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Nessel's office investigates Unlock Michigan

LANSING, MI (MPRN)--   Michigan’s Attorney General’s Office will investigate allegations against those behind a petition drive to strip Governor Gretchen Whitmer of her emergency powers. 

This Friday Unlock Michigan plans to deliver 500,000 petition signatures to state officials.

But there are allegations that members associated with the campaign may have engaged in criminal activity in collecting petition signatures.

Fred Wszolek is Unlock Michigan’s spokesman. He calls the investigation "a partisan political farce."

“We’re not out there trying to cheat people into doing anything,” he says. “Because the fact of the matter is, this has been the easiest petition drive in the history of ever. Because there’s just tremendous demand for this from a lot of people.”

If enough valid signatures are verified it’s expected the Republican-led legislature will approve repealing the 1945 law.  

Steve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Radio since 2005. Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting. During his two and a half decades in broadcasting, Steve has won numerous awards, including accolades from the Associated Press and Radio and Television News Directors Association. Away from the broadcast booth, Steve is an avid reader and movie fanatic. Q&A