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Groups that fail to clarify that artificial intelligence (AI) was used to create a qualified political advertisement could be penalized with a 93-day, $1,000 misdemeanor for their initial offense, under legislation approved by the Senate Thursday and enrolled by the House.

An 1895 law created to prevent people from paying to transport voters to the polls in exchange for their vote was repealed under legislation Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Tuesday.

Attorneys for two of the 16 GOP would-be 2020 electors asked a judge to dismiss their clients’ criminal charges, with one proclaiming “there is no crime” and another challenging the Attorney General’s “brainwashed” description of the defendants.

A lawsuit led by the former counsel for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, a Michigan State University professor and others seeks to keep former President Donald Trump’s name off Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary and general election ballots.