The Michigan Senate recently passed a bill to add work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. Gov. Rick Snyder opposes the legislation as written. Here’s where seven candidates for governor stand.
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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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Legal marijuana headed to Michigan ballot, prevailing wage repeal to court
Michigan canvassers approved a ballot proposal that would, if passed in November, allow the state to decriminalize recreational use of marijuana. The board however rejected a citizen-driven proposal to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law. Its supporters say they plan to take the fight to court.
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A blue wave in Michigan Legislature? Maybe, but don’t count on it.
It’s possible Democrats can make big gains into Republican control of the state House and Senate in 2018. But experts say it’s far from a sure bet.
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Michigan GOP in bind after Muslim rant taints governor race, experts say
Republican candidates for governor Patrick Colbeck said on a video he fears Muslims are trying to bring “sharia law” to Michigan and “exercise influence” by reaching the state’s top political post. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was his target.
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Nine candidates file to run for Michigan’s governor
All the top contenders filed by the state deadline Tuesday. One Dem campaigner, Bill Cobbs, did not, however. This year marks the first time there will be a primary challenge for Libertarians.
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Breaking down the Michigan bills intended to stop the next Larry Nassar
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.
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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.