Michigan
Benson Loses Round in Fight Over Dead People on Michigan Voter Rolls
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s newest authorized maneuver to keep away from eradicating 25,975 deceased individuals from the state’s voter rolls has been stymied by a federal court docket.
Benson moved for dismissal of a case introduced in opposition to her in November 2021 by the Public Curiosity Authorized Basis (PILF) for her failure to scrub up the state’s voter registration rolls—in an alleged violation of Part 8 of the Nationwide Voter Registration Act of 1993.
On Aug. 25, Benson’s movement to dismiss the case was denied by the Western District Courtroom of Michigan.
The court docket additionally denied the motions to intervene filed by the Detroit/Downriver Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and the Michigan Alliance for Retired People, and Rise, Inc.
Moreover, PILF’s swimsuit seeks to pressure Benson to offer documentation of her efforts to take away deceased registrants from the voter rolls, one thing she has up to now additionally didn’t do.
Names of 25,975 Deceased Voters
PILF notified Benson of the issue in September 2020 and once more in November 2020, a 12 months earlier than it filed its lawsuit.
The inspiration offered Benson with the names of 25,975 voters its analysis found had handed away however have been nonetheless on Michigan’s voter rolls.
Of those, 23,663 registrants have been useless for 5 years or extra, and 17,449 have been useless for at the very least a decade.
The examine discovered that 3,956 registrants had been useless for at the very least 20 years.
That point span encompasses the phrases of each Democrat and Republican secretaries of state, a sign that neither social gathering has been severe a few voter roll cleanup.
PILF president J. Christian Adams stated in a press release in regards to the 2021 case: “For over a 12 months we shared particular knowledge with the Michigan Secretary of State’s Workplace in regards to the alarming downside of deceased registrants on Michigan’s voter rolls.
“Secretary Benson has accomplished nothing to resolve the issue and is even refusing at hand over public paperwork associated to those failures.
“The failure to take away deceased registrants creates a chance for fraud and makes Michigan’s elections much less safe.
“This case is about guaranteeing that deceased registrants usually are not receiving ballots.”
Commenting on its present authorized victory, Adams stated in an Aug. 25, assertion: “This preliminary win is a primary step.”
He added: “It’s astonishing that Benson is so vigorously opposing efficient listing upkeep.”
Adams known as it “outstanding” that, after PILF shared its knowledge with Benson in 2020, useless individuals stay on Michigan’s voter rolls.
The Michigan Secretary of State’s Workplace doesn’t touch upon ongoing or pending litigation
PILF received a whole victory in 2021 when Pennsylvania agreed to take away 20,000 deceased voters from its rolls.
In line with its press launch, PILF will proceed to help states in the reason for election integrity and to combat in opposition to lawlessness within the conducting of American elections wherever it’s discovered.
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Steven Kovac experiences for the Nationwide Crew from Michigan. He’s a former small businessman, native elected official, and conservative political activist. Steven is an ordained minister of the Gospel. He and his spouse of 33 years have two grown youngsters. He could be reached at steven.kovac@epochtimes.us
Henry Ford Health surgeons perform 1st beating-heart transplants in Michigan
With the beating-heart transplant technique, the donor heart does not have to be stopped a second time; it keeps beating as it is placed inside the patient.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Michigan’s first two beating-heart transplants took place at Henry Ford Health in Detroit recently.
On his 58th birthday, Ken Miller of Ferndale was given the news that he would be undergoing the first-ever beating-heart transplant in the state.
Now, he is in the process of recovering.
“I didn’t expect to be feeling this well,” Miller said. “I’m feeling great and blessed.”
Miller had been in heart failure for more than a decade. He spent 25 days in a hospital bed, on a machine, prior to receiving his new heart –and a kidney– on May 31.
“I’m really excited about this outcome and excited about how well this heart worked,” said cardiac transplant surgeon at Henry Ford Health, Dr. Kyle Miletic.
Ken Miller of Ferndale underwent Michigan’s first ever beating-heart transplant on May 31, 2024. (Provided by Henry Ford Health)
Heart transplantation has come a long way.
Generally, a donor heart is good for about four hours, which limits how far away a donor heart can come from. However, the “heart in a box” technology has been a breakthrough – which is a mini heart lung machine that keeps the heart beating.
But still, the heart has to be stopped, twice, before being transplanted.
“We are always very concerned every time we have to stop the heart. Now, it’s inevitable. It’s going to have to be stopped once at the donor hospital to put it on this box, but the problem is we have to stop it a second time,” Miletic said.
That can be problematic. But with the beating heart transplant technique, the donor heart does not have to be stopped a second time; it keeps beating.
“We hooked the donor heart up to his own blood stream. Once it came from the box, his blood was providing that blood and the nutrients to his new heart, and we sewed it in again as it was beating,” Miletic said.
Henry Ford surgeons performed a second beating-heart transplant just last week. That heart came from about 2,000 miles away.
“Despite being the furthest distance we’ve ever traveled – really woke up right away with no issues, and that patient is doing extremely well and has excellent cardiac function,” the doctor said.
The new technique is not only revolutionary for heart transplant patients, but liver and lung patients as well.
As for Miller, he’s ready to get back on his feet and back to his family.
“I look forward to just being able to move, walk, go upstairs,” he said. “All the things we take for granted.”
FRUITLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Storms Tuesday morning forced Michigan’s Adventure to close for the day.
The park closed “due to a power outage and inclement weather,” it announced on its Facebook page. It said most tickets for Tuesday will be honored through Labor Day.
“Thank you for understanding,” it wrote.
A line of strong storms swept through West Michigan Tuesday morning, leaving tens of thousands without power. Damage from the storms included downed trees and broken windows at a Grand Rapids post office.
Consumers Energy crews will be working throughout the day to restore power. Some may not have power back until Wednesday, a Consumers Energy spokesperson told News 8.
Michigan’s Adventure isn’t the only West Michigan closure. Some local schools and churches, including many in Kent County, have canceled summer activities for the day.
MARYSVILLE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — A Michigan home went viral on TikTok after the homeowners documented what they discovered under their indoor jacuzzi.
“I want to jump in first off, I guess, to be honest,” said Trevor Gilmartin as he recalled the moment he and his wife Hayley found a hole beneath their hot tub. “We did some testing to make sure the water was OK to get in.”
Ironically, scuba diving is a hobby of both he and his wife, so he had the gear to dive in. The couple documented their discovery on TikTok, where the video has amassed nearly 30 million views.
But many wondered what the nearly 20-foot deep hole was.
“Getting in it was like, every inch was OK, I can do this, you know. Nothing’s bit me yet,” Gilmartin said.
Gilmartin said the conversion into a home happened in 1979. He only knew about the water pumping station from a newspaper clipping passed on to him by the previous owner of the home.
What he didn’t know was what lay underneath the jacuzzi on the other side of his living room.
He and his wife tell CBS News Detroit it’s still fun to think about other possible historic landmarks the home could have been, even prior to the water pumping station.
“I do not want to cover it up. I know we have a lot of space here that we aren’t using. I know we have a lot of space here that we’re not using from the house, so if we have to cover it up I’d like to somehow make something that can access it. If I want to, even if for the next 10 years you know,” Gilmartin said when discussing possible next steps.
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