GOP launches ballot drive to tighten Michigan election laws

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LANSING, Mich. — Republicans on Monday launched a ballot drive to tighten Michigan's voting and election laws, backing a maneuver that would let GOP...

Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protections

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — In a mostly empty conference room at a Virginia cultural arts center, Tara Simmons was looking for someone who might...

Experts raise alarms over fundraising for GOP ballot reviews

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The first donation came in early May, for $50, and with a message: “GOD BLESS THE USA!!” ...

Michigan board declines to certify LGBTQ rights ballot drive

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LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan elections board on Monday declined to certify an LGBTQ-rights ballot drive because it did not submit enough voter signatures. ...

‘Some crumbs’: Critics urge rejection of $641M Flint deal

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DETROIT — A federal judge listened Tuesday to Flint residents who were victims of the city's lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she...

Michigan guard DeVante Jones withdraws from NBA draft

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan guard DeVante’ Jones, a transfer from Coastal Carolina, has withdrawn from the NBA draft. ...

Lawsuit: Man who sparked treasure hunt retrieved own loot

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SANTA FE, N.M. — A French treasure hunter has sued the estate of a Santa Fe, New Mexico, antiquities dealer who sparked a yearslong...

Massachusetts police ID suspects in armed highway standoff

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WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts State Police have identified eight of the 11 males who were arrested following an hourslong armed standoff that partially...

People along the US-Canadian border await word of reopening

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — In a normal, pre-COVID-19 summer, scores of pleasure boats are anchored in Lake Champlain off the Burlington waterfront by July 4,...

Michigan county seeks vote recount sought by Trump backers

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CHEBOYGAN, Mich. — A rural northern Michigan county sought state...