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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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Civil Asset Forfeiture

Michigan Rolls Back Reforms of Civil Asset Forfeiture

Michigan is now a more dangerous place for anyone who flies with large amounts of cash.

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2022 6:00 AM

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FBI

It's (Almost) Always the Feds: How the FBI Fabricates Schemes To Entrap Would-Be Radicals

The FBI's long history of using informants and manufactured plots to prosecute extremists

C.J. Ciaramella | 9.4.2022 7:00 AM

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan

2 Defendants in Whitmer Kidnapping Case Found Guilty in Retrial

After an embarrassing failure for the FBI counterterrorism program, federal prosecutors won convictions against two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

C.J. Ciaramella | 8.24.2022 12:16 PM

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Criminal Justice

A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment

The agency’s tactics doomed the prosecution of defendants who allegedly planned to kidnap Michigan's governor.

Jacob Sullum | 4.13.2022 12:01 AM

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Jury Acquits 2 Men Accused of Plotting To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The plot was organized by a government informant working with the FBI.

Robby Soave | 4.8.2022 3:59 PM

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FBI

The Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Looks an Awful Lot Like Entrapment

This is a much more persuasive example of Deep State nefariousness than January 6.

Robby Soave | 1.26.2022 10:15 AM

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The FBI Destroyed This Man's Life With Bogus Spying Accusations

The law enforcement agency has a disturbing record of drumming up the very conspiracies they're investigating.

Billy Binion | 7.23.2021 5:24 PM

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Energy & Environment

Restricting Reliable Energy Sources Is Expensive and Dangerous

Pipelines work, while solar and wind energy often leave people in the dark.

Jason Hayes | 5.24.2021 1:30 PM

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Coronavirus

Michigan Moving To Make 'Emergency' COVID-19 Mandates Permanent

Nothing is more permanent than an “emergency” mandate.

Jarrett Skorup | 4.16.2021 4:15 PM

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Media Criticism

Gretchen Whitmer Blames Trump's Rhetoric for the Plot To Kidnap Her, but There's No Evidence It Played a Role

Trump's rhetoric is often wrong, but that does not make it the underlying cause of every cruel or criminal event that transpires while he is president.

Robby Soave | 10.9.2020 8:30 AM

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Coronavirus

Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID-19 Executive Orders

Whitmer helped spark a national debate over the limits of executive power.

Billy Binion | 10.5.2020 10:34 AM

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Coronavirus

Michigan Governor Issues Executive Order To Enforce Her Other COVID-19 Executive Orders

Redundancy with an iron fist

Billy Binion | 8.14.2020 11:38 AM

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Politics

In Michigan, the Wrong Way To Govern During a Pandemic 

As federal guidelines suggested classifying more industries as "essential" so that they could reopen, Gov. Whitmer arbitrarily did the opposite.

Shikha Dalmia | 8.1.2020 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wants President Donald Trump To Impose a Nationwide Face Mask Mandate

Whitmer's argument is short on facts and legal reasoning.

Jacob Sullum | 7.22.2020 3:10 PM

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Coronavirus

'This Was Avoidable': Michigan Republicans Sue Governor Over Emergency Response to Coronavirus

Some lawmakers allege that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has overstepped the bounds of her authority.

Billy Binion | 5.6.2020 5:15 PM

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Coronavirus

Michigan Gov. Rolls Back Some of State's More Insane Coronavirus Restrictions

The strict stay-at-home order received a great deal of backlash for its more arbitrary prohibitions.

Billy Binion | 4.24.2020 4:27 PM

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Provides a Lesson in What States Shouldn't Do To Stop a Pandemic

Some protestors were nasty and went overboard, but her harsh tactics will sap her legitimacy at a critical juncture.

Shikha Dalmia | 4.16.2020 9:48 AM

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