Hayley Harding

Hayley Harding

Reporter, Votebeat

Hayley Harding is a Detroit-based reporter who has covered government and the people who run it at all levels. She covers voting and election administration in Michigan. Before that, she was a data journalist on The Detroit News’ investigations team, where she covered population trends, social problems, and more. She has worked for the Idaho Statesman in Boise and for the Salisbury Daily Times in Salisbury, Maryland. A Michigander by birth, Hayley graduated from Ohio University.

Charges have been dismissed against five other people originally charged in the Macomb County community of St. Clair Shores.

The state cited federal privacy laws in withholding sensitive data requested by the Trump administration, such as Social Security numbers.

Whitmer makes the call after an eight-month wait, setting voters up for four trips to the polls in 2026.

Officials say the Justice Department hasn’t responded to a request for help transmitting the massive file.

Proponents of the bill cite the potential burden on local clerks. One conservative activist labels it a ‘solution in search of a problem.’

Organizers of the ballot measure in Dearborn say it would improve representation of less affluent areas.

The Republican lawyer has been a prolific conservative voice in sharing misleading or false election information since 2020.

They allegedly paid newly naturalized citizens and filled out their ballots, court documents say.

Critics of the governor say she’s stalling out of fear that the seat will flip to Republicans.