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Record signature numbers filed for Michigan abortion, voting rights initiatives

LANSING, Mich. — A ballot committee seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution turned in 753,759 signatures Monday, a record amount that exceeds the state-mandated signature tally by more than 300,000.

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Michigan attorney general issues consumer alert on health apps after abortion ruling

LANSING, Mich. — With an abortion ban potentially looming, Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a consumer alert Tuesday, advising Michiganians to "very carefully review" policies for cell phone applications that hold personal health data.

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Whitmer again asks Michigan Supreme Court to end 'confusion' over state abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a third appeal Monday to the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately consider her lawsuit challenging the state abortion ban, asking the high court to rule definitively on the constitutionality of the law.

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Abortion ruling could spur 'political earthquake' ahead of pivotal Michigan election

LANSING, Mich. — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended a nationwide constitutional right to abortion shook the political landscape in Michigan with Democrats contending the decision will energize their party less than five months ahead of a pivotal midterm election.

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Trump electors in Michigan being served with federal subpoenas

LANSING, Mich. — Some of the 16 Michigan Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming to cast the state's electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in December 2020 are receiving grand jury subpoenas from federal officials, according to multiple sources.

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GOP lawmaker floats new abortion ban with 10-year penalty; Gov. Whitmer calls it 'scary'

LANSING, Mich. — A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill prohibiting abortion at all stages of pregnancy that would make the provision of an abortion equivalent to manslaughter, a 10-year felony carrying an up to $100,000 fine.

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Ex-Michigan elections director: False electors' actions should be reviewed

LANSING, Mich. — The actions of 16 Republicans who signed a false certificate claiming Donald Trump won Michigan in 2020 deserve a "close look" from law enforcement investigators, a former state elections director said.

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Michigan senator refuses to testify publicly before Jan. 6 committee

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan state Sen. Ed McBroom, the Republican who led an investigation that upheld the results of the 2020 presidential election, revealed Thursday he rejected a request to appear publicly before the U.S. House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

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In Michigan, James Craig sues petition circulators; Perry Johnson meeting with lawyers to file suit

LANSING, Mich. — Two Republican gubernatorial hopefuls disqualified from the August primary ballot because of a wave of fraudulent petition signatures plan to sue the companies and individual circulators accused of forging thousands of signatures.

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Drive-Through Cannabis Shop Opens In Lansing Michigan

Bazonzoes Provisioning Center in south Lansing is now offering drive-through pickup for fast take-away.

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Donald Trump isn't ready to endorse in Michigan governor's race, 2 allies say

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump isn't ready to make an endorsement in Michigan's Republican primary race for governor, two of his top allies in the state contended on Tuesday.

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GOP-led Legislature to step in as defendant in high-profile Michigan abortion lawsuit

LANSING, Mich. — The Republican-led state Legislature plans to step in as the defendant in a case challenging the constitutionality of Michigan's abortion ban after Attorney General Dana Nessel said neither she nor anyone in her office would defend the state law.

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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson asks federal judge to cease printing of Michigan primary ballots

LANSING, Mich. — Republican Perry Johnson asked a federal judge Monday to order the Michigan secretary of state's office to "immediately cease the printing of August 2022 primary ballots" as he made a last-ditch effort to get back into the race for governor.

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Wisconsin gunman's list included Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's name

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's name appeared on a list of a gunman who's suspected in the killing of a retired judge in Wisconsin, her office said Saturday.

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Lawmakers OK $37.3 million spending plan to increase safety at Oxford, other schools

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature on Thursday pushed through a roughly $37.3 million supplemental budget bill to benefit Oxford Community Schools and to set up statewide school safety grants days after a shooting in Texas took the lives of 19 elementary students and two teachers.

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Board of canvassers deadlocks, blocking 5 candidates for governor from ballot

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 Thursday, keeping, for now, five GOP candidates for governor who were entangled in an alleged wave of petition forgeries off the August primary ballot.

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Michigan Senate Republicans block votes on gun storage bills after Texas school shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt Wednesday to bring a set of bills to impose new storage standards for firearms up for votes in the state Senate, a day after a gunman killed 21 people at a Texas elementary school.

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Republican Michael Brown withdraws from Michigan governor's race after petition forgery report

LANSING, Mich. — Republican Michael Brown, one of five candidates caught up in a wave of reportedly fraudulent petition signatures, withdrew Tuesday morning from the race to be Michigan's next governor.

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Michigan petition forgery report spurs bipartisan calls for criminal prosecutions

LANSING, Mich. — Petition circulators who allegedly forged signatures, leading to five Republican candidates for Michigan governor potentially losing their spots on the primary ballot, should be criminally prosecuted, key political figures from both sides of the aisle said Tuesday.

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2 GOP gubernatorial candidates in Michigan shouldn't make ballot, Bureau of Elections says

LANSING, Mich. — Former Detroit police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, two of the top candidates for the Republican nomination for governor, didn't submit enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot, according to findings from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

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State Supreme Court to Whitmer: Clarify need for a speedy review of Michigan abortion law

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court has asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide more information on why the justices should bypass a lower court and immediately consider her arguments challenging the constitutionality of the state's dormant abortion law.

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Michigan lawmaker entangled in voting tabulator probe

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan state Rep. Daire Rendon, a Republican who has previously claimed to have evidence of election fraud from information technology "experts," has quietly become entangled in a probe into unauthorized access to voting tabulators.

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Michigan House OKs bill to address rules on Oxford attendance, testing after shooting

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House on Thursday passed a $6.8 million supplemental spending bill that attempts to resolve lingering questions over Oxford Community Schools' ability to end the school year June 10 without fear of reprisal for not meeting state school day requirements.

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Why Mike Pence is coming to Michigan on Tuesday

LANSING, Mich. — Former Vice President Mike Pence will return to Michigan on Tuesday in hopes of boosting a petition effort to establish tax credits and a scholarship program that could help students attend private schools.

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Michigan attorney general blasts Oxford schools for delaying investigation into mass shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Wednesday accused the Oxford Board of Education of being "more focused on limiting liability" than responding to the concerns of the community and investigating the events that led up to the Nov. 30 mass shooting at the Oakland County district.

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