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Lawsuit alleges Leland Township violated federal religious protection laws
A federal lawsuit filed against Leland Township alleges that blocking a Youth for Christ chapter from meeting on private property in a business district location could violate a federal law protecting religious exercise.
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, claims Leland Township violated the U.S. Constitution, as well as federal and state law, by denying a proposed Youth for Christ club the ability to meet at a privately owned building in the township’s C-1 district.
The lawsuit states that Youth for Christ is a club, not a religious institution. But the township deems it a religious assembly.
If Youth For Christ were a religious organization, the township’s actions would be even more problematic, Thor Hearne, the plaintiffs’ attorney, told Michigan Capitol Confidential in an interview. Click here to read more.
Nearly 38,000 migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border from 2018-24 came to Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thinks Michigan’s meager population growth is evidence “work to get things done on the kitchen-table issues that make a real difference in people’s lives is paying off.”
“Michigan is the place to be,” the term-limited Democrat crowed when new Census figures were released in January. “In 2025, Michigan’s population grew for the fourth year in a row as we welcomed nearly 28,000 new Michiganders.”
But federal records detailing the destinations of about 4.5 million migrants who flooded across the U.S.-Mexico border between October 2018 and July 2025 suggests a much different dynamic is at play. Click here to read more.
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Waste of the Day: Avoidable Delays Blew $65.5M
Five construction projects at a Department of /Veterans Affairs medical center in Fayetteville, Arkansas nearly tripled in cost because of delays that “could have been prevented” by better communication among VA staff, according to a Sept. 9 report from the agency’s inspector general.
Key facts: Staff in Fayetteville hired construction companies for the five projects, but never provided the necessary blueprints or details about what the projects entailed, the IG found.
The construction companies were left to follow “vague” instructions, leading to errors that delayed each project by one to seven years. The cost jumped from $34.5 million to $100 million — an increase of $65.5 million.
Staff members had never been formally trained on how to manage construction companies. They also kept no record of blueprint drafts and approvals, as required by federal regulation. Click here to read more.
Dem Candidate May Have Violated FEC Law By Hiring Foreign National
Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien appears to have violated Federal Election Commission (FEC) law by hiring a foreign national for his campaign, the Daily Caller learned.
Gendebien briefly hired Ukrainian foreign national Gabriella Grabovska to work on his campaign from April to June 2026 and paid her over $8,000, according to FEC filings. Grabovska was born in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, but came to the United States in 2022, “leaving her family and familiarity behind” to go to college and pursue a career in politics.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to the Caller that Grabovska is a foreign national who legally entered the United States in 2022 on temporary status.
Given Grabovska’s nationality, Gendebien’s campaign may have violated FEC laws that prohibit foreign nationals from working on campaigns. Click here to read more.
Sheriff Escalates Michigan Voter Registration Probe, Alleges Witnesses Told Not to Cooperate
BARRY COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan sheriff investigating allegations that noncitizens were improperly registered to vote says his probe has taken another turn – this time involving accusations of obstruction and witness intimidation.
Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf said in a new video statement online that investigators attempted to interview two Michigan Secretary of State supervisors as part of his investigation, but both declined to cooperate.
Leaf said the supervisors gave what he described as a “scripted” responses and added that they were not permitted to speak with his office or cooperate with the investigation.
He now claims he has obtained physical evidence showing that specific people within the Secretary of State’s chain of command instructed employees not to speak with his investigators.
“I know who these individuals are,” Leaf said, calling the alleged conduct “obstruction of justice” and “witness intimidation.” Click here to read more.
