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Trophy hunters: Michigan State alums turn quest for Paul Bunyan replica into rivalry business

REDFORD, Mich. — A trophy, once described by a coach as the “ugliest” rivalry prize, that had spent most of its first 55 years in locker rooms, crammed in equipment and training rooms and, in the mid-1950s, was kidnapped as a prank, had a coming-out party in 2008. The Paul Bunyan Trophy, introduced in 1953 and awarded to the winner of the Michigan-Michigan State game, had traditionally been a locker room trophy for the players to celebrate after a win. That’s perhaps because of its unwieldy size. It is a four-foot wooden statue of Paul Bunyan, the mythical giant lumberjack, mounted on a five-f...

At GOP debate, presidential candidates bash union bosses, sympathize with striking workers

DETROIT — Thirteen days into the United Auto Workers' strike, Republican presidential candidates blasted union brass during Wednesday's presidential debate in California, while expressing support for the rank-and-file workers. Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur, said he doesn't have "a lot of patience for the union bosses," though he holds sympathy for union workers because he understands that economic hardship isn't a "choice." "If I was given advice to those workers? I would say go picket in front of the White House in Washington, D.C.," Ramaswamy said. "That's really where the protest needs t...

UAW negotiations 'don't mean as much as you think,' Trump tells crowd

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Republican Donald Trump railed against electric vehicles during a campaign stop in suburban Detroit Wednesday night, saying they're too expensive, aren't capable of traveling far enough and would spur job losses for Americans. Trump, a former president who's seeking to challenge current Democratic President Joe Biden next year, made the comments during a speech at Drake Enterprises, a parts supplier in Clinton Township. Amid a historic strike by the United Auto Workers against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, Trump said, "Your current negotiations don’t mean as mu...

UAW president: Union is ready to strike selected plants at all Detroit automakers

DETROIT — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Wednesday gave the clearest signal yet that the union is willing to strike all three Detroit automakers at once, an unprecedented move that appears more likely than ever with less than a day to go before the contract deadline. Invoking his faith and quoting Scripture, Fain delivered an understated yet rousing appeal to autoworkers preparing to strike. He also laid out in the clearest detail yet what the union's strike strategy will be. He confirmed previous reports that the UAW will target specific plants at each of the Detroit automakers, ...

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Michigan false elector compares stress of indictment to cancer diagnosis

LANSING, Mich. — Marian Sheridan, one of the 16 Michigan false electors facing felony charges, compared the stress of her indictment to a cancer diagnosis in a video that was included in a Tuesday fundraising telethon. The telethon, organized by conservative groups, was attempting to raise $800,000 for the legal defense of the Republicans who signed a certificate in December 2020, falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump had won Michigan's 16 electoral votes. In July, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced eight felony charges, including forgery, against each of the Republican elect...

Michigan GOP co-chair said Trump campaign asked for GOP elector push: CNN

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Republican Party Co-Chairwoman Meshawn Maddock said former President Donald Trump's campaign had encouraged the effort to challenge the 2020 results by a group of 16 Republican electors, according to an audio recording obtained by CNN. The national outlet reported that Maddock, who was one of the 16 GOP electors who submitted a false document saying the battleground state had voted for Trump, made the comments at a Stand Up Michigan event. "We fought to seat the electors," Maddock said, according to the recording. "The Trump campaign asked us to do that." News of the ...

GOP groups in Michigan sue to overturn late-ballot ruling

DETROIT — Three GOP-led groups are making urgent appeals in state court to gain the legal standing needed to appeal and overturn a recent ruling requiring clerks to count late ballots and making changes to the rules governing ballot collection. The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday issued an order that expedites consideration of the requests to intervene and ordered a ruling in at least one of the cases by Wednesday. The potential challenges from the GOP-led Legislature, the Republican National Convention and the Michigan Republican Party stemmed from a Sept. 18 ruling by state Court of Claims Ju...