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Benson: U.S. Supreme Court should decide whether Trump is eligible for ballots

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Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot. Wednesday’s ruling follows a Dec. 19 decision by a divided Colorado Supreme Court, which said Trump is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Michigan’s high court says it is “not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this court.” Trump hailed the order, calling attempts to keep him off the ballot a “pathetic gambit.”. ...Read Full Story

Trump allegedly pressured Michigan election workers not to certify 2020 vote: Report

Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures at the end of a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023. CREDIT: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/Getty Images

(NEW YORK) — A Michigan newspaper is reporting what it says is a recording of a previously unknown phone call that former President Donald Trump and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel had with two local Michigan election officials in the wake of the 2020 election in which the officials allegedly were being pushed to not certify President Joe Biden’s win.. ...Read Full Story

Berrien County property owners now have access to free records monitoring

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Berrien County has a new tool for property owners to keep track of their property. It’s a free notification service that alerts subscribers each time a document is recorded in the Berrien County Register of Deeds’ office containing your search criteria. At this week’s Berrien County Commission meeting, Registrar Lora Freehling explained that for instance, if you discharge a mortgage, if an easement is recorded, if there’s a notice of commencement, you can receive an alert.. ...Read Full Story