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3 killed, 5 wounded in Michigan State shooting were all students

EAST LANSING, Mich. ― All eight victims of a mass shooting Monday that left three dead and five critically wounded on Michigan State University's campus were students, police said early Tuesday morning as they continue to search for answers about the 43-year-old gunman's motive.

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Three killed, 5 injured in Michigan State University shooting, suspect dead

(This Feb.13 story has been corrected to say suspect pleaded guilty in paragraph 21)

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Former Michigan governor hopeful Perry Johnson exploring presidential bid, preps Super Bowl ad

LANSING, Mich. — Republican Perry Johnson, a Michigan businessman and former candidate for governor, is launching a campaign committee to potentially run for president along with funding Super Bowl ads to back his possible bid in the key state of Iowa.

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Feds investigate ex-Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson for alleged bribery in pot licensing

LANSING, Mich. — FBI agents and a federal grand jury have spent more than two years investigating whether former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson and others received bribes in return for awarding state licenses to operate medical marijuana facilities, The Detroit News has learned.

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House sends bill to Whitmer that would move Michigan's 2024 presidential primary

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House voted Tuesday to change the date of Michigan's 2024 presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in February, moving the bill to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the deadline set by the Democratic National Committee.

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Democratic lawmaker shows up to vote at Michigan Capitol a day after positive COVID test

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan state representative came to the Capitol on Thursday to cast votes, despite testing positive test for COVID-19 the day before.

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Slotkin preps Senate run after winning tough reelection bid

Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow

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More money, new election laws needed to implement 2024 early voting in Michigan, clerks say

LANSING, Mich. — The voting rights group that helped to pass a November ballot initiative to secure nine days of early voting in Michigan's constitution is asking the Legislature to act quickly to adopt legislation making implementation of the plan possible.

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Donald Trump endorses Matt DePerno in crowded race to lead Michigan GOP

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Matt DePerno on Friday night to become the next chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, a move that could boost the former attorney general candidate's support among GOP delegates in next month's state convention.

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Michigan man returns to US after being jailed in Russia for 9 months

WASHINGTON — Taylor Dudley, a Lansing, Michigan, man who spent nine months in Russian captivity, returned with his mother to Michigan on Friday after flying overnight from Poland.

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Michigan man imprisoned in Russia released after 9 months

WASHINGTON — A Lansing, Michigan, man and Navy veteran who was detained by Russian authorities for nine months was released Thursday, according to his family's spokesperson.

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Michigan Biden electors sue false Trump slate, seeking declaration plot was illegal

LANSING, Mich. — Three of Michigan's presidential electors who cast votes for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 filed a lawsuit this week against a group of 16 Republicans who submitted official documents falsely claiming Donald Trump had won the state.

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Michigan Democrats plan 'rapid' move on presidential primary, might need GOP help

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats plan to quickly advance a proposal in the coming weeks to shift the state's 2024 presidential primary earlier, but they might need votes of support from Republican lawmakers who could use the opportunity for leverage.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reopens investigation into false Trump electors

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday her office is reopening its investigation into the 16 Republican electors who signed a certificate falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump had won the state's 2020 election.

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Here's who might run for Debbie Stabenow's Senate seat

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow's announcement Thursday that she won't run for re-election shocked Michigan's political class and sparked buzz across the halls of Capitol Hill and Lansing about who would throw in for the battleground race in 2024.

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Voicemails: Trump lawyer, ex-senator sought access to Dominion voting machines in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — A lawyer who said he worked for former President Donald Trump's campaign and a former state senator asked a clerk in Oakland County for access to voting machines in the weeks after the 2020 presidential election, according to two voicemails that were made public for the first…

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Former Michigan GOP chair says Rudy Giuliani gave her COVID, details discord over false elector plot

LANSING, Mich. — Laura Cox, former chairwoman of the Michigan GOP, told a committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol that she contracted COVID-19 from Rudy Giuliani and had concerns about the idea of Republicans signing certificates falsely claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

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Gov. Whitmer vows to 'get things done' in 2nd term, calls for gun reforms

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer began her second term Sunday by calling on state leaders "to come together to get things done," including reducing gun violence, investing in education and tackling climate change.

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2 Michigan Trump electors invoked the 5th Amendment more than 100 times

LANSING, Mich. — Two Republican officials from Michigan who signed a certificate falsely claiming Donald Trump won the state's presidential election avoided answering questions from U.S. House investigators by invoking protections in the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times.

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Under oath, Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley refused to identify himself in Jan. 6 videos

LANSING, Mich. — Ryan Kelley, a former candidate for Michigan governor, repeatedly declined under oath to identify himself in videos from the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a newly released transcript of his interview with investigators for a U.S. House committee.

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Michigan elections board certifies recounts that upheld ballot proposal victories

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's Board of State Canvassers certified Wednesday the findings of hand recounts that upheld two ballot proposals' victories, with elections director Jonathan Brater saying the reviews showed voting machines had worked properly.

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After mother complains, school board in Kansas removes social justice lessons

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Going against a district recommendation, the Lansing school board removed portions of the high school English curriculum after a parent complained that her daughter’s course had been “hijacked by a social-political agenda” and was “representative of critical race theory.”

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Michigan senator plans bill against pressuring election workers to break law

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, said Monday she plans to sponsor a bill that would impose penalties for pressuring, coercing or intimidating election workers in Michigan to violate the law.

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Michigan attorney general warns against recount disruptions after report from Jackson County

Lansing, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel warned recount observers and participants Wednesday against causing disruptions during a statewide recount of Proposals 2 and 3, citing disruptions and concerns at two recounts in Ingham and Jackson counties.

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Michigan election board slams recounts as 'frivolous,' allows them to proceed

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers allowed Monday recounts targeting two ballot proposals to go forward despite concerns the efforts amounted to a "fishing expedition" aimed at advancing unproven claims of election fraud.

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