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AG Dana Nessel announces second term executive team changes, appoints Fadwa Hammoud as chief deputy

December 9th, 20220 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the appointment in her second term of Fadwa A. Hammoud as chief deputy and Ann M. Sherman as solicitor general. Current Chief Deputy Attorney General Christina Grossi will be leaving the department after more than a decade in public service. “During her...

Elections

Michigan voters hand Democrats historic victory, deal a blow to the MAGA movement

November 11th, 20220 The midterm elections shocked most observers and political experts throughout the nation. While Republicans gained a few seats in the Congress, and may perhaps still win the majority there, nothing like the widely predicted "Red Wave" came to fruition. The Senate is still up for grabs, and Democrats scored a number of major victories...

Elections

Whitmer, Democrats get sweeping wins in divided Michigan

November 9th, 20220 Governor Whitmer enters her second term with Democrats likely to control all levels of power in the State Capitol for the first time since the 1980s and backed by a dramatic show of voters’ support for keystone Democratic issues, including abortion and voting rights. But even as state Democrats celebrated their sweep of state...

Elections

Michigan Election Day guide and endorsements: Who deserves our vote

November 5th, 20220 Michigan's midterm election is on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and among the races at stake are for governor, secretary of state and attorney general. There are also three ballot proposals that could change the state's constitution, all 13 seats in the U.S. Congress and all the State House and Senate seats. The midterm elections will likely...

Community

Dems, GOP make final push to gain votes among local Arab Americans

November 4th, 20221 The last days into a tight race between Democrats and Republicans for control in Michigan have seen a push by both parties to gain favor among local Arab Americans. Though most polls put incumbent Democratic Governor Whitmer ahead of her GOP opponent, Tudor Dixon, the Nov. 8 race is tighter than what the Democrats would have hoped...

Community

AAPAC celebrates 25 years of political achievements, brings state leaders to the community

October 28th, 20220 DEARBORN — Hundreds of community members joined state and local officials at a packed Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn for the 25th annual banquet for Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) on Thursday. Those in attendance and on the speakers' list were Democratic leaders and November election hopefuls Governor Whitmer,...

Crime

Three men found guilty on charges of plotting to kidnap Whitmer, attack Capitol, more

October 26th, 20220 JACKSON COUNTY — Three men who were arrested on charges of plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan and planning an attack on the state Capitol building were found guilty this week. The Michigan Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday that a Jackson County jury found Joseph Morrison, Paul Bellar and Pete Musico guilty on all...

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Michigan to pay $20M to people wrongly accused of fraud

October 21st, 20220 LANSING — State lawmakers have agreed to set aside $20 million to settle a lawsuit by thousands of people who were wrongly accused of fraud when seeking unemployment benefits. The money was included in a larger bill recently signed into law by Democratic Governor Whitmer. It followed an agreement reached by the Attorney General’s...

Crime

Southfield Clerk resigns after plea agreement in election case

October 20th, 20220 SOUTHFIELD – Southfield City Clerk Sherikia Hawkins has resigned from her position following a plea agreement in an election misconduct case, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced this week. During the 2018 General Election, election inspectors made a mistake and put 193 absentee ballots in the ballot container without...

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Former Sacred Heart Parish pastor convicted of criminal sexual conduct

October 14th, 20220 LANSING – A former Dearborn priest has been convicted of criminal sexual conduct by a jury in Wayne County, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday. Joseph “Jack” Baker, 60, was convicted of first degree criminal sexual conduct — sexual penetration with a person under 13 — in Detroit’s Third Judicial...

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Dearborn and attorney general to host expungement fair to help residents clear convictions from record

October 3rd, 20220 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn, the Michigan Department of Attorney General Dana Nessel's office and Safe and Just Michigan are partnering to host an expungement fair to help as many Dearborn residents as possible to get their chance at having a clean record, the city said Monday. The fair will be held on Friday, Oct. 21 from...

Health

Pro-life movement sees loss as high court tells canvassers to sign off on November abortion ballot proposal

September 9th, 20220 Republicans lost an effort to stop a popular ballot measure over abortions from making it to voting booths in November. Thanks to a Thursday decision by Michigan’s Supreme Court, voters will get to decide whether abortion rights should be put into the Michigan Constitution, after the U.S. Supreme Court famously overturned Roe V....

Elections

Poll: Whitmer ahead of Dixon by double digits; abortion a critical issue for voters

September 2nd, 20220 In the race for governor, Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer appears to be well ahead of her Republican opponent — by double digits in fact. Results from a statewide August poll conducted by EPIC-MRA shows that Whitmer has an 11-point lead over Dixon, a comfortable lead in what's sure to be a contentious race in November. But...

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How to clear a criminal record in Michigan? Updated website has info

July 22nd, 20220 LANSING — An updated webpage from the state’s attorney general wants to improve the process to expunge a criminal record, following a significant increase in the number of applications submitted to set aside a prior conviction. The Michigan Attorney General's Office said in a press release this week that the state’s...

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Supreme Court’s abortion decision causes confusion around abortion status in Michigan

June 28th, 20220 LANSING — After an unprecedented reversal of reproductive rights protections by the country's highest court, there is now some confusion about what that means for abortions among Michigan officials and health care providers. This week, Michigan's governor and attorney general clarified that due to a pending lawsuit in the Michigan...

Crime

Man who committed armed robbery in Dearborn hotel, murder in Detroit, targeted LGBTQ+ community

June 7th, 20220 DEARBORN — On Monday, Diabolique Paris Johnson, 35, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to charges of second degree murder, felony firearm and armed robbery for a string of crimes he committed in Dearborn and Detroit in 2020. Due to the nature of the crimes and the victims involved, state and Wayne County officials alleged the man had...

Health

Governor’s order bars agencies from cooperating in other states’ abortion prosecutions, asks them to look into increasing reproductive protections

May 27th, 20220 LANSING — As the U.S. Supreme Court gets set to reveal a decision that could overturn the federally established right to abortion access nationwide, states are taking actions to continue those protections on their own. In Michigan, the Democratic officials have taken steps over recent months as the high court presides over a case...

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Fadwa Hammoud wins historic argument before U.S. Supreme Court

April 21st, 20221 DEARBORN — Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud has successfully argued before the highest court in the land after first making history as the first Arab American Muslim woman to do so in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justices rendered a 6-3 opinion in Hammoud's favor and in favor of the state’s stance in the...

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Whitmer files lawsuit to stop state’s abortion law, in case U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade

April 8th, 20220 LANSING — Governor Whitmer became the first governor to file a lawsuit to protect abortion rights, in anticipation of a possible overturning of an overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court. Whitmer filed the suit using her executive authority to ask the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately resolve whether Michigan’s...

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Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud makes history as first Arab American woman before the Supreme Court

October 4th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud made history on Tuesday as the first Arab American Muslim woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. She argued on behalf of the state in the case Brown v. Davenport. The case was one of the first the Supreme Court heard in its October term, now that the justices have...

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Whitmer calls on energy companies to increase payouts for power outages

August 20th, 20210 LANSING - Governor Whitmer is calling on utilities companies to automatically credit Michiganders who experienced recent widespread outages and increase the amount paid out to them towards compensations. DTE Energy drew outrage from customers who lost power for days after last week's storm by offering a tiny credit to their next...

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Judge denies motion to dismiss criminal charges against Snyder in Flint prosecution

March 18th, 20211 LANSING — The prosecution led by Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in the Flint water crisis won a motion in Genesee County Court on Thursday. A Genesee County district court judge denied a motion to dismiss criminal charges against former Governor Rick Snyder for his role in the...

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Pandemic resources: Food assistance for preK-12 students, winter heating bill assistance for families

March 15th, 20210 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is automatically issuing the additional benefits now through the end of March for families with children whose access to school meals has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Monthly payments will continue through June for some 810,000 Michigan...

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Nessel’s office charges two for threats made to officials, including Stabenow

February 23rd, 20210 LANSING – Two men are facing criminal charges for reportedly making threats against public officials in the events leading up to and following the November election, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Tuesday. Daniel Thompson, 62, formerly of Gregory and now living in Harrison, is charged with three counts of...

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Snyder, eight former officials criminally charged in Flint water case

January 14th, 20210 FLINT — On Thursday, former Governor Rick Snyder pled “not guilty” to two misdemeanor charges that carry up to a $1,000 fine each or up to one year in prison for each, for his role in the Flint water crisis. In 2014, the switching of Flint’s water source without treatment led to dangerous contamination of its water supply,...

U.S.A

FBI considering No-Fly List for D.C. rioters

January 12th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a mob of supporters of outgoing President Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol Building last Wednesday, the FBI has launched a nationwide investigation into the incident. FBI officials have said they are considering a litany of charges, including conspiracy and sedition, and are relying on a partnership with...

Elections

Trump, supporters appeal to Supreme Court, as time runs out on efforts to overturn election

December 11th, 20200 LANSING — Attorneys general from four states, including Michigan, responded on Thursday to a case brought to the U.S. Supreme Court by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his colleagues from 17 other states to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election. President Trump, who lost the election to Joe Biden, has asked to intervene...

Crime

AG Nessel joins coalition in filing a lawsuit against Facebook

December 10th, 20200 LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook illegally stifles competition to protect its monopoly power and that, over the last decade, the social networking site illegally acquired threatening...

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