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Whitmer kidnap trial postponed amid COVID-19 exposure

DETROIT — A key participant in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the judge to halt one of the nation's most important cases of alleged extremism.

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COVID-19 delays trial in plot to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer

The trial for four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that was scheduled to resume Monday has been postponed at least until Thursday because an essential participant tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

Rough portrayals of 4 men in Michigan governor kidnap plot

Jurors have unflattering snapshots so far of four men charged with plotting to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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EPA to investigate racial discrimination complaint over Jeep plant permit

DETROIT — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will investigate Michigan's environment department to determine whether it racially discriminated against a lower-income, majority-Black neighborhood in approving an emissions permit for a new Jeep plant in Detroit.

Tribune News Service

How Michigan's Rochester Community Schools targeted parents critical of COVID-19 policies

DETROIT — Elena Dinverno hoped to stay in her dream job as marketing director for Blake's Hard Cider until she retired, but she was abruptly fired seven days before Christmas in 2020.

Tribune News Service

Republicans outraise Democrats by 56% in Michigan Senate races

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

Ballotpedia

Michigan State football makes coveted OL Trevor Lauck’s top-8

MSU has made coveted OL Trevor Lauck's top-8

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Michigan Cannabis Sales Boom Again To $154M After Slow January

Following a January dip shall we call it, Michigan's cannabis sales rebounded nicely in February, gaining in total 1.59% to $154.8 million - up 47% from a year ago.

Benzinga

16 sentenced as part of $250M opioid fraud scheme in Michigan, Ohio

A dozen doctors and four individuals from Michigan and Ohio have received federal prison sentences and were slapped with hefty fines as part of a wide-ranging scheme that distributed 6.6 million pills and submitted $250 million in false billings, officials announced Thursday.

Tribune News Service

'We let it slip away': Michigan wastes big lead, falls to Indiana in Big Ten tournament

INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan looked like it was well on its way to advancing to the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.

Tribune News Service

US conducting ‘legal review’ of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened

White House clarifies there is a ‘legal review process’ after Harris says ‘absolutely there should be an investigation’

The Guardian - US

Whitmer kidnap testimony shows alleged plot existed before FBI got involved

DETROIT — Adam Fox, an accused ringleader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, posted online about being ready for a second civil war months before first meeting federal informants, an FBI agent testified Thursday.

Tribune News Service

At the Races: Retreat rerouted - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Westlake Hospital owner to sell last 2 Chicago area hospitals for $92 million

California-based Pipeline Health has agreed to sell West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown to Michigan-based Resilience Healthcare.

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Sports Illustrated

2022 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Edge Rushers

Aidan Hutchinson, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Travon Walker and others make up one of this year’s deepest positions.

The Independent UK

Judge turns focus of Whitmer-kidnap trial to entrapment

The focus of a federal trial in Michigan has shifted directly to the question of whether the FBI hoodwinked four defendants into agreeing to a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Tribune News Service

State Bar of Texas seeks sanctions against Dallas lawyer Sidney Powell over Trump 2020 vote disputes

AUSTIN, Texas — The State Bar of Texas is seeking sanctions against Dallas lawyer Sidney Powell over her failed efforts to contest the 2020 election results on behalf of the Donald Trump campaign.

The Independent UK

Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot: How Trump targeted ‘that woman’ over militia threat

‘Rather than say thank you, she calls me a White Supremacist’, Donald Trump tweeted in one of the first of a long-running series of barbs against the Michigan Governor

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The Independent UK

Michigan announces 1st charges in Boy Scouts investigation

Michigan authorities have announced the first criminal charges stemming from the state’s review of child sexual abuse lawsuits against the Boy Scouts of America, charging a former troop leader before his release from a New York prison on separate crimes

Tribune News Service

Bob Wojnowski: Harbaugh fully entrenched at Michigan, and determined to prove it

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Maybe some people have doubts. Maybe some wonder if last season’s Big Ten championship was an outlier, or if NFL ambitions still linger. Jim Harbaugh clearly has heard it all, and with spring football underway, well, he figured it was a swell time to quell.

Tribune News Service

Governors, CEOs join White House meeting on chips funding: Jobs are 'at risk'

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attended a meeting Wednesday at the White House to advocate for legislation that would fund $52 billion in domestic semiconductor chip production.

The Independent UK

Creepy details of alleged plot to kidnap and ‘hogtie’ Governor Whitmer revealed in trial opening

Jurors warned of social media posts and secretly recorded conversations full of angry, vulgar and sexist language about ‘tyrant’ governor of Michigan

Ballotpedia

Thirteen gubernatorial battleground elections to take place in 2022

Thirty-six states will hold elections for governor in 2022. Of those, Ballotpedia has identified 13 as general election battlegrounds: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Tribune News Service

Dueling portraits emerge as domestic terror trial begins in Whitmer kidnap case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Opening statements Wednesday in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered contrasting narratives colliding in one of the nation's most important cases of violent extremism.

The Independent UK

Calls to suspend gas taxes across U.S. grow as prices surge

A growing number of governors and state lawmakers across the U.S. are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists from record high prices

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