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Michigan activists call for state lawmakers to fight against poverty
BY KEN COLEMAN, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Dozens of Michigan activists rallied at the Michigan Capitol on Saturday and called for the state government lawmakers and executives across the nation to respond to poverty. “It’s time to take back the mic. It’s time to lift our voices,” said Michigan Poor People’s Campaign Chair Derrick Knox Jr. “It’s…
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Michigan Senate committee considers bills to cap payday loan rates
Testimony was heard Wednesday on proposed legislation to cap the rates that payday lenders in Michigan can charge and prevent “a debt trap by design.”
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Nessel supports nixing Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period on abortion
Reproductive rights groups joined together for a lawsuit looking to throw out Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for receiving an abortion.
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Another far-right leader takes control of the Michigan Republican Party
The new chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party has a lengthy record of opposing access to reproductive health care and LGBTQ rights.
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Advocates blast Michigan Republican for floating birth control ban
First, he wanted to ban transgender health care. And now has speculated about wanting to ban a form of health care used by thousands of Michigan women.
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RNC names Hoekstra as chair of the Michigan Republican Party
It’s a question that has been asked and answered, and yet, remains without a resolution: Who runs the Michigan Republican Party?
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Michigan Republican faces sanctions for spreading racist conspiracy theory
After amplifying a white supremacist conspiracy theory on social media, state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) has been stripped of his legislative duties.
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Michigan Republican spews deadly white supremacist conspiracy theory on Twitter
State Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) is facing criticism—and calls to resign—after he amplified a racist conspiracy theory that has been used to justify murder.
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9 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
There’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from the cannabis industry as Michigan inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.
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Another ‘big package’ of gun safety bills is coming to Michigan. Here’s what we know.
Democrats in the state Legislature are working on more legislation this year to help curb gun violence across Michigan—including a crackdown on ‘ghost guns.’
