Updated, 3:41 p.m., 5/7/24 Abortion questions will officially be on the ballot in several states, such as Florida and Maryland, this fall. A handful of abortion-rights supporters have until the …
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5/7/24
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Updated, 1:54 p.m., 5/7/24 Lawmakers who oppose abortion often invoke their faith — many identify as Christian — while debating policy. The anti-abortion movement’s use of Christianity in …
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5/7/24
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More than 1,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 869 who work at the Stellantis Warren Stamping Plant in Warren have voted to authorize a strike, saying the company has refused to address …
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5/7/24
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WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene plan to meet privately Tuesday amid her calls for him to resign or face a floor vote that could, but likely …
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5/7/24
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A pair of lawsuits brought by the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Michigan courts are being opposed by Democrats as “the latest in a series of meritless lawsuits … which serve only to …
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5/7/24
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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Walking around Traverse City, it’s hard to miss the yard signs with a …
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5/7/24
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Brian Lyman, in his welcome column, launched States Newsroom’s Alabama outlet with these words: “The pain and promise of Alabama collide on Dexter Avenue, the heart of Montgomery.” The Alabama …
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5/6/24
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More than nine months after registering to vote in Michigan, election officials in Florida say former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-White Lake) is now officially removed from their voting rolls. Rogers, …
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5/6/24
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During a Monday Detroit visit, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration has pledged more than $100 million for small and medium-sized auto manufacturers to expand or …
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5/6/24
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Updated, 3:08 p.m., 5/6/24 The 50th House District, which had been a four-way contest for the GOP nomination, has one less contender after incumbent state Rep. Bob Bezotte (R-Howell) was dropped from …
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5/6/24
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WASHINGTON — Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. James Clyburn received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday from President Joe Biden, the leader whose presidential campaign Clyburn, a South Carolina …
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5/6/24
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Calling the Republican Party the “party of fertilization,” former President Trump continues to make false claims in a recent interview with a Detroit TV station, while simultaneously taking …
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Jon King (via Michigan Advance)
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5/6/24
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ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Flint, Michigan, is less than 70 miles from the …
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5/6/24
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WASHINGTON — States and local organizations that aid victims of sexual assault and other crimes are raising the alarm about a multi-year plunge in funds, a major problem they say Congress must fix …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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5/6/24
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It’s slowly hit some Republicans that their anti-abortion agenda is electoral poison. That was obvious during the 2022 midterm elections after the right-wing Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, …
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Susan J. Demas (via Michigan Advance)
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5/5/24
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Last month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll …
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5/5/24
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WASHINGTON — Families gathered outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to “make a fuss for babies,” who they believe are being left behind by lawmakers who direct only a fraction of U.S. resources to …
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Ashley Murray (via Michigan Advance)
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5/4/24
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If there’s one thing Michigan lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have mostly agreed on over decades, it’s handing out billions of dollars of tax breaks, cash and other incentives to …
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Rick Haglund (via Michigan Advance)
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5/4/24
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WASHINGTON — Two Democratic U.S. senators announced Thursday they plan to introduce a piece of legislation that would require large companies to disclose quota practices to workers and prevent …
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Ariana Figueroa (via Michigan Advance)
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5/4/24
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Violence faced by Indigenous people is not simply a decades-long problem; it is a 500-year problem that continues to pervade every Indigenous family, said Melissa Pope, chief judge of the …
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5/3/24
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