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An expected drop in the state income tax rate would be temporary.
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Enbridge Energy is responding to a request by the Michigan Attorney General to move her lawsuit against the energy company back to a state court. Enbridge said her appeal undermines a federal court’s “conditions of fairness.”
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A Michigan man is due in court this week after allegedly posting antisemitic death threats against state officials on Twitter.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel want the Legislature to adopt tougher laws to help protect Michigan elections from meddling and threats.
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Several elected officials to take their oath of office this weekend. Including the Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State.
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A Catholic church in St. Johns within the Diocese of Lansing is suing Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights over recent changes to the state’s civil rights laws.A ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court this summer said that members of the LGBTQ community are protected from discrimination by the state’s civil rights laws. The Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, and the justices concluded in a 5-2 decision that the law also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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A letter today from Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office members of state boards who ignore their legal responsibilities won’t get state legal assistance.
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East Lansing’s mayor and city manager are officially asking Attorney General Dana Nessel to drop charges against a man shot by East Lansing police in April.DeAnthony VanAtten has been charged with seven felonies and one misdemeanor after allegedly running into a Meijer store with a gun.
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A sheriff’s deputy in Ogemaw County could face up to five years in prison.That’s if he’s convicted of assault and battery, and misconduct in office charges which were announced on Wednesday, August 24.In a separate case, Nessel will not pursue charges against East Lansing Police Department officers for shooting a suspect in a Meijer parking lot this past April.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel heard from people assisted by an Upper Peninsula program that helps expunge criminal records on Friday, August 19. She learned about their experiences during a visit to Marquette.