James Craig, Perry Johnson and Tudor Dixon turned in enough signatures to get on the primary ballot for Michigan governor this August, but they could be disqualified if new challenges from the Michigan Democratic Party are successful. The MDP filed more than 250 pages worth of complaints to the state on Tuesday. The Democrats allege dead people signed the petitions, some people signed multiple petitions, names were forged, people signed who are not registered to vote and petitions were filled out incorrectly. The party is calling for a full audit of the signatures for all 10 Republican candidates for governor. READ MORE
For six months, extra cash flowed to Americans through the expanded Child Tax Credit program. The monthly checks helped Michigan families fill gaps in their budgets with most using the couple hundred dollars to buy basic needs. More than 3 out of 4 Michigan families used the Child Tax Credit last year to buy food, a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau found. About 41% of parents said they used the tax credit to buy clothing, 29% put some toward housing and 45% used it on utilities. READ MORE More Michigan news: ►Self-driving lane on I-94 gets $130M from Ford, others
The Detroit Lions have the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, which kicks off tonight. There has been plenty of speculation about who will they will choose. If you are excited for the big event tonight, we have plenty of reading material to keep you busy until then: ►Ben Raven's final NFL mock draft
A decade ago today -- on April 27, 2012 -- “The Five Year Engagement” hit movie theaters. The comedy starring Jason Segal and Emily Blunt wove Ann Arbor into its story. Blunt’s character is a University of Michigan doctoral student. Segal’s character, who suffers from frostbite in Pioneer Woods, works as a sandwich maker at Zingerman’s after rejections from Shalimar, Gratzi and Mani Osteria. The film came out at a time when dozens of movies big, small and in between utilized the Ann Arbor area as a backdrop. READ MORE
Laura L. Gomez, a 26-year-old mother of three, and Joseph C. Espinosa, a 30-year-old father of five. Unconnected to one another apart from the fact they were both Saginaw residents, killed within one year, from October 1977 to October 1978. Investigators developed suspects in each killing and authorities issued warrants for them, charging Carmen V. Sanchez with first-degree murder in Gomez’s death and Julian Stevenson with open murder in Espinosa’s death. Yet both alleged killers avoided arrest. READ MORE
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