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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill this week that bans the use of what’s sometimes called the “gay panic” defense.
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Michigan Democrats are trying to reset the presidential race in the swing state now that Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to be their presidential candidate.
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Michigan housing officials say the state has done better than expected at reducing a housing shortage, especially for residents earning 80% or less of the area median income.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a state budget bill Wednesday, finalizing spending plans for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23.4 billon education budget Tuesday that includes a guarantee the state will pay for at least two years of post-high school learning.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president and has assumed a leadership role in the campaign.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals has rejected an effort to place a referendum on a local ballot to block a solar panel farm in the western Upper Peninsula. The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel was released Friday.
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Election recounts in Michigan could soon become limited to only those cases when the outcome could change.
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Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in June to 4.1 percent. It’s the first time this year the jobless number has gone up, but the state’s top labor analyst said an uptick was clearly on the way.
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Bills introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives could outlaw the use of sexual content to blackmail someone.Extortion is already illegal in Michigan. But package supporters say prosecutors are currently limited to a piecemeal approach when trying to press charges in these “sextortion” cases.