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Michigan Group Petitions To Revoke Whitmer Emergency Powers
A petition aiming to end a law allowing Whitmer to use emergency powers has received 500,000 signatures. But were they legally acquired?

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A petition aiming to end a law allowing Whitmer to use emergency powers has received 500,000 signatures. But were they legally acquired?

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