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The Michigan Bureau of Elections has threatened Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop with criminal charges if she continues her efforts to change the county's voter rolls.

Isiah Smith was astonished when an author shared some of his research — a bill of sale that enslaved Smith's great grandfather, just a boy at the time.

The Michigan Bureau of Elections has demanded that Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop stop trying to change or cancel voters’ registrations in her county — or possibly face criminal charges.

The man who runs a group called the Election Integrity Force … based in metro Detroit … says he just wants free and fair elections. But he’s flagging Antrim County voters for investigation by their local clerks without verifying if there’s any reason to be concerned.

The state of Michigan says the clerk, Victoria Bishop, has been over zealous in her actions on a database of registered voters. And we hear about a brief hunger strike at North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin.

On August 6th, voters in East Jordan will decide on an increase to their local EMS millage rate that would raise an estimated $529,947 for the EMS operations budget and $211,979 for its vehicle and equipment budget.

Voters will decide whether or not to renew millages for regional services that rely heavily on the money.

This week: Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen, as climate change threatens the species. And a tribute in Northport to a band director with a powerful legacy.

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign along with the Republican National Committee and the Michigan Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging state voter registration rules.