Michigan Capitol Confidential Friday show state Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) sought to arrest a defiant business owner prior to a scheduled appearance on Fox News.
Marlena Hackney, purveyor of Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland, repeatedly defied orders to shutter her business and made frequent appearances on cable news programs and local media outlets to denounce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) coronavirus orders.
A March 12 email from Nessel to her communications director and several aides indicated they knew Hackney was going to give an interview to host Tucker Carlson that evening.
“Do we know her whereabouts? We should just have her picked up before she goes on. This is outrageous,” Nessel wrote.
Michigan Attorney General Nessel sought to arrest a lockdown-defying restaurant owner before she went on Fox to discuss her story, according to a report.
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TROY Troy High School graduate and former resident Lynsey Mukomel grew up knowing one thing for certain: She wanted to spend her career in the news industry.
“When I graduated from college, I very much intended to be in news my entire career. Ever since I was a little kid, I was part of the Bemis Bears broadcasting crew in elementary school. I just always really had a passion for it, and knew that from a young age that’s what was really driving me and what I was motivated to do.”
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AG Nessel Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Congress to Fund Modernization of State Systems for Sealing and Expungement of Criminal Records
AG Nessel Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Congress to Fund Modernization of State Systems for Sealing and Expungement of Criminal RecordsContact: Kelly Rossman-McKinney 517-512-9342Agency: Attorney General
April 16, 2021
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general urging Congress to provide federal funds for state systems and technology upgrades needed to seal and expunge criminal justice records.
These funds could help some of the nearly 70 million Americans – one third of U.S. adults – clear or expunge records of arrest or conviction. Research shows that automatic record clearing could regain billions in lost economic activity for eligible people by clearing the way for secondary education, job opportunities, professional licensing, and stable housin