Officials hope the memorial ‘will wake people up to the devastating effect of the pandemic.’

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says Trump is ‘leading the charge on incivility.’

Also: The world’s largest plastic recycling plant is coming to Pennsylvania, and gay lawmakers make history at the Democratic National Convention.

A new campaign ad launched by Michigan GOP Senate candidate John James is riddled with misinformation.

Also: Racism is recognized as a public health crisis in Michigan, and residents of Nevada will have an easier time voting in November.

Also: Michigan health workers will receive implicit bias training, and House Democrats take steps to increase staff diversity.

The latest New York Times polls show Biden could notch a landslide victory if the election were held today.

Right-wing media outlets are commissioning polls that end up showing Trump trailing Biden.

Michigan state Rep. Gary Eisen posted a photo on social media of several magazines of ammunition days before a planned NAACP protest.

Also: The governor of Pennsylvania wants to raise the state’s minimum wage, and Michigan is helping businesses procure protective equipment.

Voters in the state will receive absentee ballot applications in the mail for November’s election.

Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany offered a creative explanation for why Trump threatened Michigan and Nevada on Twitter.

Leaked audio from a fundraiser reveals Trump’s eldest son suggesting that ‘the MAGA 2016 agenda’ could have prevented the coronavirus crisis.

Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from Michigan and Nevada in retaliation for expanding access to voting.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson noted that most voters ‘across the political spectrum want the option to vote by mail.’

Also: Organizers with the Biden campaign unionize, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, gives a boost to a statewide effort to stop LGBTQ discrimination.

Gretchen Whitmer and other governors are calling for a national testing strategy as the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise.

Also: Michigan invests $130 million in child care, and Ohio is closer to having its first LGBTQ sheriff.

Trump wants Michigan’s governor to ‘give a little’ to the ‘very good people.’

The incendiary tweets come one day after Trump assured governors from across the country that the decision to reopen their states amid the pandemic was up to them.

Donald Trump praised protesters who want to end social distancing before it’s safe.

Republicans in multiple states across the country are trying to override their governors’ social distancing orders — ignoring expert advice on how to stop the novel coronavirus.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) is staying focused on the coronavirus outbreak in Michigan despite Trump’s ongoing attacks.

Trump lashed out at Gretchen Whitmer after she went on MSNBC and said the administration didn’t ‘take this seriously early enough.’

Turnout in the Democratic primary increased by more than 30%.

Tuesday night is make-or-break for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions.

Tuesday’s primary in Michigan will be the first test of Democrats’ ability to win the state back from Trump.

Progressives notched victories on voting rights in both Virginia and North Dakota, and the House of Representatives took steps forward on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Trump said a lot of things that aren’t remotely true in the past week.