LANSING, Mich. — A Macomb County jury convicted two men in a Michigan petition signature fraud case tied to forged nomination signatures submitted during the 2022 election cycle, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said Shawn Wilmoth of Warren and Willie Reed of Pompano Beach, Florida, operated businesses that…
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and State Superintendent Glenn Maleyko announced Tuesday that more than 6,000 Michigan educators completed professional training in the “science of reading.” According to the governor’s office and the Michigan Department of Education, 6,177 educators completed Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, known as LETRS. The program teaches…
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general responding to a recent letter from the U.S. Department of Justice addressing federal actions in Minnesota. In a Jan. 29 letter sent to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, attorneys general from 22 jurisdictions…
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday that the state has joined a multistate coalition reaching settlement agreements with two pharmaceutical companies as part of ongoing antitrust litigation involving generic prescription drugs. The settlements, reached with Lannett Company and Bausch Health, total $17.85 million, according to the attorney general’s office. The agreements…