AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMichigan Election Courts: The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a lower-court ruling and said absentee ballots can still be counted even when returned ballot stubs are missing or don’t match, pushing back on a GOP-backed effort to treat those ballots as barred from tabulation. Michigan Criminal Justice: Flint Township parents Damien and Jessica O’Brien were charged with second-degree murder (plus torture and child abuse counts) after prosecutors alleged years of neglect contributed to the death of their 7-year-old son, Casper, who weighed 255 pounds. Public Safety & Health Policy: The Pentagon restored mandatory flu shots for all military recruits after a boot-camp outbreak sickened nearly 300, reversing an earlier decision that made the vaccine optional. Michigan Governance & Budget: With the state budget still in negotiations, lawmakers have passed versions of an $80 billion plan but must reconcile differences before a July 1 deadline, affecting K-12 funding and agencies like the State Police. National Politics With Michigan Ties: DOJ sued Minnesota over SNAP applicant-records, naming Michigan among states in the dispute over federal access to sensitive benefits data.
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