The fate of abortion access will be left to states under a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Michigan has a 1931 law that makes abortion a felony that is being litigated in the court system.
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How Michigan will spend $1.2B in federal aid for pandemic relief, COVID tests
Michigan lawmakers end months of stalemates over federal resources and allocate money for schools, nursing homes, labs and more.
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Michigan Supreme Court dismisses redistricting suit over Black representation
Political maps created by Michigan’s new independent redistricting have survived the first in a series of legal challenges.
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Can a former Democrat win Michigan’s GOP heart? James Craig may soon find out
Before he was a Republican gubernatorial candidate, the former Detroit Police chief was a Democrat who supported some gun regulations. Some conservatives aren’t sure he’s changed.
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Michigan to offer nonbinary designation for driver licenses next week
Male, Female or X? Next week, Michigan residents will be able to eschew traditional male or female designations on their driver license or ID by instead choosing an “X” to reflect a nonbinary identity.
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GOP income tax reform would be ‘nail in coffin’ for Michigan cities, some say
A House bill would bar 24 Michigan cities from imposing taxes on non-resident workers. Critics say that would be ‘catastrophic,’ but one Republican says ‘Thomas Jefferson would be proud.’
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Breonna Taylor’s mother to Michigan lawmakers: Ban police no-knock warrants
Breonna Taylor’s mom tells Michigan lawmakers to ban no-knock warrants as the Legislature considers reforming the practice, which allows police to enter a private premises without announcing their presence.
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Michigan GOP officials, activists push for 2020 election audit
Six months after Congress certified the 2020 election, pro-Trump officials in the Michigan Republican Party want the state Legislature to order an audit.
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One year after George Floyd murder, lawmakers propose Michigan police reforms
Michigan hasn’t passed any significant reforms, but now a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to set standards for deadly force, create a system for independent investigations of shootings by officers and limit no-knock warrants.
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Michigan GOP mounts ‘election integrity’ push. Democrats fear suppression.
Conservatives say they’re trying to curb fraud with effort to make absentee voting harder. Others say it would be “the biggest infringement on voter rights to ever be put into public policy in this state.”