 Avenue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in LA and Silicon Valley. Launched at the event was the new Priv Community and participants of the event were given free me...
Tim Skubick If you can remember back that far, go back to when you were a teenager and your parents caught you drunk with a dent in the ol’ man’s car. You are smart enough to know they have the power to unilaterally impose severe punishment on you, but, because they love you, they suggest that the three of you work out a penalty together. What would you do? Well, silly goose, the answer is obvious. In the story you are about to read, the teenage kids are GOP lawmakers, and the parents are the citizen/grassroots group Voters Not Politicians. The same bunch that shocked everybody in this t...