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Just three weeks before a dam broke in Michigan, triggering mass flooding, Attorney General Dana Nessel sued the owner after it “illegally” lowered the lake level in 2018 and 2019.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Friday extended the state’s safer-at-home order to June 12.

Police in Detroit, Michigan, have reportedly arrested a man after videos of the individual appearing to abuse elderly people went viral across social media. Numerous citizen sleuths collated information on the incidents and alleged perpetrator, leading the Detroit police to thank the public for their contributions to the case.

President Donald Trump on Friday accused Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) of “viciously threatening” the Ford Motor Company over his decision not to wear a face mask for part of his visit to the automaker.

President Donald Trump visited a Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan on Thursday, but he also revisited his creed of “America First.”

Government Accountability Institute Research Director Eric Eggers says the city of Detroit, Michigan has at least 30,000 more registered voters on their voter rolls than citizens even eligible to vote.

President Trump is leading Joe Biden (D) in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a Restoration PAC poll released on Thursday showed.

“What we want is we want good straight honest voting,” Trump said during a roundtable with African American leaders on Thursday.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) on Thursday lashed out at President Donald Trump for not wearing a face mask during his visit to a Ford manufacturing plant, comparing him to a “petulant child who refuses to follow the rules.” 

Karl Manke, a 77-year-old barber in Owosso, Michigan, has defeated Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel in court for the second time in about a week.

Appearing Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) urged President Donald Trump to wear a face mask during his tour of a Ford manufacturing plant, suggesting that he could be banned from unclosed facilities in the future if he opts against wearing one.

Michigan’s universities are facing significant losses as a result of the Chinese virus pandemic. One estimate suggests that public universities in Michigan will lose a total of $1 billion as a result of the pandemic.

An investigation by a local news station in Detroit, Michigan, found Wednesday that the state government bears some of the responsibility for the poor oversight that contributed to the failure of the Edenville and Sanford Dams.

Fact check – CLAIM: It is legal for Michigan to send unsolicited applications to vote by mail to every registered voter in the state. VERDICT: UNCLEAR.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to lift the draconian coronavirus lockdowns in her state after two dams burst due to flooding.

The new push by Michigan Democrats to institute vote-by-mail ahead of November may end up ensuring the state, which was already going to be close, does not report its results until well after Election Day. 

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told Breitbart News during a press conference on Wednesday that Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is slowing the reopening of the state for political purposes.

Barbers and haircutters are on the Michigan capitol lawn on Wednesday as residents call for the state to be reopened.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday raged over President Trump’s opposition to states, like Michigan, moving toward vote-by-mail for the general election, accusing him of wanting to “oppress people and suppress the vote” while “endangering people’s lives.”

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to punish Michigan for mailing absentee ballot applications to all state voters ahead of the election.

EDENVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Two breached dams caused by several days of rainfall and rising water on Tuesday forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in mid-Michigan, where the governor said one downtown could be “under approximately 9 feet of water” by morning.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revoked the license for the Edenville Dam complex in central Michigan — which breached Tuesday — in 2018 because of concerns that the dams would not be able to withstand heavy flooding.

Former Vice President Joe Biden renewed his accusation that President Donald Trump is ignoring antisemitism — even though the president condemned it at length, once again, just a few weeks ago.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge sided with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, claiming the law grants her “broad authority” to enact executive orders.

At least 30,000 mail-in votes were tallied after election day on April 7 in Wisconsin, according to voting records.

Several blue state governors have refused to listen to the cries of their residents begging them to reopen their respective states, instead issuing threats against localities and business owners who fail to comply with their orders — threats that have, largely, failed to come to fruition.

Michigan is sending ballot applications to all 7.7 million registered voters with $4.5 million in funds granted by the CARES Act.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Tuesday that all Michigan voters will receive an application to vote by mail for the upcoming August and November elections, citing possible health concerns stemming from the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. 

Amelia Corne is graduating from a Michigan high school this month as her high school’s valedictorian. She is going to be the third member of her family to hold the title over the past seven years.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking applicants for her new “Return to Learning Advisory Council,” but interested residents will first be quizzed about their gender, race, and whether they’re a member of the LGBTQ community.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) announced Monday that some retail businesses in northern Michigan can begin reopening on Friday as the governor continues to face heavy criticisms over her stringent lockdown measures.

Protesters are gathering on the beach in Grand Haven, Michigan on Saturday to demand the reopening of a parking lot closed by the state.

The Capri Drive-in Theater in Branch County, Michigan, was packed on Friday evening, as moviegoers flocked in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order in response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

A Democrat county sheriff is the latest to say he will not enforce Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s shutdown order.

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D) wants to “get Michigan back to work,” but so far, he hasn’t joined other Democrats who have criticized Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

Barbers and haircutters will be protesting on the capitol lawn in Michigan on Wednesday, saying they want to go back to work safely.