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Michigan abortion providers thought they'd be helping patients get out of the state if Roe fell. Instead, they're overwhelmed by the number of patients trying to get in to the clinics, both from Michigan and other states.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday to lift Michigan’s 35-year-old ban on the use of paid pregnancy surrogates.Michigan was one of the first states to outlaw paid surrogacy contracts in 1988. Now, Whitmer said, Michigan will be the final state in the nation to allow families to use in vitro fertilization with compensated surrogates without fear of criminal prosecution.

Three Michigan cities won federal funds to support more sustainable transportation.

Each declared GOP U.S. Senate candidate faces calls to investigate signatures on their nominating petitions, and a Democratic U.S. House candidate might not make the cut.

On this week’s It’s Just Politics, Elon Musk name checks Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on X, more than a million absentee ballots in Michigan are already sent in and the presidential candidates in Michigan are everywhere all at once. Plus, a surprising endorsement from Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement. Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta are joined on this week’s podcast by Bridge Michigan’s Lauren Gibbons and the Detroit Free Press’ Clara Hendrickson.

On this episode, a Michigan politics digest with Simon Schuster. We talked about the 2024 election Representative Rashida Tlaib, and intra-party conflicts in MI's GOP.

Information like how much money each local government stands to receive and how the state is spending its share of money is now available online on a state website.

On July 31, join Michigan Public's Zoe Clark for our next Issues & Ale: It's Just Politics - Countdown to the Michigan Primary.

The Marquette Greenway Trail project will be 54 miles connecting Chicago to New Buffalo. It begins construction in Michigan April 2024.

Choosing whether and when to have children is one of the most important economic decisions a woman can make. That decision can be shaped by whether or not a woman has access to abortion.