State of Michigan will re-count Detroit ballots
A state election panel will be tasked with certifying the results from the Detroit mayoral primary. This comes after the Wayne County election board refused to certify the votes. Michigan Radio’s Rick Pluta reports that the county will have to pay the costs of having the state re-tabulate the ballots.
FBI may continue to use demographic information
A federal appeals court has sided with the FBI in a case about racial and ethnic mapping. The Detroit chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit against the FBI because it refuses to share information about its use of demographic data in investigations. Michigan Radio’s Rina Miller reports that “a federal appeals court says the FBI is allowed to withhold some information so that criminals and terrorists don't know what the bureau is looking into.”
Occupy comes to Kalamazoo
The Occupy movement is back in Michigan this week. Activists from around the country will take over a park in downtown Kalamazoo to bring attention to issues ranging from the economy to racism. Michigan Radio’s Steve Carmody reportsthat “unlike other Occupy events, the activists say no one will be sleeping overnight in Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park.”
