Lansing
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Trump picks sides as Michigan Republicans feud over state party leadership
Donald Trump endorsed a former Republican congressman as the new chairman of the state Republican Party, but Kristina Karamo still thinks she’s in charge.
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Secretary of State calls for more Michigan schools to bring back driver’s education
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wants to make driver’s education more accessible in Michigan, namely by connecting more public schools with state resources.
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9 ways Michigan Republicans are trying to rip away LGBTQ rights
Republican state lawmakers don’t control the legislative agenda in Lansing—but they’re still trying to go after LGBTQ rights.
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AUDIO: Michigan Republicans want to ban gender-affirming care for everyone
Republican lawmakers want to enact discriminatory laws to strip away life-saving health care for transgender and non-binary people.
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Whitmer lays out benefits of clean energy future plan
Last spring, Democrats in the state Senate introduced the Clean Energy Future plan to bring multiple pieces of the MI Healthy Climate Plan into state law.
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Whitmer to request funding for free community college for all
This latest proposal expands on Whitmer’s previous plan that temporarily lowered the qualifying age for free community college tuition.
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Michigan leaders demand investigation of ‘disturbing’ behavior from top Republican
Several Michigan leaders are urging state lawmakers to investigate one of their Republican colleagues after he was accused of domestic assault in 2019.
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More questions than answers persist over who runs the Michigan Republican Party
Claims and counterclaims of leadership, backed up by lawsuits and motions to dismiss. Thus is the state of the Michigan Republican Party.
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House committee hears testimony on lead abatement bills
A package of bills to better protect children and others from lead contamination got their first hearing on Thursday in front of a state House committee.
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Lansing mayor calls for Biden to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco
A coalition of mayors from across the country is calling on the White House to issue a final rule prohibiting menthol cigarettes.
