Whitmer sets special election for Flint-area House seat
LANSING (AP) — Flint-area voters will vote in January and March to fill a legislative seat left vacant by a lawmaker who was elected mayor of Flint.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced the dates for a special election to fill the 34th House district.
A special primary will be held Jan. 7. The general election will be March 10, the date of Michigan's presidential primary.
Democrat Sheldon Neeley resigned Monday less than a week after being elected Flint's mayor.
People wishing to run for the seat must file by Nov. 19.
Justice Department forms group to combat contracting fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is forming a special group of prosecutors and watchdogs from several agencies to fight bid-rigging, price fixing and other fraud that hurts competition in federal government contracting.
Justice officials say the new effort against collusion in government procurement aims to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in contracting.
The task force will include prosecutors from the department’s antitrust division and 13 U.S. Attorney’s offices around the country, FBI investigators and inspectors general from the departments of Justice and Defense, the U.S. Postal Service and the General Services Administration.
Judge tosses lawsuit against immigrant licenses law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed one of several lawsuits challenging a New York law set to allow immigrants without legal documents to seek driver's licenses.
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford dismissed Friday a lawsuit brought by Republican Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns. The lawsuit called New York's law unconstitutional and sought to block its Dec. 14 rollout.
But a judge said Kearns lacked standing to bring the lawsuit because he didn't show that he'd be harmed under the law. Kearns told reporters Friday that the judge "punted" her responsibilities.
Similar lawsuits are pending in two other counties.
Supporters say licenses would help immigrants work, transport their family and apply for college and housing. Opponents argue licenses shouldn't be given to people who are in violation of federal immigration rules.
Residents say wild turkeys are attacking community
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Some New Jersey residents have been getting an early Thanksgiving surprise.
A gaggle of 40 to 60 wild turkeys have been aggressively terrorizing residents in a 55-and-up community in Ocean County daily.
Holiday City residents say the turkeys are blocking doorways, pecking at cars and behaving aggressively when they are shooed away.
The wild turkeys can sometimes weigh between 16 and 24 pounds and run up to 20 miles per hour.
The township says its animal control is powerless in capturing or stopping the birds since they are not licensed to trap wildlife.
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