The Supreme Court’s goal of protecting privacy is commendable, but concealing judicial records makes it harder for struggling businesses to operate and puts vulnerable populations at risk.
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Opinion | The State of Michigan legally undermined local governments
Many states have a history of placing financial burdens on local governments. Few have been so brazen, devious and destructive as has Michigan
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Michigan’s redistricting commission first task: Draw state senate districts
The U.S. Census is releasing population data on Thursday, so now the 13-member panel can get down to business after months of challenges and administrative work.
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Michigan Supreme Court limits use of restraints on juveniles
A year after Grace’s story drew national attention when she was jailed for not doing her online schoolwork, outcry over the shackling of young people in court has resulted in a ban on the practice unless there’s a risk of physical harm or flight.
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Michigan GOP is repealing Whitmer emergency powers. It won’t change much.
The Senate votes to wipe an emergency powers law off the books. One Democrat calls the repeal “a waste of energy and a waste of our air” because the state’s high court already declared the law unconstitutional.
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Michigan Republicans poised to strip Gov. Whitmer of emergency powers
State officials on Tuesday approved petition signatures to repeal a 1945 emergency powers law, and the GOP-led Legislature could begin voting this week to adopt the measure from Unlock Michigan.
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Michigan Supreme Court won’t delay redistricting map deadline
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission sought to extend a Sept. 17 deadline for redrawing political maps, noting that new U.S. Census population figures would not even be available to it until the end of September.
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Michigan Supreme Court weighs redistricting extension due to census delays
The state’s redistricting panel has said it will not have enough time to complete the maps. But some justices expressed want to let the process play out.
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Michigan Supreme Court puts state emergency powers law on chopping block
The court Friday ordered the state canvassing board to certify Unlock Michigan petitions, paving the way for the Republican-led Legislature to repeal an invalidated law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used to issue unilateral emergency orders early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michigan GOP advances voter ID mandate: common sense or a new poll tax?
Supporters say you need an ID to buy beer so you should need one to vote. Foes say eliminating an option allowing voters without ID to still cast ballots amounts to an illegal fee. The courts may decide.