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Tensions mount as Michigan and Antrim County clerk threaten legal action against each other
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (392+ words) The Michigan Bureau of Elections has formally demanded that Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop stop trying to change or cancel voters" registrations in her county. If she doesn"t, she could face criminal charges, Jonathan Brater, the bureau director, wrote…...
Election Security: Understanding How the System Gets It Right
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (483+ words) The League of Women Voters of Leelanau County (LWVLC) is presenting an important community forum on voting integrity " "Election Security: Understanding How the System Gets It Right." Sarah Lutz, City Clerk for the City of Traverse City, will be the…...
At a Bellaire bar, people gather to copy the U. S. Constitution by hand
3+ day, 3+ min ago (192+ words) How well do you know the US Constitution? Folks in Bellaire gathered at the Bee Well Mead and Cider House last month to get to know it a little better by copying it " word for word " with an ink pen....
State lawmakers may fund last-ditch effort to save whitefish
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (882+ words) As lake whitefish teeter on the brink of collapse in the lower Great Lakes, Michigan lawmakers are considering investing in a last-ditch effort to save the iconic species before it's too late. An appropriations bill under consideration in the Democrat-controlled…...
Lists of Antrim County voters whose registrations were questioned
1+ week, 1+ day ago (29+ words) Antrim Co. Clerk Victoria Bishop sent postcards to about 1, 800 voters in Antrim County asking them to confirm their address and registration status, or risk having it canceled....
Clergy stand in solidarity with TC man detained by ICE; plus updates on Antrim Co. voters and dam safety
1+ week, 1+ day ago (92+ words) Christian clergy in northern Michigan and around the state are holding a 'solidarity fast' with a Traverse City man detained by ICE and on hunger strike at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin. They spoke to reporters and others…...
Line 5 opponents win at U. S. Supreme Court; challenges to voter registrations in Antrim Co.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (46+ words) The man who runs a group called the Election Integrity Force " based in metro Detroit " says he just wants free and fair elections. But he's flagging Antrim County voters for investigation by their local clerks without verifying if there's any…...
King Charles U. S. visit comes at tense moment in transatlantic relationship
1+ week, 3+ day ago (638+ words) LONDON'When entertainer Bob Hope serenaded Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the White House in 1976, it captured a warmer chapter in U. S. U. K. relations'set against the backdrop of America's bicentennial and the presidency of Gerald Ford. Nearly five decades later, King…...
Michigan has questions for the Antrim County clerk, and a hunger strike at North Lake
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (123+ words) Interlochen Public Radio Michigan has questions for the Antrim County clerk, and a hunger strike at North Lake The Michigan Bureau of Elections has sent a letter to the Antrim County Clerk demanding that she explain some actions she's taken…...
Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (1087+ words) Two ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, putting the possibility of any peace talks in jeopardy, after a senior Iranian official said that President Trump's last-minute ceasefire extension "means nothing." The first ship was attacked…...