GOP lawmakers' legal claim that a pair of voting expansion state constitutional amendments sponsored by Promote the Vote violated the Legislature's federal constitutional right to determine the time, place and manner of elections was thrown out by a federal court Wednesday.
The Michigan State Police has been ordered to pay $475,000 to six residents whose rights were violated when they attended an Americans with Disabilities event at the state Capitol in 2015.
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement urged Senators to support a Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget that spends $475,000 and dedicates one full-time employee to removing judges’ personal information – such as home addresses – from the internet.
A judge gave final approval Monday to a $20 million settlement – money the Legislature set aside in September 2022 – to fully compensate unemployment claimants who were falsely accused of fraud.
