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Jan 9, 2021 · LANSING, Mich. — First came the “Unlock Michigan” protest. More than 1,000 cars, many draped with flags supporting President Trump, drove around the Michigan State Capitol, blaring their ...
Jan 3, 2024 · Updated, 1:31 p.m. and 4:23 p.m., 1/3/24 The Michigan Capitol in Lansing was among at least 11 — and news reports indicated as many as 23 — state Capitol buildings across the country to receive threats Wednesday. Lt. Rene Gonzalez, the public information officer for the Michigan State Police First District Headquarters, told the Michigan Advance […]
Jan 6, 2024 · Both state and federal investigations revealed a plan for 16 Republicans, identifying themselves as electors, to fraudulently submit a false certificate at the state Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, when the Michigan Electoral College met in the state Capitol to certify the state’s election results and awarded Biden all 16 of Michigan’s electoral ...
The Michigan State Capitol in Lansing opened Jan. 1, 1879, to great acclaim. Designed by architect Elijah E. Myers, Michigan’s Capitol holds a special place in American history as one of the first state capitols to be topped by a lofty cast iron dome. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992.
The 2023 Capitol ornament is now available! Inspired by the Rotunda Decorative Art Project, this year’s design is a three-dimensional miniature of the dome with accurate details inside & out!
With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of 96,716 sq mi (250,490 km 2 ), Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River. [b] Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's historic Capitol building is reopening to the public on Saturdays for the first time in years. The State Capitol Commission voted Monday to again host free tours of the 136-year-old building on Saturdays, starting June 6. The Capitol currently is open Monday through Friday. The downtown Lansing building will ...
