A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from a group of Republican lawmakers that sought to invalidate voter-approved ballot initiatives allowing for early voting, no-reason absentee ballots and more.
Lawmakers allege a Metro Detroit businesswoman spent more than $4,000 on a coffeemaker from a direct legislative grant allocated through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, of which she was a board member.
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About this time last year, someone left a faxed press release on my desk in the newsroom, announcing how, in a nearby county, a long-serving judge was retiring.