Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election integrity and boosting confidence in results ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

The candidates for Michigan governor have criticized each other's positions on abortion during their first debate.

LANSING, Mich. – Stephen Markman has heard his last round of cases after 21 years as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court. Markman, 71, is retiring but can still participate in opinions and orders through December. Before the court heard five cases Thursday, Chief Justice Bridget McCormack recognized Markman's tenure as a judge at the Supreme Court and the Michigan appeals court as well as U.S. attorney in Detroit and deputy attorney general in Washington. “I know very few people who have had such a long and committed career to public service as Justice Markman,” McCormack said. Markman said it's “been a blessing” to serve on the Supreme Court.

Michigan, of course, is at the very heart of this matter due to it’s proximity to Canada.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University's attorneys are changing their conciliatory tone in light of the Larry Nassar scandal. The attorneys told a federal judge the most recent lawsuits filed against the university should be thrown out. Some involved in the Nassar case called the attorneys' tone aggressive. In February, as more and more Nassar victims surfaced and gave their emotional testimony about the horrors he committed, then-acting university President Satish Udpa fell on his sword. "I think they're just trying to pass the buck and they should take responsibility and be accountable for it," one student said.