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We’re on indictment watch again this week. By the time you are listening to us, Donald Trump could be completing his 2023 “indictment hat trick”, this time for his leadership of efforts to steal the 2020 election. In addition to his two already issued criminal indictments, he’s also facing a court date in the continuation of his losing civil battle with rape victim E. Jean Carroll … and he might get the indictment grand slam as Georgia prepares to step in.
In Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel appears on the verge of issuing multiple indictments for tampering with election tabulators. The likely targets are her 2022 GOP opponent Matt DePerno, along with former state representative Daire Rendon and Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf.
There’s no question the takeover of state government by Democrats – the first total control for the party in 40 years – has brought about a lot of change in Michigan law, changes that are being noticed nationwide. We talk aboutt what to expect in Chapter 2 of this governance story with the new Executive Director of Progress Michigan, Sam Inglot!
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Stories We’re Following This Week
- New charges against Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Here’s what to know – AP News
- Democrats plot middle-class message to retake economic high ground – The Washington Post
- July is already the warmest month on record, scientists calculate – AP News
- 60% of the US population under extreme weather advisories | AP News
- Whitmer signs energy bills to advance Democrats’ climate goals – Detroit Free Press
- Federal infrastructure, clean energy spending is powering the economy and lifting GDP – The Washington Post
- Q2 GDP stronger than expected: – Fox News
- GDP Grew at 2.4% Rate in Q2 as US Economy Stayed on Track – The New York Times
- Biden signs an order designed to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in the military – AP News
- Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over released documents – Detroit Free Press
- 2023 Michigan State University shooting – Wikipedia
- Larry Nassar – Wikipedia
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expands teacher union rights, critics say it sets back students – Bridge Michigan
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs law to make Michigan 22nd state to ban conversion therapy – Bridge Michigan
- ‘I have been indicted,’ says suspect in Michigan vote machine tampering probe – Bridge Michigan
- Former Michigan GOP co-chair pleads not guilty to fake elector charges – Bridge Michigan
- Voters Largely Oppose Conservative Amendments to Defense Spending Bill – Data for Progress
- How Supreme Court Justices Make Millions From Book Deals – The New York Times
- How George Santos Used Political Connections to Fuel Get-Rich Schemes – The New York Times
- Republicans Reframe 2024 as a Race Versus Harris – Not Biden – The Messenger
- The GOP’s lengthy impeachment and censure lists – The Washington Post
- Alabama’s Proposed Congressional Map Is Still Biased Against Black Voters – FiveThirtyEight
- Trump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on – AP News
- DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History – The New York Times
- The Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout – The New York Times
- In a new post, John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, slammed his cousin RFK Jr.’s candidacy as an ‘embarrassment’ – Instagram
- Why Republican state AGs are seeking out-of-state medical records – Maddow Blog
- Republican Rep. Lisa McClain won’t run for U.S. Senate in Michigan – Detroit News