Samuel J. Robinson
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Kalamazoo, MI, United States
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10,000 flock to help Michigan abortion-rights petition drive after Supreme Court leak
How 425,059 people could help reverse Michigan's abortion ban. → Read More
2 things stand in the way of a Michigan abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Two strategies are already in progress to get rid of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban law. → Read More
Whitmer executive order urges state to find ways to increase voter registration
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Sunday night in Detroit that will use state departments to help identify opportunities to get more residents registered to vote ahead of Election Day. → Read More
Republicans punish Trump loyalist, Democrats challenge gubernatorial petitions: The week in Michigan politics
The Michigan Republican Party took center stage this week following a chaotic endorsement convention which marked big wins for Trump-backed candidates. → Read More
Rep. Jewell Jones declined offer to return to legislative committees after criminal conviction
House committee meetings typically take place in person in Lansing on weekday mornings. That's around the same time Jones hosts a daily talk show on metro Detroit’s 910 AM Superstation. → Read More
Voters should hand-deliver absentee ballots ahead of May 3 elections, Michigan SOS says
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is encouraging voters to hand-deliver their absentee ballots ahead of the May 3 election. → Read More
Michigan Senate passes bill to close fundraising loophole used by Gov. Whitmer
The Michigan Senate approved legislation that would end a fundraising loophole Republicans say Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took advantage of last year to exceed campaign contribution limits. → Read More
Momentum for police reform returns to Michigan Legislature following Lyoya killing
The pressure is back on Michigan lawmakers to pass police accountability measures in light of the recent Grand Rapids police shooting as bipartisan proposals have been stalled in legislative committees since last summer. → Read More
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson recognized with JFK Profile in Courage award
Other recipients of the 2022 award included Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Arizona House Speaker Russell “Rusty” Bowers, and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a Fulton County, Georgia elections department employee. → Read More
Why Michigan voters don’t get to choose who will face Nessel, Benson
Republican insiders will endorse candidates this weekend. → Read More
Independent autopsy results show Patrick Lyoya was shot in back of head
Forensic pathologist Werner Spitz was joined at the press conference by national attorney Ben Crump and metro Detroit attorney Ven Johnson. → Read More
Stevens outraising Levin, Slotkin holds big fundraising lead over Barrett in congressional campaign filings
Stevens out raising Levin, Slotkin with big lead over Barrett → Read More
Release of Lyoya video sparks protests, lawmakers call for accountability and reform: The week in Michigan politics
Democratic lawmakers expressed intense sadness this week after watching graphic videos released Wednesday of a Grand Rapids Police officer, who remains unnamed, fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, in the back of the head. → Read More
Michigan Democrats seek to censure GOP state senator for ‘disreputable and dishonorable behavior’
Democrats are calling on their Republican colleagues to hold one of their own accountable for inappropriately touching a nurse while receiving treatment for COVID-19. → Read More
Drunken driving arrest was a ‘wake-up call,’ says Michigan lawmaker after pleading guilty
State Rep. Mary Cavanagh, D-Redford Township, pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated this week after her February arrest, in which the representative blew twice the legal limit for alcohol after driving with two flat tires. → Read More
‘Frustrated and hurting’: Michigan Democrats demand accountability after fatal police shooting in Grand Rapids
Michigan lawmakers are calling for accountability and transparency following the release of several videos showing the police shooting of a 26-year-old Grand Rapids man which some lawmakers described Wednesday as a “tragic murder.” → Read More
Legislation aims to prohibit fundraising loophole used by Gov. Whitmer
If approved, the bill would require a recall candidate to form a campaign committee within 10 days after becoming a recall candidate. → Read More
Republican voter ID bills would cut license renewal period from 12 to 8 years
The bills would require updated ID photos every eight years, and require those photos to be added to the Michigan's Qualified Voter File. → Read More
Promote the Vote ballot proposal would allow 9 days of early voting, alternatives to photo ID in Michigan
A ballot committee collecting signatures for a Constitutional amendment to protect the fundamental right to vote for Michigan residents held virtual events Monday where several local organizations encouraged residents to support it. → Read More
Whitmer sues over abortion rights, Detroit approves marijuana ordinance: The week in Michigan politics
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made the biggest news of the week announcing that she would sue 13 county prosecutors to rid the state of its 1931 abortion ban to make the procedure a constitutional right in Michigan. → Read More