‘Stark contrast’ of police response to Trump, BLM rallies scrutinized after Capitol riot
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
Black Lives Matter marches last year were often met by throngs of
police in riot gear, accompanied by armored vehicles, batons, tear gas and rubber bullets, ready to forcibly keep protestors off vulnerable public property.
When thousands of disgruntled supporters of President Donald Trump converged in Washington D.C. last week to contest the legitimacy of the election and eventually stormed the U.S. Capitol, one of the most important government buildings in the nation, not nearly enough officers were on hand to stop them.
Republicans pushed election lies and armed protests, but say their rhetoric didn’t spur U.S. Capitol chaos
Updated on Jan 10, 2021;
Published on Jan 10, 2021
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum | Getty Images) TNS
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The morning after the D.C. riot, Erik Nordman called his state senator, Sen. Roger Victory, R-Hudsonville, with concerns about a letter Victory signed urging Congress to examine allegations of voter fraud.
Victory’s office got back to him, and a staff member left a voicemail saying only those who rioted in D.C. could be blamed for what took place.
Who’s new in the Michigan House of Representatives
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Jan 05, 2021
The House Chamber pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake
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The new legislative session brings with it substantial turnover for the Michigan House of Representatives, which will have 28 new lawmakers serving their first full terms in office.
Most of the freshman class will fill House seats vacated by members who hit their six-year term limit serving in the state House, although some defeated incumbents or are replacing members who sought other offices last fall.
Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, and Democratic Leader-elect Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, will fill the leadership slots left open by the departures of former Reps. Lee Chatfield and Christine Greig.