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Cox Calls GOP Electors Plan To 'Hide Overnight' In Capitol 'Insane'

06/22/22 02:22 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Cox Calls GOP Electors Plan To 'Hide Overnight' In Capitol 'Insane'

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/21/2022) Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox told the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Michigan's Republican electors planned to "hide overnight" in the state Capitol so they could cast their vote in the Senate chamber as required by law.

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Juneteenth Recognized As State Holiday After Years Of Being Ignored

06/18/22 11:20 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Juneteenth Recognized As State Holiday After Years Of Being Ignored
While the country is set to recognize Juneteenth on Saturday, celebrating the complete end of slavery in the United States, one might find that five years ago Juneteenth resolutions were nonexistent in the Michigan Legislature.

AG: It Would Be 'Difficult' To Remove Kelley If Elected Gov, 'Even If Convicted'

06/15/22 11:09 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
AG: It Would Be 'Difficult' To Remove Kelley If Elected Gov, 'Even If Convicted'
Attorney General Dana Nessel said it is "shocking and yet unsurprising all at the same time" that Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley's recent arrest may help build his coffers.

Floor For Black Representation In House Is 11; Ceiling Is 19 or 20

06/14/22 08:25 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Floor For Black Representation In House Is 11; Ceiling Is 19 or 20
Black representation in the state House may drop to as few as 11 members in the 2023-24 session, but could also hit an historic high of 19 or 20

Meijer Wonders: Was Kelley Arrested To Raise His Stock In GOP Primary?

06/13/22 10:51 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Meijer Wonders: Was Kelley Arrested To Raise His Stock In GOP Primary?

In response to conservative Ryan Kelley's Thursday arrest, U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R) described a peculiar strategy to give a candidate a lead in a 2022 Republican primary: "Have them get arrested by the FBI."

 

"Ryan Kelley and that arrest yesterday is something I'm still trying t...