Archives | Detroit Metro Times

197 results

page 3 of 10

Michigan

New: Michigan exploring options to seek higher court input on Line 5 battle

What’s next for ‘Nessel v. Enbridge’?

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Jan 11, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Line 5, Enbridge, Michigan, Great Lakes, Straits of Mackinac, Dana Nessel
Michigan

Michigan rejects DTE proposal to start prepayment program because of risk to lower-income customers

Attorney General Dana Nessel said the program lacks consumer protections

By Steve Neavling
Dec 29, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, DTE Energy, Michigan, Dana Nessel, attorney general
Michigan

Nessel appoints ex-judge and prosecutor Marlinga to protect seniors

The Democrat was narrowly defeated by John James for a congressional seat in November

By Steve Neavling
Dec 23, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, Macomb County, Carl Marlinga, Michigan, Michigan attorney general's office, Dana Nessel, seniors, Elder Abuse Task Force
Michigan

Nessel files suit against paper company for PFAS contamination in St. Clair County

The lawsuit seeks costs and damages from Domtar Industries Inc., a paper manufacturing company that formerly operated in Port Huron

By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
Dec 21, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Dana Nessel, PFAS, Domtar Industries Inc., Port Huron
Michigan

Man sentenced in Michigan for abusing children while he was in the Boy Scouts and LDS Church

Attorney General says it’s the first conviction in an ongoing investigation into abuse in the Boy Scouts of America

By Lee DeVito
Dec 14, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Dana Nessel, Mark Chapman
Michigan

Detroit’s unprocessed rape kit backlog is finally cleared

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced more than 11,000 tests dating back to the ’80s have been processed

By Alex Washington
Nov 16, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, Kym Worthy, Dana Nessel, Governor Snyder, Rick Snyder, Detroit Police Department, sexual assault awareness
Politics & Elections

Democrats smashed the ‘red wave’ in Michigan, winning all statewide offices and the state Legislature

The party has a trifecta in state government for the first time in nearly 40 years

By Steve Neavling
Nov 9, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Michigan, politics, election, Democrats, Gov. Whitmer, Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessel, Attorney general, Secretary of State, Jeremy Moss, Joe Tate, Donna Lasinski
Michigan

Whitmer kidnapping supporters convicted by jury

The three militia members were charged under Michigan’s Anti-Terrorism Act

By Steve Neavling
Oct 26, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, Wolverine Watchmen, militia, jury, trial, Gov. Whitmer, FBI, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
Michigan

Flint water prosecutors try to resurrect charges against former officials

After a judge dismissed charges against those linked to the scandal, prosecutors aim to appeal

By Steve Neavling
Oct 25, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint, Flint Water Crisis, Rick Snyder, Dana Nessel, Michigan Supreme Court, grand jury, appeal, Michigan Attorney General
Politics & Elections

Southfield clerk resigns but will face no jail time after tampering with absentee ballots

Sherikia L. Hawkins had faced up to 14 years in prison on six felony counts

By Steve Neavling
Oct 20, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Southfield, Oakland County, Sherikia Hawkins, clerk, Dana Nessel, voter fraud, Michigan Attorney General, absentee ballots
Metro Detroit

Detroiters ripped off by overinflated property assessments may see relief

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has agreed to weigh in

By Steve Neavling
Oct 19, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Detroit, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, Cynthia Johnson, property tax assessments, property values, Coalition for Property Tax Justice
Michigan

Supreme Court’s abortion case imperils Michigan GOP in upcoming election, poll shows

It's about abortion rights, stupid

By Steve Neavling
Aug 26, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Abortion Rights, Abortion rights, Michigan, poll, Gov. Whitmer, Tudor Dixon, Attorney General, Dana Nessel, Matt DePerno, Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, Kristina Karamo
Michigan

Ex-Hillsdale County deputy to stand trial for exploiting badge for sex with woman

Todd Barkley faces to five years in prison on two counts of misconduct in office

By Steve Neavling
Aug 25, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, Police, misconduct in office, Brownstown Township, Hillsdale County, Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General's Office
Michigan

He wanted a race war. Instead, Michigan man gets 20 years in prison.

Justen Watkins is the leader of The Base, a pro-Hitler movement that advocates for a race war against non-white people

By Steve Neavling
Aug 18, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, Racism, White Supremacists, The Base, Justen Watkins, Dexter, Sentenced, prison, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel
Michigan

The GOP’s Trump-backed, conspiracy-peddling candidate for Michigan attorney general could be in deep shit

The real election conspiracy could be Matthew DePerno, who’s accused of illegally accessing election equipment

By Steve Neavling
Aug 8, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Politics & Elections, Matthew DePerno, Michigan, election, politics, conspiracy theory, Donald Trump, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
Metro Detroit

Wayne County hosts expungement fair to remove past convictions from public record

Michigan's Clean Slate Act offers a second chance to people convicted of certain crimes

By Steve Neavling
Jul 22, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Expungement, Michigan, misdemeanors, felonies, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, detroit, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
Politics & Elections

What red wave? Top Democrats in Michigan are trouncing GOP candidates in latest polls

Most Michigan voters have never heard of the Republican candidates

By Steve Neavling
Jul 13, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Attorney General, Secretary of state, governor, Michigan, election, politics, Dana Nessel, Jocelyn Benson, Gov. Whitmer, poll, survey
Politics & Elections

On the front lines of the fight for reproductive rights

An interview with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

By Abdul El-Sayed
Jul 5, 2022

Tags: The Incision, The Incision, Abortion Rights, Roe v. Wade, Trump's America, Michigan, abortion, Dana Nessel
Michigan

Be careful using period-tracking apps after abortion ruling, AG Nessel warns

Some cell phone apps may provide a digital trail of incriminating data about a person’s decision to end a pregnancy

By Steve Neavling
Jul 5, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, cell phone apps, cell phone, privacy, consumer alert, Roe v. Wade, abortion
Michigan

Abortion rights advocates pledge to fight for reproductive autonomy in Michigan

For now, abortion is still legal in Michigan, but that could change

By Steve Neavling
Jun 24, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Abortion Rights, Roe v. Wade, abortion, Michigan, U.S. Supreme Court, court, Gov. Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Attorney General, Planned Parenthood, Dana Nessel

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Subscribe