Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to tax e-cigarettes would also ban any vape products not approved by the FDA, treating them as contraband subject to ‘seizure and forfeiture.’
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State of the State: Takeaways, fact-checks from Gretchen Whitmer’s speech
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a roads fix, education funding, housing and more — while making questionable claims about jobs and a tipped wage deal.
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Deaths prompt scrutiny, soul-searching as homelessness grows in Michigan
Housing and homeless aid providers call for more funding, more affordable housing following deaths of two Detroit children in parking garage
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Michigan ‘red flag’ gun law, year 1: 287 confiscation orders, 84 denials
One year into a Michigan law allowing removal of guns from at-risk individuals, proponents say it’s “working exactly the way we intended.”
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Michigan House kills hundreds of bills. See what died on final day of Dem control
Government transparency, gun reforms, polluter pay proposals among more than 250 bills that died as the Michigan House abruptly adjourned for the year, ending Democratic control of the lower chamber.
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Michigan House ends year with tears, fingerpointing
House Speaker Joe Tate, Detroit, pulled the plug after failing to secure votes amid walkouts by all Republicans and Democratic state Rep. Karen Whitsett, who on Thursday returned to the Capitol — but not the House floor.
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Michigan lame-duck Legislature: What to watch in likely last week of voting
The clock is ticking on Michigan’s Lame-duck Legislature. Here’s the latest.
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Michigan lame-duck Legislature: House Democrats revolt against Speaker Tate
The clock is ticking on Michigan’s Lame-duck Legislature. Here’s the latest.
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Benson: Michigan officials, candidates can use campaign cash for child care
New ruling ‘will help open up doors for more parents to run for office,’ says lawmaker who requested the interpretation from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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With clock ticking, Michigan Dems eye ‘ghost gun,’ bump stock bans
Gun manufacturers could also face legal liability for deaths under bills Democrats are lining up for potential votes in the lame-duck session.