On this day exactly 10 years ago, something happened that shifted the entire world of environmental advocacy in Michigan.
Let me tell you about it.
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After examining 110 of 119 challenges, Election Integrity Force finally wins one.
A Van Buren County voter filled in both ‘yes’ and ‘no’ for Prop 3 but then circled ‘no.’ Tabulator counted this as an overvote, locals agreed, but BOSC voted 4-0 to count it as a new ‘no’ vote.
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Board of State Canvassers meeting here @MIStateCapitol visitor center to certify the Prop 2+3 recount and hear challenges.
Last meeting was long and contentious, but sparse crowd here. Room booked till 4:30pm.
Watch live: cloud.castus.tv/vod/misenate?p
Read up: mlive.com/news/2022/12/h
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Nessel files suit against paper company for PFAS contamination in St. Clair County michiganadvance.com/blog/nessel-fi via
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“Chatfield recalled Trump’s more generic directive for the group to “have some backbone and do the right thing,” which he understood to mean overturning the election by naming Michigan’s Electoral College electors for Trump,” stated the report.
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Hot take: There should be solidarity among journalists in pursuit of better access and more transparency. All boats rise with the waters.
Shouldn't be a hot take, but here we are.
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I have found heaven and it is drinking red wine & prepping a fresh dinner while watching anthony bourdain
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Here’s a radical idea: ban ALL journalists from Twitter. Journalists have their own distribution; social media is specifically for regular folk.
Get a job at NYT/WSJ/FOX? Ban.
Start a blog? Ban.
Quit job or delete your blog? You can have your account back, old tweets intact.
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“There’s going to be a lot of work to do to make sure that statutory law reflects the constitutional amendment that we just passed," Whitmer told me today during an interview.
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Fishing agreements between the state and Anishinaabek tribes in the Great Lakes have been ongoing since 1985 as a solution to tensions between tribal and settler fishing operations.
Read more about the newest version of the consent decree, which was last updated 23 years ago:
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Four tribes in Michigan sign new fishing rights agreement with state, feds michiganadvance.com/blog/four-trib via @michiganadvance
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Tudor Dixon says she's not running for Michigan Republican Party chair.
It's not the "next step" for her, Tudor Dixon says during interview with Tomi Lahren.
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In my 22 years in journalism, I've always tried to be unfailingly polite with politicians I've covered, even though many have been rude, misogynistic, homophobic and vengeful.
I can tell you that Gen Z journalists demand far more respect in return and I think that's great.
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Here's my dispatch on another memorable farewell speech (wherein my name is thankfully not mentioned)
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Shirkey invokes conspiracy theories, tells offhand toilet story in final Senate speech michiganadvance.com/2022/12/08/shi via @michiganadvance
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If members don't have a deal soon, we’re asking readers to not engage in any platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line! Read local news. Listen to public radio. Pull out a cookbook. Break your Wordle streak.
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Gov. Whitmer's office denies Hall's claim, as does Sen. :
Whitmer's office: "...In less than a month, an entirely new legislature will be seated after Michiganders voted to change leadership, and we look to tackle this and more with new lawmakers in the new year.”
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Incoming House Minority Leader Matt Hall says there will *not* be a supplemental agreement passed in the final hours of this legislative term. Hall says a deal was made with the governor's office, worth $200M, but the governor backed out.
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In his parting words to the Michigan Senate, Majority Leader Mike Shirkey left those in the chamber stunned during his farewell speech given on the Senate floor Wednesday.
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Today was something. FWIW, I fully stand by my reporting for the — including the 6-month-old story that was referenced today on the House floor.
If the representative truly felt like I did not communicate his point properly, he has my # and email.
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Especially the talented @LainaStebbinsMI, who is one of the best reporters in Lansing with impeccable ethics twitter.com/lpohutsky19/st…
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Stepped off of the House floor for two minutes.. I hear I got a shoutout
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It’s a sad state of affairs that a legislator is using his farewell speech to attack a journalist by name on the House floor.
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"I'll wait until next year." Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells me she is not expecting the outgoing Republican-led Legislature to take up bills she was hoping for on this last day of lame-duck. Dems takeover next year.
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Are you a parent with a third grader who is struggling to learn how to read? I'd like to talk to you about the state's Read by Grade 3 law. DMs are open!
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NEW: has appointed the first Indigenous person to sit on the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Allie Greenleaf Maldonado is the chief judge for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Court, an LTBB citizen, a member of the Turtle Clan and an expert on #ICWA.
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Whitmer appoints first tribal citizen to Mich. Court of Appeals michiganadvance.com/blog/whitmer-a via @michiganadvance
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after Dec. 7, sunset starts getting later again, in case anybody's Monday needs that
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Not sure who needs to hear this, but there is a Twitch channel that streams Anthony Bourdain shows 24/7 and it is currently my favorite thing in the universe.
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Karamo joins other failed 2022 candidates seeking to lead the Michigan GOP michiganadvance.com/2022/11/30/kar
My latest for
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BREAKING:
The Senate has voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to codify federal protection for marriages of same-sex and interracial couples, 61 to 36.
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If you appreciate our work, please consider donating to the this #GivingTuesday. Reader support is what keeps us going ➡️ michiganadvance.com/donate/
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Thankful as always to do my small part to uplift these voices. Particularly honored to speak with Ron Paquin, a revered Sault Tribe artist.
At 80 yrs old, he has built 79 jiimaanan. His knowledge serves as a precious account of an ancient tradition threatened by this government.
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From decolonizing food to revitalizing traditional practices like building wiigwaasi-jiimaanan (birch bark canoes), there is abundant living proof of enduring Indigenous wisdom and resilience.
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Return to tradition: How a year of harvest culminates in an Indigenous ‘Turkey Day’ feast michiganadvance.com/2022/11/24/ret via @michiganadvance
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Today, you can read Laina's story on Indigenous "Turkey Day" traditions.
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way out in the manoomin 
beds on a jiimaan today for the @MichiganAdvance! s/o to my water protector friends from LTBB and the Sault Tribe for this amazing experience.
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beds on a jiimaan today for the @MichiganAdvance! s/o to my water protector friends from LTBB and the Sault Tribe for this amazing experience.
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First recorded labour strike in world history took place c. 3,177 years ago this month!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of Ramesses III at Deir el-Medina in Egypt, downed tools over pay and conditions, in November, c. 1155 BC. 📷: Museo Egizio, Turin.
#Archaeology
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It's not just that gay bars are supposed to be a safe space.
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😂 nah I wrote it, thanks tho
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Half of incoming Michigan GOP lawmakers are election deniers michiganadvance.com/2022/11/20/hal via &
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State officials indicate a criminal investigation is underway into Sen. Bumstead
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MI House Dems drop leadership line up for the 102nd legislature.
“This is the team that will bring forth the work of the people. It’s a phenomenally talented group of Representatives and Representatives-elect with an unmatched work ethic,” incoming House Speaker Joe Tate said.
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