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Three men and their family members cried as the jury foreperson announced Friday that each defendant was not guilty of providing material support to a terrorist act in connection with the plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released polling numbers from five polls to back her paid family and medical leave proposal, which she set as one of her fall priorities during the What’s Next Address on Aug. 30.

A déjà vu feeling permeated the trial Wednesday of three men accused of providing support to the 2020 plot to kidnap the Governor as one defense attorney spent the morning criticizing the prosecution.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a 100% clean energy standard, a drug affordability board to flag expensive pharmaceuticals, a paid family leave policy, and state regulation of the siting of solar farms and wind turbines, during a new "What's Next?" address Wednesday morning.

"We are at war now … I don't see how things will ever get better without bloodshed. No matter who wins this election, they won't go by the constitution. We will still be forced to comply or the pigs will kill us."