Two House Democrats are vacating their seats for local mayoral positions after election victories Tuesday. Their departures will, at least temporarily, strip Democrats of their two-seat majority.
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Michigan’s marijuana industry jolted by Ohio legalization, local vote defeats
Michigan marijuana retailers got bad news this week when voters in four metro Detroit communities opposed new stores in their communities while Ohio voters approved recreational marijuana — a decision that could eventually hurt pot shops in southern Michigan.
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Ranked-choice voting passed in three cities, but Michigan law prohibits it
The ranked-choice voting system, which allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, passed in Kalamazoo, East Lansing and Royal Oak Tuesday. But its use requires a change in state law.
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Right to Life of Michigan lawsuit seeks to overturn abortion rights Proposal 3
Long-shot suit asks a federal court to overturn the abortion rights initiative approved last fall by 57 percent of Michigan voters.
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Michigan election results: Coleman, Stone win mayor bids; Dems lose House edge
The election of two state representatives as mayors in southeast Michigan communities means that Democrats have lost their majority control of the state House.
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‘Watered-down’ version of bills repealing abortion restrictions head to Whitmer
The Michigan Senate on Tuesday finalized what some advocates called a ‘watered-down’ version of bills repealing several abortion restrictions, keeping intact a 24-hour waiting period law that House Democrats didn’t have the votes to repeal.
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Michigan passes first test with early voting: smooth sailing, low turnout
Nearly 40 cities and townships rolled out nine days of early voting for the first time. This year’s election is something of a trial run before a heavy ballot in 2024.
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Redistricting experts tell court: We followed law with Michigan maps
Experts defend splitting Detroit districts, telling a court that doing so made statewide legislative maps less partisan. A trial will determine if the new districts dilute the power of Black voters.
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Marijuana sales, school bonds, mayoral races on Tuesday Michigan ballots
Michigan could lose its slim Democratic majority in the state House if two current representatives win mayoral races on Tuesday.
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What legal battle over racial makeup of Detroit districts means for Michigan
A three-judge panel is weighing whether Michigan’s independent redistricting commission discriminated against Black voters when drawing legislative political districts.