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Michigan may play a decisive role in a third consecutive presidential election on Nov. 5, while voters there will also decide competitive races that could tip the balance of power in both chambers of Congress and the state House of Representatives.

The ACLU of Michigan has filed a lawsuit challenging what it calls the University of Michigan’s “repressive” policies toward some pro-Palestinian protesters. The civil rights group is suing on behalf of five people who received “trespass bans” after participating in protest activities.

In a special edition of the It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta take a look at five political stories that will make headlines in Michigan in 2025. From a new divided legislature to fights over who will lead the Republican and Democratic parties in Michigan, the It’s Just Politics team breaks it all down.

Legislation to support crime victims made it out of the Michigan Senate on Thursday.The package would give crime victims the right to testify remotely and have their faces blurred during court streams.

Partnering with foreign institutions could become tougher for Michigan schools under legislation that moved out of a state House committee Wednesday.

Ohio could become the seventh state to pass abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall said Wednesday that a public safety trust fund is a top priority heading into the Legislature’s spring session.

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has paused, for now, a lower court ruling that struck down a key tool for protecting minority voters under the federal Voting Rights Act in seven states.

Michigan Public has been notified that April Baer, host of the station’s daily Stateside show, has been selected to receive a National Gracie Award as best local Public Media host (Radio - Non-Commercial Local).

Mark Totten has thrown his hat in the ring for the position of Michigan Attorney General. The Democrat from Kalamazoo has previously worked as a U.S. attorney and as Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's chief legal counsel. It's his second run for the job.