Republicans say Gretchen Whitmer would push the same tax and economic policies as Michigan’s last Democratic governor, Jennifer Granholm. The record is more complicated.
Lindsay VanHulle
Lindsay VanHulle is a former reporter for Bridge Magazine
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Bridge Magazine guide to the 2018 Michigan ballot proposals
Three statewide Michigan ballot proposals will appear in November, ranging from legalizing recreational marijuana to voting and redistricting reform. Bridge offers a quickie guide to their pros and cons, and who is funding them.
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Expansion of Michigan's voting access to be decided by November ballot
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers unanimously voted to place a ballot proposal to expand voting access on the November ballot. It would allow, among other things, same-day voter registration and no-reason absentee voting.
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Truth Squad | Michigan Democratic Party attacks Bill Schuette on health care
Schuette says he wants to preserve insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions. Yet as Attorney General, the gubernatorial candidate joined suits to block Obamacare, which protects those with pre-existing conditions.
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Michigan Legislature passes minimum wage, paid sick leave bills to avert ballot
The Republican-led legislature could be in for a legal fight if they try to blunt or kill these measures after the November election. Democrats accuse GOP of foiling the will of voters by keeping measures off ballot.
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Michigan senator introduces bill to fund $2B in water cleanups
The bonding bill, sponsored by Sen. Margaret O’Brien of Kalamazoo County, differs from a plan backed by Gov. Rick Snyder, who prefers to raise needed revenue via higher fees.
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In final year, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder checks off much of ambitious agenda
In his State of the State address in January, the term-limited governor outlined an aggressive strategy in a lame-duck election year. Business and political leaders were skeptical.
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Amid jeers, Michigan Republicans select a supreme court justice who strayed
Elizabeth Clement, an incumbent justice who voted in favor of two Republican-opposed causes, secured her party’s nomination Saturday despite some palpable frustration on the convention floor.
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Tom Leonard is Michigan Republican Attorney General pick, Treder Lang nabs SOS
Michigan Republican delegates chose nominees Saturday for attorney general, secretary of state, two Supreme Court seats and other statewide offices, while urging unity against Democrats.
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Minimum wage hike on November ballot, pending Michigan Supreme Court appeal
The Board of State Canvassers on Friday voted to certify the proposal, following a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling this week ordering that a citizen petition to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12 appear on the November ballot.