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LANSING, Mich. — Republicans who voted to remove Kristina Karamo as the state party's chairwoman are now planning to ask the courts to intervene in the disagreement over who controls the Michigan GOP. Warren Carpenter, a Republican from Oakland County who has been among the most vocal critics of Karamo's leadership, said Thursday that a lawsuit will be filed in the coming days. One faction of the Michigan GOP held a special state committee meeting Saturday in Oakland County, where participants voted to unseat Karamo, a former secretary of state candidate whom delegates elected chairwoman in Fe......

MIAMI — The Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen the bank accounts of a politically connected developer and accused him in a lawsuit of fleecing millions of dollars from dozens of investors in his South Florida real estate projects, as well as failing to pay more than $1 million in federal payroll taxes. The federal agency filed suit against Rishi Kapoor under seal in Miami on Dec. 27 and then quietly obtained a judge’s order freezing his bank accounts and properties to preserve his remaining assets to help pay back investors. The order, unsealed on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Ceci......

LANSING— Democrats are taking steps to safeguard the board that certifies elections in Michigan from the influence of state Republican Party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo, who rose to political prominence by spreading unproven claims of voter fraud. Amid fears among some that Karamo could use a position on the Board of State Canvassers to try to contest a future election's outcome, the Democrat-controlled Michigan Legislature added provisions to a bill on Oct. 31)/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2023-SB-0529&query=on) to lessen her potential sway over the panel. Democratic lawmakers sent the......

Tyson Foods is recalling 30,000 pounds of frozen chicken “Fun Nuggets” after consumers reported finding metal shards in the dinosaur-shaped patties. “A limited number of consumers have reported they found small, pliable metal pieces in the product, and out of an abundance of caution, the company is recalling this product,” Tyson said in a statement that included the bag label. “No other Tyson Brand products are affected.” The recall applies to 29-ounce plastic bag packages made at a single location on Sept. 5, Tyson said in its recall announcement on Saturday. About 16,500 packages of the nugg......

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court has granted the request of Republican legislative leaders to revisit whether the courts can order the state to pay hundreds of millions to public schools. In a court order dated Oct. 20, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal filed by Sen. Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore that a trial judge lacked the jurisdiction to say the state owes schools $677.8 million. In its majority decision, Republican Associate Judge Phil Berger Jr. — the son of Sen. Berger — said many matters remain unresolved in the long-running Leandro school funding ......

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan — The United Auto Workers said Monday it has expanded its strike of the Detroit automakers to Stellantis NV's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, adding 6,800 members to picket lines and dealing another blow to the automakers' profitable truck plants. Workers at SHAP make Ram 1500 trucks. The week before last, the UAW significantly expanded its unprecedented simultaneous strike of all three U.S. automakers when it took down Ford Motor Co.'s largest and most profitable plant, Kentucky Truck, which builds Super Duty trucks. UAW President Shawn Fain warned in a public barg......