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GOP-Led Legislature OKs Bills Banning Mask Mandate For Kids, Limiting Whitmer's Powers
GOP-led chambers have been working to pass their own budget plans for the next fiscal year, but haven’t been able to get bipartisan support.
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Legislature Passes More Budget Bills, Republicans Include Reimbursement Of Enbridge's Legal Fees
The state House and Senate had another long day of debating a number of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget bills Wednesday.
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Whitmer: Legislature Needs To OK $370M For Childcare As More Residents To Restart In-Person Work
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on the GOP-led Legislature to work with her.
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GOP-Led Legislature Axes Whitmer Programs, Reduces Federal COVID Funding In Budgets
The state House passed eight budget bills Tuesday.
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Michigan Tribes Plan Peaceful Gatherings For Enbridge ‘Eviction Day,' LaDuke To Speak
Tribal citizens and environmental groups in Michigan are preparing for “Enbridge eviction” celebrations this week.
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Redistricting Panel Kicks Off Public Hearings, Despite Questions Looming Around Census Data
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is in charge of drawing the state's new district lines.
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GOP House Budget Moves Forward Toward Floor Vote
The state House Appropriations Committee advanced the GOP-led House budget plan for Fiscal Year 2022 this week.
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Bills You May Have Missed, From Naming A State Pet To Prohibiting Vaccine Passports
Michigan would designate a state pet and teachers would accrue years of service more quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic under these bills.
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GOP Pushes Bills To Restrict The Use Of Ballot Boxes On Election Day
The state Senate Elections Committee took up a number of bills Wednesday centered around ballot drop boxes.
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Detroit Goes Door-To-Door, Pays Drivers To Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations
The city of Detroit on Tuesday launched a campaign targeting neighborhoods around six of its community vaccination sites.
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States With Higher Vaccine Demand Will Be Able To Request More From The Feds
With demand for COVID-19 vaccines dropping in many states, the federal government is changing how those doses are allocated.
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Enbridge Rebuts Nessel And Whitmer, Argues For Line 5 Shutdown Case To Be Heard In Federal Court
If Judge Janet Neff rules in Enbridge’s favor, the company intends to lean heavily on federal statutes to win the lawsuit.
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Whitmer Told Former DHHS Director She Was ‘Going In A New Direction' Before His Resignation
Gordon, a former Obama administration official who Whitmer appointed in 2019, resigned from DHHS on Jan. 22.
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Whitmer, Michigan AFL-CIO Mark Workers Memorial Day, Encourage U.S. Senate To Pass PRO Act
Workers Memorial Day is held each April 28 to remember those who have died or been disabled on the job over the past year.
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Only School Districts With In-Person Learning Get COVID Relief Cash Under House GOP Plan
The state House Appropriations Committee approved the first pieces of the GOP's $13 billion COVID-19 relief funding plan Wednesday.
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ADL: Michigan Antisemitic Incidents Increase 21% In 2020
The normalization of antisemitism is continuing a “very, very troubling” upward trend in Michigan, despite a year of health restrictions.
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‘Enough Is Enough': Macomb Women's Group Calls On Lucido To Resign
A new grassroots organization of Macomb County women is demanding the resignation of their county's new prosecutor.
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#MeToo Was Founded By A Black Woman. So Why Are The Voices Of Michigan Women Of Color Often Missing On The Issue?
Some say that for the most part, people of color “are nonexistent” when it comes to putting a face on sexual abuse and harassment.
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16 States, 4 Tribes Back Whitmer's Lawsuit Over Line 5 Shutdown
Several entities have so thrown in their support for the state’s motion to remand the case back to the Ingham County 30th Circuit Court.
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State Board Deadlocks On Unlock Michigan Petition
The controversial GOP-linked campaign to permanently repeal a 76-year-old law that granted emergency powers to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
