Lansing is debating more than 30 (mostly bipartisan) bills following the horrific crimes of MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Here’s what’s in them — and what experts say.
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Optimism grows that Michigan voters will decide pot, redistricting questions
As deadlines near, the road appears bumpier for a host of other proposals, from creating a part-time Legislature to shutting down an aging oil pipeline. Bridge updates all the state ballot measures.
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Slideshow: A dogfight at the Michigan Democratic Party convention
Bridge captures the battle in Detroit on Sunday between two primary rivals for state Attorney General nomination.
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Two Michigan Attorney General rivals. One day to make their pitch.
On the biggest day of their political lives, candidates Patrick Miles and Dana Nessel spend Sunday at the Michigan Democratic Party convention making an urgent plea: ‘Vote for me!’
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Mike Duggan blasts Abdul El-Sayed for accusing him of 'poisoning kids'
Bad blood between Mike Duggan and his former health director, Abdul El-Sayed, explodes into the open, as Democratic governor candidate says his former boss ‘poisoned kids’ by ignoring health hazards of Detroit demolitions. In response, a spokesperson for Detroit’s mayor accused El-Sayed of ‘saying anything’ to get elected.
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Friction among Michigan Democrats might pose threat to victory in November
State Democrats have been dogged by rifts within their ranks. As the party gathers for its Sunday convention in Detroit, insiders are trying to turn those divides into a blue wave.
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With Michigan Dems gathering Sunday, activists compete to pack convention
The Michigan Democratic Party convention in Detroit promises unusual levels of drama and a possible challenge to the labor-dominated politics of years past. Here’s how the voting works.
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Here’s who has endorsed Democratic candidates for Michigan governor, AG, SOS
Former state Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer has the most endorsements so far in the Democratic field for governor, including from more than a dozen labor unions.
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Old divisions, new blood: The Michigan GOP in the era of Trump
The moneyed establishment and the populist grassroots are chasing the Trump wild card in 2018.
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Fight for soul of Michigan GOP is waged precinct by precinct.
In meeting rooms small and large across Michigan, the selection of Republican precinct delegates hold big repercussions for candidates and the party’s future.