šØThe Village of Birch Run, Michigan doesn’t record or live stream their public meetings. They’re not legally required to, but I think it would be something good to do for transparency. I talked to the village president who did not want to touch the issue.
šØThe Village of Birch Run, Michigan doesnāt record or live stream their public meetings. Theyāre not legally required to, but I think it would be something good to do for transparency. I talked to the village president who did not want to touch the issue.
Gas prices are climbing fast in Michigan, with some stations reaching nearly $5 a gallon. Here’s what’s driving the increase and what could happen next.
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Gas prices are climbing fast in Michigan, with some stations reaching nearly $5 a gallon. Hereās whatās driving the increase and what could happen next.
E-bike crashes involving kids are getting attention in Michigan — and now a state lawmaker wants tougher rules. Would new age restrictions go too far? Michigan EBikes news
E-bike crashes involving kids are getting attention in Michigan ā and now a state lawmaker wants tougher rules. Would new age restrictions go too far? #Michigan #EBikes #news
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FBI arrests Oklahoma man tied to white powder letters sent before 2024, 2026 elections
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) ā The FBI has arrested an Oklahoma man in connection with sending letters with nonhazardous white powder to officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections, according to AP.
Robin Martin has been arrested and charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications.
The powder in hundreds of letters Martin sent has been identified as yeast or flour. The FBI has stated that not all letters have been fully tested at this time.
The AP has reported that the Senate Sergeant at Arms stated that law enforcement officials are working to intercept any additional letters. Click here to read more.
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The Ghost in the Voter Rolls
t is a mistake to try to solve our election integrity crisis by focusing on individual elections. The real issue isnāt whether fraud flipped any particular race. Itās that voter-registration systems contain structural failures so severeāmass cloning, covert algorithmic tagging, irreconcilable recordsāthat we can no longer know how many unique, eligible people voted in the first place. Both āfraud occurredā and āthe election was cleanā become unverifiable. Unverifiable elections should be uncertifiable.
American elections rely on voter registration lists, called āvoter rolls,ā as the basis for voting. Voter rolls are supposed to contain a list of every qualified voter and their voting history. A qualified voter is any person who meets the legal requirements for voting: a U.S. citizen, over 18 years of age, resident at the given address for at least 60 days, with no restrictions on their civil rights. Click here to read more.
Ballot Scanners Fail In Crucial House Race, Votes Forced Into Orange Bags
Republican incumbent Mike Lawler of New Yorkās 17th Congressional District is urging voters to stay in line as countywide ballot issues are preventing votes from being processed.
āThe Westchester County Board of Elections (BOE) is aware of an issue involving paper ballots that is preventing voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the County. The Westchester Board of Elections wants to reassure every voter that your vote matters, your ballot will be secure and your vote will be counted,ā the Westchester County Board of Elections, whose county makes up a large part of Lawlerās district, announced.
Congressman Lawler has played a vital role in maintaining the thin Republican majority in the House of Representatives, and many polls have placed his election as a toss-up. Click here to read more.
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āWe forgot what itās like to be populistā: Republicans see Trumpās 2024 crumbling
Republicansā 2024 coalition is cracking in real time.
President Donald Trump roared back into office two years ago after making major gains with young voters and Americans of color. Now those key groups appear to be moving away from him amid an unpopular Iran war and his lagging approval ratings, according to new results from the POLITICO Poll conducted by PF Global.
Roughly 9% of Trump 2024 voters plan to cast their ballot for a Democrat this year, compared with just over 2% of former Vice President Kamala Harrisā voters who now plan to back Republicans. Click here to read more.
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Sophie Cunningham Hires 24/7 Security After Stalker Reveal
Sophie Cunninghamās persona grew exponentially this year. While her play on the floor has been solid, the former Fever guard gained national headlines and near-instant recognizability for her words and actions off the court.
On Mondayās edition of her No Hesitations podcast, Cunningham revealed that her growing fame has prompted her to take more precautions, such as hiring a professional guard.
āI will sayā¦ definitely in certain places people kind of knew who I was and I couldnāt really go anywhere,ā Cunningham said. āNow it doesnāt matter what state, what city, itās everywhere.
āAnd so Iāve hired security, and theyāre going to start traveling with me actually next week, 24/7. So thatās a little different. It kind of stops you from your regular routine.ā Click here to read more.
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