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Around here, you may know the name Barbara McQuade because she is a noted law professor at the University of Michigan. But it’s a name known and respected throughout the country. President Barack Obama appointed McQuade as the first woman to serve as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and she is a sought-after legal analyst and, now, she is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.” She shared her perspective in a conversation with WEMU’s David Fair.
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A state House committee held its first hearing Tuesday on a bill to permanently bar people convicted of many election-related crimes from serving on boards that certify election results. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Legislation to outlaw intentionally lying about election information has been introduced in the Michigan Senate. Colin Jackson has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed nearly two dozen bills Thursday, making major changes to Michigan election laws. The ceremony took place at the Detroit headquarters of the NAACP. Rick Pluta reports.
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The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether robo-calls sent to Detroiters in the run-up to the 2020 elections crossed the line into illegal voter intimidation. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Despite the fact Democrats won control of the state Legislature for the first time in four decades in November, there are ongoing efforts at voter suppression. WEMU's David Fair is joined by first-term state representative Jason Morgan of Ann Arbor to discuss how best to legislatively combat those efforts in the new session.
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Michigan Democratic lawmakers say they want to keep petition signature gatherers from lying to voters. Colin Jackson has more on some policy goals outlined Tuesday.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says her office is ready to prosecute any efforts to illegally use intimidate or misinform voters for the November…