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Judge Blocks Prosecutors From Enforcing Michigan's ‘Chilling And Dangerous' Abortion Ban
“A person carrying a child has a right to bodily autonomy and integrity, as well as a safe doctor-patient relationship," the judge said.
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A West Michigan Library Faces Closure After Voters Defund It Over LGBTQ+ Books
A small West Michigan library was essentially defunded in last week’s primary election in a dispute over the LGBTQ+ material.
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Whitmer Stresses ‘Stark Differences’ With Dixon On Abortion Rights, 2020 Election
"Because there are two people of the same gender doesn’t mean that we are a lot alike," Whitmer said.
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How Trump's Footprint Is All Over Michigan's Race For Governor
“Giving Tudor Dixon a good, hard look,” Trump wrote Friday morning on Truth Social, the social media company he founded.
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State Elections Officials Struggle With Paper Shortages, Harassment, Insider Threats
Many election officials said their primary concern heading into the midterm election is with supply chain issues causing paper shortages.
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McMorrow: ‘I Might Be Dead Right Now' Without Roe V. Wade
Eight weeks after McMorrow gave birth to her first child last year, she elected to get an IUD.
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GOP Gov. Candidates Slam Dixon For ‘Playing Both Sides' During Debate As Aug. 2 Primary Nears
Right-wing media personality Tudor Dixon was absent from the event to be at her father’s funeral.
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Donna Brandenburg To Run As U.S. Taxpayers Party Of Michigan Gov. Candidate
Brandenburg also dismissed concerns that her candidacy might dilute opposition to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November.
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Susan J. Demas: Normalcy Bias Is A Hell Of A Drug
How can the human brain comprehend that 1.02 million Americans have died of COVID, or everyone in the state of Rhode Island?
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Misogyny Is Fueling The Country's Gun Violence Epidemic, Experts Say
“I think so much comes down to parents talking to kids about what does racism look like, what does sexism look like,” she continued.
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‘Get Your Hands Off Our Bodies'
Women of color are vowing to push back against the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to end constitutional protection for abortion.
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Metro Detroit Honors Late Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson
Gloria Page could not fight back tears Thursday as she viewed the body of Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson.
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Whitmer Asks Feds To Clear Up Legality Of Michiganders Seeking Abortion Services In Canada
Despite the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion is still legal in Michigan — for now.
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‘It Is Important To Keep Michigan An Access State' Says National Reproductive Rights Leader
“We can’t let this setback send us off to our corner,” said Whitmer.
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Statewide COVID-19 Rates Continue To Rise With 13,102 New Cases In The Last Week
The virus has been detected in all of Michigan’s 83 counties. The state’s COVID-19 fatality rate is currently at 1.5%
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Enviros: DePerno Is Beholden To ‘Dirty Fossil Fuels Money' For Pledging To Drop Line 5 Suits
“Probably within the first day or two after I’m sworn in, we’ll dismiss Michigan’s involvement in that litigation,” DePerno said.
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Whitmer, Republicans Strike Deal On $76B Budget With Hikes For Schools, Roads, More
Previous budget proposals struggled to garner Democratic support after Republicans injected anti-abortion language.
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Senate OKs Measure To Replace Lewis Cass Statue In D.C. With Coleman Young
Young, a Democratic Michigan state senator during the 1960s and early ‘70s, went on to serve as Detroit mayor from 1974 to 1994.
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Whitmer Urges Insurance Companies To Ensure Coverage For Reproductive Health Care
Whitmer called on Michigan health insurance companies to ensure women have coverage for reproductive health care.
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African World Festival Returns To Detroit's Hart Plaza, Entrance Fee Concerns Some
“The AWF is a cultural institution in Detroit and I’ve never missed one,” said Marsha Philpot, a Detroit cultural leader.
