Craig Mauger
@craigmauger.bsky.social
A reporter who covers Michigan politics and government for The Detroit News. www.detroitnews.com
Michigan police group apologizes for 'woke scum' post about Minneapolis www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Michigan police group apologizes for 'woke scum' post about Minneapolis
A controversial Facebook post from a group that represents thousands of Michigan police officers rankled Democrats in the Michigan Legislature.
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Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor blasted federal immigration authorities in a 22-mintue speech during a city council meeting Tuesday: "The current regime does not care about the Constitution. The current regime does not care about the laws." www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Michigan mayor says federal immigration authorities are 'terrorizing' people
Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor blasted President Donald Trump's national deportation efforts during a speech Tuesday.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells @steveinskeep.bsky.social that she believes the country is ready for a woman president: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says U.S. is 'ready for a woman president'
Gov. Whitmer, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, was asked about Michelle Obama's contention America is not ready for a female president.
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Michigan Democrats apply to vote early in 2028 presidential primary: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
NEW: Michigan race for governor starts the year deadlocked, new Detroit News-WDIV poll finds www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... via @craigmauger.bsky.social & @detroitnews.com
Michigan race for governor starts the year deadlocked, new poll finds
"This is clearly going to be a close race," pollster Richard Czuba said of the campaign to lead Michigan.
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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II is dropping his bid for governor to run for secretary of state. "My time may come to run for and earn the chance to serve as governor of Michigan, but now is not that time," he said in an interview. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist ends bid for governor to run for secretary of state
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II is likely to become the biggest name either party has in the race to be Michigan's top election official.
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The 10 Michigan political races to watch in 2026 (there were a lot to choose from) www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
10 Michigan political races to watch at the start of 2026
The 2026 election is poised to reshape the cast of politicians who lead Michigan. The level of January jockeying might portend the high stakes ahead.
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The anti-war demonstrator who was arrested in Grand Rapids after a TV interview is a preschool teacher who had recently traveled to Venezuela. "As soon as the lights for the (TV) camera turned off, two police officers came up behind me," she said. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Preschool teacher arrested after anti-war protest in Grand Rapids
"As soon as the lights for the (TV) camera turned off, two police officers came up behind me," 22-year-old Jessica Plichta said.
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A potential major Michigan politics story in the works: Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II is considering ending his campaign to be Michigan's next governor and instead joining the race for secretary of state in the coming days, according to three sources. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Gilchrist weighs dropping bid for governor, to run for secretary of state
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II is considering ending his campaign to be Michigan's next governor in the coming days, sources told The Detroit News.
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The announcement came amid an increasing national spotlight on fraud schemes and allegations involving daycare initiatives in Minnesota.
Michigan GOP Senate leader seeks audit of state childcare program
The announcement came amid an increasing national spotlight on fraud schemes and allegations involving daycare initiatives in Minnesota.
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Michigan’s electricity rates have jumped over the last two decades, outpacing the wide majority of other states and potentially becoming a key issue in the 2026 campaign: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Electricity rates climb, powering calls for change in Michigan
Michigan's residential electricity rates have more than doubled over the last 20 years, outpacing 46 other states and stoking political discontent.
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Venezuelan restaurant in Detroit throws party celebrating Maduro's removal from power Nice reporting from @carol-thompson.bsky.social tonight from Detroit's west side: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Venezuelan restaurant in Detroit throws party celebrating Maduro's removal from power
"I feel cautiously hopeful," said Lismar Berro of Dearborn Heights. "I will only be truly relieved when the entire regime is down."
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A prominent Upper Peninsula real estate developer netted a combined $10.5 million in assistance from Michigan taxpayers through the state budget in 2022 for three projects in Marquette New reporting in today’s Detroit News www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... @craigmauger.bsky.social
3 projects involving same U.P. developer netted help from state lawmakers
The $10.5 million total for three different Marquette projects would be enough to give each resident of the Upper Peninsula city over $450.
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A group of 22 Michigan Republican lawmakers asked President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Justice to deploy monitors to vote-counting facilities and to provide general oversight for the state's upcoming elections in 2026. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
GOP lawmakers ask U.S. Department of Justice to oversee Michigan's 2026 elections
The unusual request for federal supervision came ahead of what will be a pivotal election in the battleground state next year.
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Matt DePerno, former Michigan attorney general nominee, is fighting the release of text messages that prosecutors say are important evidence in the criminal case against DePerno: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Matt DePerno fights release of text messages in 2020 Michigan election tabulator case
Text messages, involving the push to explore 2020 voter fraud theories in Michigan, are now center stage in the court case against Matt DePerno.
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“We determined that they had been tampered with so we would not allow them to go back into service," an executive with a voting company testified.
Prosecutors begin laying out evidence in high-profile tabulator cases
“We determined that they had been tampered with so we would not allow them to go back into service," an executive with a voting company testified.
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Prosecutors begin laying out evidence in high-profile tabulator tampering cases against former Attorney General candidate Matt DePerno and ex-Rep. Daire Rendon New reporting from @craigmauger.bsky.social in Royal Oak: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Prosecutors begin laying out evidence in high-profile tabulator cases
“We determined that they had been tampered with so we would not allow them to go back into service," an executive with a voting company testified.
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In Royal Oak this morning for the preliminary exams of Matt DePerno and Daire Rendon. These exams focus on charges DePerno, former AG nominee, and Rendon, former state rep, were involved in a scheme to improperly access voting machines after the 2020 election.
Hat tip (again) to Beth LeBlanc and @craigmauger.bsky.social with @detroitnews.com for unraveling every last thread in this story. Just outstanding.
Whitmer chief of staff privately apologized over $20M Beydoun grant, records reveal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Attorney General Dana Nessel to sue her past campaign donor, Fay Beydoun, to recoup $8.2 million in grant funds.
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NEW: JPMorgan executive helping lead nonprofit backing Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s governor bid www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... via @craigmauger.bsky.social
JPMorgan executive helping lead nonprofit backing Duggan's governor bid
It's unclear how much Put Progress First has spent promoting Mayor Mike Duggan, but the group has bankrolled billboards and paid for social media ads.
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Major news for Michigan this morning: Semiconductor manufacturing project near Flint, sought by Gov. Whitmer, falls through Michigan Democrats are blaming President Trump www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Semiconductor manufacturing project near Flint, sought by Gov. Whitmer, falls through
A semiconductor manufacturing project that state officials hoped would bring thousands of jobs to Genesee County is now off the table.
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An email, obtained by The Detroit News, shows that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer included a $15 million grant program in her budget proposal for 2023 that was sought by one of her donors. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed $15M for grant program championed by donor Fay Beydoun
The origins of a lucrative taxpayer grant for a Metro Detroit businesswoman trace back to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration, state records show.
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NEWS: A coalition of groups in Michigan, where lawmakers have resisted ethics reforms, will seek a ballot proposal in 2026 to ban political giving by the state’s dominant utilities and major contractors. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Michigan campaign will seek to ban political giving by utilities, state contractors
The effort could test the Michigan public's desire to rein in energy and health care companies that have become major forces in state politics.
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The Michigan Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would balloon the ability of government boards and commission to meet in secret. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Michigan Senate approves bill to give government boards more chances to meet in secret
One open government advocate said the measure would allow government panels the chance to "shut the doors on almost any controversial issue."
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Michigan lawmakers' personal financial disclosures lacking in details: - Only 29% went beyond the minimum requirements in listing lobbyist gifts; - 2 of the 3 lawmakers who reported free tickets didn't detail what they were; - Many discrepancies. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Michigan lawmakers' personal disclosures often leave out key details
Multiple Michigan lawmakers reported getting tickets to events but didn't say what the events were or how much they were worth, a News review found.
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'No one will know': Court records reveal secret money flowing through Lansing www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
'No one will know': Records reveal secret money flowing through Lansing
Court records show how money from wealthy executives secretly flowed to a fundraising account for Michigan Senate Republicans in 2020.
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Michigan's State Board of Education is calling for mandatory limits on class sizes to be implemented by the 2030-31 school year. The resolution comes after an investigation by The @detroitnews.bsky.social that published in April. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
State Board of Education calls for smaller class sizes after Detroit News investigation
The proposal, if enacted by state lawmakers, would represent a sea change for Michigan schools as leaders look to boost struggling literacy rates.
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Kevin Kijewski, a defense lawyer for one of the 15 Michigan Republicans facing criminal charges for signing a certificate falsely claiming President Donald Trump won the 2020 election, has announced he'll seek the GOP's nomination for attorney general. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Lawyer for Trump false elector running to be Michigan's attorney general
“Michigan deserves an attorney general who roots out corruption, prosecutes crime and makes sure every legal vote counts,” Kevin Kijewski said.
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Michigan lawmakers are considering competing bills for how to combat cellphone use at school. One bill would broadly prohibit phones on school grounds for elementary grades. Another bill would allow individual districts to decide. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Michigan lawmakers push competing plans for regulating cellphones in schools
The disagreement could be a test of whether Republicans, who control the House, and Democrats, who lead the Senate, can reach a compromise.
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NEWS: Top Michigan Republicans spent much of the fall criticizing Democrats for ties to the China-linked company Gotion. On Sunday, President Donald Trump's inaugural committee revealed it accepted $1 million from Gotion. Story with @grantschwab.bsky.social: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... .
China-linked company donates $1M to Trump inauguration after GOP criticism
Donald Trump blasted Gotion's Mecosta County battery plant five months before his inaugural committee accepted money from the Chinese-linked firm.
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