Ministers call on Republican John James to denounce ad running on Detroit-area station that equates pro-choice politics with killing black babies.
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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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Servers want $12 an hour. This restaurant owner says he can't afford it.
A new Michigan law would require restaurant servers to earn at least $12 an hour before tips by 2024 — if Michigan legislators don’t change it first.
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Paid sick leave law making some Michigan businesses feel queasy
A Traverse City nonprofit working with the disabled said it barely scrapes by. If it has to pay workers while they are out ill, the group’s director says it may have to cut services to survive.
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Amid Michigan opioid crisis, drug centers say new rules mean layoffs
Treatment officials argue that state regulatory changes could close detox centers and force layoffs. State officials counter that centers need full-time doctors and certified providers to ensure patient safety.
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Michigan’s Republican black-sheep justice is winning some unlikely allies
Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Clement has been snubbed by Republicans for her votes on key rulings. But moderates in both parties are rallying (and giving) to a justice they say put principles above party.
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Lawmakers to introduce bills to reform bail in Michigan
Michigan lawmakers propose bills to get rid of cash bail, but can they get it done before time runs out?
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Emails: Michigan Republicans brag that redistricting ‘protects incumbents’
Some Republicans were ‘beyond pissed’ and ‘just hated’ proposed political districts that threatened their power, prompting wheeling and dealing to ensure favorable districts in 2011, new emails in federal gerrymandering suit claim.
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Michigan ballot issues: What to know about Prop 3 (voting rights)
Proposal 3 ‒ aka Promote the Vote ‒ adds 7 voting reforms to Michigan’s constitution. We lay out the pros and cons, and the cash behind it. This is the last of three Bridge reports on Michigan ballot issues.
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Who’s funding Michigan’s voting rights ballot proposal?
Bridge follows the money on who is supporting Proposal 3, also known as Promote the Vote. Spoiler alert: It includes the ACLU. Who is backing opposition to the effort is less clear.
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Prop 3 shows voters’ distrust. But is Michigan Constitution the best remedy?
Proponents of expanding voting access in Michigan say that spelling out these rights in the constitution makes them harder for lawmakers to eliminate. Critics say the legislative process is where public policy should be made.