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National Republican party sides with former Rep. Pete Hoekstra in battle over Michigan GOP chair
Read full article: National Republican party sides with former Rep. Pete Hoekstra in battle over Michigan GOP chairThe National Republican Committee says it would recognize former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as the chair of the Michigan Republican Party.
Michigan GOP chair Karamo was 'properly removed' from position, national Republican party says
Read full article: Michigan GOP chair Karamo was 'properly removed' from position, national Republican party saysAttorneys for the Republican National Committee say Michigan GOP Chairperson Kristina Karamo was properly removed from the position earlier this month.
Lawsuit seeks to have Karamo officially declared removed as Michigan GOP chairwoman
Read full article: Lawsuit seeks to have Karamo officially declared removed as Michigan GOP chairwomanThe recently installed acting chair of Michiganโs Republican Party and others in the state GOP are suing to get the groupโs former leader, Kristina Karamo, officially declared as being removed from the post.
Slotkinโs Senate run may complicate Dems bid to retake House in 2024
Read full article: Slotkinโs Senate run may complicate Dems bid to retake House in 2024In campaign 2024, Democrats are looking to find a successor for one of their top House candidates as they try to retake the majority in the House.
Former GOP governor candidate Tudor Dixon says she wonโt run for Michigan Republican Party chair
Read full article: Former GOP governor candidate Tudor Dixon says she wonโt run for Michigan Republican Party chairTudor Dixon, the 2022 Republican candidate for Michigan governor who lost to incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has decided not to run for chair of the Michigan GOP.
New poll shows where voters stand on presumptive nominees for 2024 presidential election
Read full article: New poll shows where voters stand on presumptive nominees for 2024 presidential electionThe new poll from Epic/MRA commissioned by Nexstar Media Group shows voters unhappy with both presumptive nominees for 2024.
Michigan GOP chair calls gay US transportation secretary a โweak little girlโ
Read full article: Michigan GOP chair calls gay US transportation secretary a โweak little girlโThe co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party is accused of being blatantly homophobic in a tweet about openly-gay U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Michigan Supreme Court puts abortion proposal on November ballot
Read full article: Michigan Supreme Court puts abortion proposal on November ballotThe battle over abortion rights in Michigan will be decided by voters this November.That decision came down Thursday from the Michigan Supreme Court in a 5-2 vote.
Michigan Republican candidates for governor give final plea for votes in GOP debate
Read full article: Michigan Republican candidates for governor give final plea for votes in GOP debateWeโre just days away from the primary, and the five Michigan Republican candidates for governor are pushing for your vote Wednesday night as they go head-to-head in their final debate. So far, the field has remained relatively close in the polling, especially between Tudor Dixon and Kevin Rinke.
Michigan fake pro-Trump electors subpoenaed by US House panel
Read full article: Michigan fake pro-Trump electors subpoenaed by US House panelThe chairperson and secretary of a group of 16 Michigan Republicans who signed a false certificate claiming Donald Trump won Michiganโs electoral votes in the 2020 General Election have been subpoenaed by the U.S. House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.
New audio shows Michigan Republican Party co-chair reportedly tell crowd that Trump directed fake electors plot
Read full article: New audio shows Michigan Republican Party co-chair reportedly tell crowd that Trump directed fake electors plotMeshawn Maddock, the Co-Chair of the Michigan Republican Party, was one of the 16 GOP electors who submitted false electoral college documents to the National Archive in an attempt to give former President Donald Trump a win after the fact in Michigan.
New audio shows Michigan Republican Party co-chair reportedly tell crowd that Trump directed fake electors plot
Read full article: New audio shows Michigan Republican Party co-chair reportedly tell crowd that Trump directed fake electors plotMeshawn Maddock, the Co-Chair of the Michigan Republican Party, was one of the 16 GOP electors who submitted false electoral college documents to the National Archive in an attempt to give former President Donald Trump a win after the fact in Michigan.
Auditor General report sparks controversy over COVID nursing home deaths in Michigan
Read full article: Auditor General report sparks controversy over COVID nursing home deaths in MichiganA report from the office of the Auditor-General claims the state undercounted the number of deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic.
Michigan GOP panel to vote on resolutions censuring 2 congressmen, calling for resignation of state senator
Read full article: Michigan GOP panel to vote on resolutions censuring 2 congressmen, calling for resignation of state senatorAn internal committee of the Michigan Republican Party is set to vote on a pair of resolutions on Saturday censuring two members of Congress who supported the Jan. 6 commission and calling for the resignation of a state senator who authored an election report stating that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
Michigan GOP chair apologizes for calling top state officials โwitchesโ
Read full article: Michigan GOP chair apologizes for calling top state officials โwitchesโOAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. โ The leader of Michiganโs Republican Party apologized Saturday for the controversial comments he made at a meeting of the North Oakland Republican Club. READ: Michigan GOP chair causes controversy with โwitches,โ assassination remarksAt the meeting, GOP Chair Ron Weiser referred to Gov. I apologize to those I offended for the flippant analogy about three women who are elected officials and for the off-hand comments about two other leaders. Michigan GOP chairman Ron WeiserWeiserโs comments at the meeting brought a quick response from Whitmer, who was targeted in an alleged domestic terrorism plot last year. โGiven the dramatic increase in death threats against Michigan elected officials during the Trump Administration, this type of rhetoric is destructive and downright dangerous,โ Whitmer said.
Michigan GOP chair causes controversy with โwitches,โ assassination remarks
Read full article: Michigan GOP chair causes controversy with โwitches,โ assassination remarksUniversity of Michigan alum Ron Weiser is a former ambassador to Slovakia in President George W. Bush's administration. At the meeting, GOP Chair Ron Weiser referred to Gov. AdWeiser has been party chair for only a few months, but heโs had the position before. READ: Michigan GOP elects new leadership amid accusations of corruptionโOur job is to soften up those three witches and make sure we have good candidates to run against them,โ Weiser said. Do better, Michigan GOP.
Michigan GOP elects new leadership amid accusations of corruption
Read full article: Michigan GOP elects new leadership amid accusations of corruptionthat allegedly involved national GOP Party Chair Ronna McDaniel after Weiser allegedly called McDaniel. She is also mentioned in a similar pay-off scheme during her run for Michigan GOP Chair, also allegedly organized by Weiser. Michiganโs GOP elected the new leadership amid party infighting and accusations of illegal activity. One involved an alleged $200,000 pay-off for a candidate to drop out of a race that allegedly involved national GOP Party Chair Ronna McDaniel after Weiser allegedly called McDaniel. She is also mentioned in a similar pay-off scheme during her run for Michigan GOP Chair, also allegedly organized by Weiser.
Laura Cox voted out as Michigan GOP chair, Ron Weiser elected for third term
Read full article: Laura Cox voted out as Michigan GOP chair, Ron Weiser elected for third termRon Weiser, chairman of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. DETROIT โ University of Michigan Board of Regents member Ronald Weiser was elected to Michiganโs GOP chair during Saturdayโs virtual Michigan Republican Party 2021 Convention. AdWeiser had been the Michigan GOP chair from 2009-2011 and 2017-2019. Ambassador to Slovakia under President George W. Bush from 2001-2005 and has been on the University of Michigan Board of Regents since 2016. The rest of Saturdayโs election results can be read on the Michigan GOP website here.
Michigan GOP Chair Laura Cox accuses Ron Weiser of paying candidate to drop out of 2018 state race
Read full article: Michigan GOP Chair Laura Cox accuses Ron Weiser of paying candidate to drop out of 2018 state raceDETROIT โ Current Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox said she was dropping out of the race for another term -- a decision expected to be made at the state party convention on Saturday (Feb. 6). That decision would also leave former chair and current University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser as the only candidate for the position. However, days before the convention, Cox accused Weiser -- when he was chairman -- of paying out $200,000 in party money to Shelby Township Clerk Stanley Grot, a payment in return for Grot dropping out of the race in 2018 for secretary of state. The funds were paid to Grot over a six-month period; however, Grot and Weiser claim the six-figure payment was for doing delegate recruitment. Cox claimed that with Grot dropping out of the race, the GOP could then put a woman on the ticket on its all-male ticket.
Michigan GOP Rep. Gary Eisen removed from committee after comments on Electoral College disruption
Read full article: Michigan GOP Rep. Gary Eisen removed from committee after comments on Electoral College disruptionLANSING, Mich. โ Michigan Rep. Gary Eisen has been removed from his committee assignments for the rest of the term after he made comments during a radio interview on Monday. Whitmer, Secretary Benson, Rep. Johnson and others on the Oversight committee, Republicans, Democrats, and members of the Electoral College. Because of that, Rep. Eisen has been removed from his committee assignments for the rest of the term. Our group, who will also be at the Capitol today to request to be seated as electors, intends to participate in our democracy peacefully. Rep. Gary EisenREAD: Michigan State House and Senate offices close Monday during Electoral College vote
Michigan Republican warns of โconstitutional crisisโ ahead of meeting to certify election results
Read full article: Michigan Republican warns of โconstitutional crisisโ ahead of meeting to certify election resultsDETROIT โ In an interview with Fox News Sunday morning Republican and Michigan House Speaker, Lee Chatfield, talked about the possibility of a โconstitutional crisisโ ahead of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers scheduled Monday meeting to certify election results. Chatfield debunked circulating rumors that he was asked to intervene in the election process during Fridayโs meeting. Currently, Black voters are suing the Trump campaign over its effort to invalidate election results. Since the presidential election Republican leaders have made allegations of voter fraud without substantial evidence. It began the day you and other leaders refused to stand behind our clerks and election process,โ said Koleszar in the Tweet.
Republican leaders ask Michigan Board of State Canvassers to delay certification of election results
Read full article: Republican leaders ask Michigan Board of State Canvassers to delay certification of election resultsDETROIT โ Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox penned a joint letter dated today to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers asking to delay the certification of election results for two weeks. Since the presidential election Republican leaders have made allegations of voter fraud without substantial evidence. The letter was sent only a day after Michigan Republican leaders met with President Donald Trump. After the meeting both leaders issued a joint letter noting that the meeting with the president was on the stateโs fight against COVID-19. @Local4News pic.twitter.com/qUMYjSr35H โ Grant Hermes (@GrantHermes) November 21, 2020My joint letter with @GOPChairwoman to the Members of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers.
GOP calls out Gov. Whitmer for saying Black stay-at-home order protesters would have been killed by law enforcement
Read full article: GOP calls out Gov. Whitmer for saying Black stay-at-home order protesters would have been killed by law enforcementLANSING, Mich. The Michigan Republican Party is calling for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to apologize after she said she believes had protesters during the anti-stay-at-home rallies been Black, they would have been killed by law enforcement. That response has drawn criticism from Michigan GOP Chairman Laura Cox who said Whitmer owed members of the state police who guard the capitol an apology. You know she's the governor over the Michigan State Police. The calls to defund departments has become a rallying cry and policy push during nationwide protests.
Michigan Republican Party asks attorney general to give feds control of investigation into Midland tragedy
Read full article: Michigan Republican Party asks attorney general to give feds control of investigation into Midland tragedyDETROIT โ In recent days the Detroit News and Bridge Magazine have published stories about Michigan Attorney General Dana Nesselโs lawsuit against the owner of the Edenville Dam, which tragically failed on Tuesday forcing thousands to evacuate their homes because of the floods. Nessel wanted more water added to promote the safety of freshwater mussels, which she alleged were being damaged by the low water levels. Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox is calling on Nessel to recuse her office from the investigation of the Edenville Dam tragedy and transfer the inquiry to federal authorities. "With these troubling new revelations that the stateโs lawsuits may have played a role in this tragedy, it is clear that Attorney General Dana Nessel should not lead this investigation. Therefore, the Michigan Republican Party calls for the Attorney General to turn over the investigation of the Edenville Damโs failure to federal authorities.