Developing Story

Roy Schmidt and Matt Mojzak

Roy Schmidt and Matt Mojzak

Rep. Roy Schmidt switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Now, election fraud charges may follow against the man who originally filed to run against him.

Report: Ad creator leaves Hoekstra camp


This woman was seen in an ad for US Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra (Courtesy photo, Feb. 6, 2012)
 
Fred Davis, a controversial ad creator, is no longer working with Rep. Pete Hoekstra's Senate campaign against incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow, according to POLITICO.
 
 
 

Law would fight blight with jail time
Legislation under consideration in Lansing would allow owners of blighted and neglected property to be...
 

Will MSP find Mojzak election fraud? Video
Candidates who file to run for office need to follow the rules, the spokesperson for the Republican Speaker...
 

MI Catholics sue over birth control law Video
The Michigan Catholic Conference is suing Obama administration officials over the mandate requiring most...
 

Agema, Land win GOP posts at convention
A state lawmaker from the Grand Rapids area has defeated incumbent Saul Anuzis for a seat on the Republican...
 

MSP looks at Mojzak in election fraud Video
The Michigan State Police, at the request of the Kent County prosecutor, are looking into the possibility...
 

Dems seek repeal of 'stand your ground' Video
More than a dozen Democratic Michigan House members have introduced legislation to repeal the state's...
 

Schmidt's Dem opponent withdraws Video
Matt Mojzak, who filed to run as a Democrat minutes before the deadline -- at the same time current 76th...
 

Do ministers need a license to wed? Video
Ken Kibby estimates he's done more than 800 weddings, sometimes three in a weekend. He's a reverend with...
 

Mich. expects $300m more in budget cash
Michigan's budget will have about $300 million more this year than state economists predicted in January,...
 
 
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National Races


Romney inches closer to GOP nomination
Mitt Romney swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination…
 

Romney looks to pad delegate lead
Mitt Romney was inching closer to officially claiming the Republican presidential nomination as Arkansas and Kentucky voted…
 

Obama, Romney fight over budget goals
The presidential race is shaping up as a battle between Republican calls for more government austerity and Democratic appeals…
 

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Supreme Court News


Court will take up wiretaps lawsuit
The Supreme Court says it will consider shutting down a legal challenge to a law that lets the United States eavesdrop on…
 

Disruptions seen if health law struck
Tossing out President Barack Obama's health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems,…
 

6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money
This is the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires…
 

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White House News


Senator: Scandal wider than believed
Several small groups of Secret Service employees separately visited clubs, bars and brothels in Colombia prior to a visit…
 

Doc who helped find bin Laden convicted
A government official says a Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high…
 

Mafia-style end for flawed Obama mugs
Australian officials wanted to get rid of some commemorative mugs that misspelled President Barack Obama's name. And boy,…
 

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Michigan (change)

 
Michigan is governed as a republic, with three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by initiative, referendum, recall, and ratification.
 
Offices & Officials

Governor: Rick Snyder
Lieutenant Governor: Brian Calley
Attorney General: Bill Schuette
Secretary of State: Ruth Johnson

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