The Latest Breaking News from Dana Nessel

Michigan attorney general: Dismiss Planned Parenthood abortion case; Whitmer's suit should take precedence

DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday reiterated her refusal to prosecute physicians or women under the state's abortion ban, but criticized a lawsuit filed against her department seeking to overturn the 1931 ban.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Whitmer says she'll 'fight like hell' for abortion access in Michigan after court leak

WASHINGTON — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her work challenging Michigan's 1931 ban on abortion in state court is "more important than ever" after a leaked draft opinion showed the U.S. Supreme Court initially has voted to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Michigan GOP nominates conspiracists

If one wins, "it's easy to imagine Republican electoral losses being overturned," ex-Ted Cruz aide warns

Salon · Apr 27, 2022

Michigan attorney general calls out Oxford school board after meeting with students, parents

DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called out the Oxford Community Schools Board of Education on Tuesday, a day after meeting privately with community members about what led up to the Nov. 30 mass shooting at the community's high school.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Michigan judge assigned abortion law case is a donor to plaintiff Planned Parenthood

DETROIT — A Michigan Court of Claims judge assigned a high-profile challenge of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban disclosed Thursday that she is an annual donor to Planned Parenthood of Michigan, the main plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Parents make emotional plea to Oxford school officials to address security

OXFORD, Mich. — Parents of Oxford High School students and one survivor of the Nov. 30 mass shooting made emotional pleas Thursday for improved safety measures inside the school.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

Gov. Whitmer promises 'transparent, independent' probe of Grand Rapids shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed Wednesday afternoon that the Michigan State Police will conduct a "transparent, independent investigation" into a Grand Rapids police officer's fatal shooting of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

Clashes erupt at GOP county conventions with Michigan party's future on line

DETROIT — Verbal clashes dominated the first two hours of a Republican convention Monday night in Macomb County, one of Michigan's largest, opening a period of 13 days that could redefine the state party's future.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

Whitmer, Planned Parenthood file separate suits to overturn Michigan's 1931 abortion ban

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed lawsuit Thursday challenging Michigan's 1931 ban on abortion in anticipation that the U.S. Supreme Court will potentially overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that enshrined abortion as a constitutional right.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

‘We need to work these polls’: Trump stumps for candidates who support the big lie

Trump praises little-known Republicans Matthew DePerno and Kristina Karamo, who both falsely claimed 2020 election fraud and are now seeking key Michigan offices

The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2022